Beach Bomb (Picture: Wayne Marks)
The Gr 1 Cape Derby and the Gr 2 Khaya Stables Diadem Stakes have attracted strong fields and both include Gr 1-winning three-year-old fillies.
The Candice Bass-Robinson-trained Beach Bomb, who has won the Gr 1 WSB Cape Fillies Guineas and Gr 1 Cartier Paddock Stakes this season, is among the entries for the Cape Derby.
Other leading Cape Derby entries are the impressive Dean Kannemeyer-trained Gr 3 Politician Stakes winner Green With Envy and the highly regarded Justin Snaith-trained Gr 2 Cape Punters Cup winner Hluhluwe.
The Sean Tarry-trained champion filly Mrs Geriatrix, who has had a disappointing three-year-old season to date, is among the entries in the Diadem Stakes.
Kannemeyer has a strong chance in the Diadem too with the winner of this race two years ago, Cosmic Highway, being among four stable entries.
The runner up that year to Cosmic Highway and third last year, Trip Of Fortune, is among three entries from the Candice Bass-Robinson yard.
The defending champion, the Adam Marcus-trained Bereave, who comes off a good third in the Gr 1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship, is among the entries.
Other leading entries are the Cape Flying runner up and fourth-placed horses, Thunderstruck and Rio Querari respectively.
An eyecatching three-year-old entry is the up and coming Bass-Robinson-trained speedster Future Variety.
CAPE DERBY (Grade 1)(For 3-year-olds) R1 500000 2000m 4 COASTAL COMMANDER (V H Marshall) 60.0 8 GREEN WITH ENVY (D Kannemeyer) 60.0 2 HARAJUKU (J S Snaith) 60.0 9 HLUHLUWE (J S Snaith) 60.0 11 INFRARED (B Crawford) 60.0 7 ORIENTAL CHARM (B Crawford) 60.0 10 RAPIDASH (J S Snaith) 60.0 3 ROYAL SWAN MASTER (D Kannemeyer) 60.0 1 WILLIE JOHN (B Crawford) 60.0 6 BEACH BOMB (C Bass-Robinson) 57.5 5 FATAL GEM (B Crawford) 57.5 KHAYA STABLES DIADEM STAKES (Grade 2)(Weight For Age plus Penalties) R600000 1200m 17 TRIP OF FORTUNE (C Bass-Robinson) 60.0 6 BEREAVE (A N Marcus) 59.0 8 COSMIC HIGHWAY (D Kannemeyer) 59.0 2 CAFE CULTURE (L V Woodruff) 58.0 14 COUNTDOWN (G S Kotzen) 58.0 4 MR COBBS (C Bass-Robinson) 58.0 18 MUFASA (B Crawford) 58.0 3 PONTE PIETRA (D Kannemeyer) 58.0 1 RIO QUERARI (J S Snaith) 58.0 15 SILVER FALCON (J S Snaith) 58.0 5 SURJAY (B Crawford) 58.0 16 THUNDERSTRUCK (S G Tarry) 58.0 11 WATERBERRY LANE (R Maingard) 58.0 12 WE'RE JAMMING (J S Snaith) 58.0 10 SHANTASTIC (D Kannemeyer) 55.5 19 FUTURE VARIETY (C Bass-Robinson) 55.0 13 TEFLON MAN (D Kannemeyer) 55.0 7 MRS GERIATRIX (S G Tarry) 54.5 9 CANDY TOWN (W A Nel) 52.5
