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Picture: Charles Dickens has been priced up as 9/20 favourite with the sponsor for the Grade 1 R2 million Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas. (Wayne Marks).

Charles Dickens heads a sixteen-strong entry for the R2 million Hollywoodbets Gr1 Cape Guineas to be run at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on 17 December.

Charles Dickens has drawn a tricky 12 and his chief market rival Cousin Casey has drawn even worse in 15.

Mike de Kock brings the Dingaans one-two Union Square and Shoemaker and they have drawn well in five and eight respectively. 

The two other out of province entries are the Grant Maroun-trained Anfields Rocket, who is owned by the sponsor, and the Gareth van Zyl-trained Money Heist.

The Cape Guiineas is probably the best sire producing classic in the country and boasts an honour’s roll that reads like a who’s who of SA greats.

Supplementary entries close at 11h00 on Friday 9 December.

Declarations are due by 11h00 on Monday 12 December.

R2 000 000 1600m (Turf)
CAPE GUINEAS (Grade 1)
14 Anfields Rocket   Grant Maroun 102
1 At My Command   Brett Crawford 109
3 Canford Lights   Candice Bass-Robinson 80
12 Charles Dickens   Candice Bass-Robinson 121
15 Cousin Casey   Glen Kotzen 115
13 Dave The King   Vaughan Marshall 105
9 Famous And Rich   Glen Kotzen 96
16 Le Morne   Brett Crawford 105
4 Light Speed   Justin Snaith 108
10 Lord William   Vaughan Marshall 100
11 Money Heist   Gareth van Zyl 103
2 Port Louis   Brett Crawford 105
7 Royal Aussie   Justin Snaith 98
8 Shoemaker   Mike de Kock 114
6 Street Outlaw   Ricky Maingard 99
5 Union Square   Mike de Kock 116
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