Double Grand Slam, pictured narrowly failing last year, will be out to make it third time lucky in the Gr 1 Maine Chance Farms Majorca Stakes (Picture: Wayne Marks)
The Gr 1 Maine Chance Farms Majorca Stakes has attracted a vintage field of 14 top class fillies and mares.
Double Grand Slam only just failed last year, having been beaten into third in 2024 as a three-year-old, and will be out to make it third time lucky.
The Gr 1 WSB Fillies Guineas winner Quickstepgal gives the race the dimension it always needs i.e. it will sort out the three-year-old versus older fillies and mares debate.
Crack three-year-olds Reet Petite, Gimme What I Want and Keukenhof are also in the line up.
Asiye Phambili is a top class sprinter, but earlier in her career she once won three-times in a row over 1600m, so she is an intriguing entry.
Minogue has come into her own this season and will be a contender too if able to overcome a wide draw.
The dependable Rainbow Lorikeet deserves to win a Gr 1.
Last year’s WSB Cape Fillies Guineas winner Fatal Flaw ran well below par in the Majorca and gets a chance to make amends, although she needs to bounce back to form.
Mia Moo is a Gr 1-winning sprinter who has only tried a mile once before and failed, but she might do well over this easy mile.
Mon Petite Cherie was not disgraced against the boys in the Gr 2 Ridgemont Green Point Stakes and looks to have come into her own physically this season, so will be an intriguing runner.
The full field of 14 can be seen below:
1st R593750, 2nd R190000, 3rd R95000, 4th R47500, 5th R23750, RCIS R50000
MAINE CHANCE FARMS MAJORCA STAKES (WFA) (Grade 1)
For Fillies and Mares at weight for age
WFA: 3yrs-5kgs 4yrs-0kgs
No Apprentice / Female Sex Allowance
| 1 | 1 | Keukenhof | 55 | 105 | A | Craig Zackey | Dean Kannemeyer | |
| 2 | 2 | Mon Petit Cherie | 60 | 120 | A | Richard Fourie | James Crawford | |
| 3 | 3 | Reet Petite | 55 | 114 | A | Gareth Wright | James Crawford | |
| 4 | 4 | Fatal Flaw | 60 | 120 | A | Gavin Lerena | James Crawford | |
| 5 | 5 | Roccapina | 60 | 111 | T A | Juan Paul v’d Merwe | Candice Bass | |
| 6 | 6 | Mia Moo | 60 | 119 | A | Calvin Habib | Sean Tarry | |
| 7 | 7 | Scarlet Macaw | 60 | 108 | A | Serino Moodley | Candice Bass | |
| 8 | 8 | Rainbow Lorikeet | 60 | 113 | A | Aldo Domeyer | Candice Bass | |
| 9 | 9 | Asiye Phambili | 60 | 119 | T A | Sean Veale | Lucinda Woodruff | |
| 10 | 10 | Double Grand Slam | 60 | 122 | A | Andrew Fortune | Justin Snaith | |
| 11 | 11 | Minogue | 60 | 112 | A | Muzi Yeni | Candice / Tammy Dawson | |
| 12 | 12 | Quickstepgal | 55 | 116 | A | Keagan de Melo | Tienie Prinsloo | |
| 13 | 13 | Gimme What I Want | 55 | 112 | A | Rene Piechulek | Justin Snaith | |
| 14 | 14 | Kinda Wonderful | 60 | 108 | A | Callan Murray | Eric Sands | |
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