Gimmie Rules, pictured winning easily last time out, put in a fine gallop at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Wednesday in preparation for the Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas (to be run on Saturday 13 December) (Picture: Wayne Marks)
Gimmie Rules remains the favourite for the Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas.
Dean Kannemeyer, who will be out to land a seventh Cape Guineas and a tenth for the Kannemeyer stable, said, “He galloped yesterday. He came to Kenilworth for a 1400m gallop, a bit of pace work. Craig flew down for the gallop and was very, very happy with his gallop. He goes into the Guineas next week and we’ll see if he’s good enough to compete against them, because he’s unexposed. He was going to run in the Punters Cup but he drew wide, so I took him out and put him in the B Stakes race over 1400m. But he’s looking for the mile, that’s what I think. But he put up a good gallop and it will be the first time he competes with the best three-year-olds in the country and we’ll see if he’s up to. But he is doing very well.”
Dean said about the dangers, “I believe Michael de Kock will be bringing Jan van Goyen. He’s a very, very good horse. I was most impressed with his run the other day.”
Meanwhile, the Equus Champion Sprinter Gimme A Prince has been retired and this gelding will no doubt now live a life of luxury in Lady Christine Laidlaw’s paddocks.
Dean said, “I spoke to Lady Laidlaw and we’ve decided that he’s been such a great soldier to us, but has always had issues through his whole career, he’s a very difficult horse to train, but he’s been a mighty soldier and a mighty horse for us, so we’ve decided to retire him.”
