Turf Talk Newsletter – 13 October, 2023

Not Many Will Be Chanting ‘Allez France’ This Weekend

Apache Fighter is selected by Dave Mollett to win the Non-Black Type Allez France Stakes tomorrow (Saturday) at Turffontein Standside (JC Photos)

Crimson Princess and Apache Fighter race at Turffontein on Saturday

by David Mollett (Business Day)

With the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal between France and SA scheduled for Sunday, the name of the feature race at Turffontein on Saturday — the Allez France (“Go France”) Stakes — can only be described as unfortunate.

The World Cup has certainly become a dominant focus of attention for sports fans and one would imagine only French citizens resident in the country will be chanting “Allez France”.

In the 2,200m race at the city track, trainer Roy Magner holds a strong hand with Crimson Princess and Apache Fighter.

The interesting aspect is that one suspects Magner offered Muzi Yeni the choice of rides as he rode both mares in their recent starts. Perhaps not surprisingly, he’ll be aboard Apache Fighter who is set to receive 6kg from her stablemate.

There is also the question regarding the distance. Apache Fighter has won over 2,400m while Crimson Princess will be trying this longer trip for the first time.

Another runner unproven over 2,200m is Robbie Sage’s four-year-old, United Council. S’manga Khumalo has got the call to partner owner Colin Bird’s daughter of The United States for the first time.

Gavin Lerena seems to get the best out of Opera Glass who has excelled for Steve Moffatt’s stable. A R70,000 buy as a yearling, the mare’s earnings have exceeded R760,000.

Magner and Yeni team up with Melech in the sixth race and the gelding has won four of his six starts for enthusiastic owner John Finlayson. The son of William Longsword could notch his fifth win provided he can beat Tony Peter’s runner, Meridius.

Purchased at Ashley Fortune’s dispersal sale, Meridius hasn’t raced since the end of July and the market will be the best guide to his chance.

Several Betway Summer Cup hopes are in the field for this 1,600m contest including Safe Passage, Billy Bowlegs and Litigation. The first-named performance will be closely monitored as the five-year-old is 6-1 second favourite for the November 25 race.

Mike de Kock has three runners in the race and one feels that both Union Square (JP van der Merwe) and East Coast (Rachel Venniker) are better than their form suggests. The alumites go on Union Square so he could be the pick of the duo.

De Kock has another fancied runner, Sharapova, a daughter of Nother Russia, running in the final leg of the Pick 6 in which Tamil Tigress makes plenty of appeal carrying just 53kg.

The stable can start the meeting with a winner as the Vercingetorix filly, Woman Of Power, looks set to open her account following two placed runs. She has failed to justify favouritism in her two starts but should get it right this time.

Woman Of Power’s stablemate, Red Hot Rose, returns from a 19-month break in the third race and may be worth opposing with Johan Janse van Vuuren’s expensive colt, Barbaresco. The grey cost R1.4m as a yearling and was an impressive winner of his third start.

Candice Dawson’s team is hitting top gear and — following a brave effort at Greyville three weeks ago — her five-year-old, Captain Of Grit, looks worth a punt in the final leg of the Pick 6. It might pay to take the swinger with the frustrating Kotinos.

SELECTIONS

1st Race: (11) Woman Of Power (9) Sahara Dawn (3) Boom Boom (4) Shine In Memphis

2nd Race: (6) Beamonesque (9) Mizzen Sail (1) Ethanator (2) Callaburn

3rd Race: (7) Barbaresco (9) Red Hot Rose (10) Chasing Happiness (8) Dreamland

4th Race: (3) Coldhardstare (1) Winter Greeting (2) Emerald Princess (4) What A Honey

5th Race: (1) Turbo Power (3) Napoleon (4) Nothingelsematters (2) Moola Man

6th Race: (6) Melech (7) Meridius (8) Union Square (1) Safe Passage

7th Race: (7) Apache Fighter (1) Crimson Princess (4) United Council (3) Opera Glass

8th Race: (10) Captain Of Grit (11) Kotinos (1) River Romeo (4) Running Rifles

9th Race: (10) Tamil Tigress (5) Sharapova (2) Magical Flight (6) Trentino

Tatts Book 3 Sales Topper Out Of Daughter Of Mahbooba

Hazelwood Bloodstock’s Too Darn Hot colt topped the Tattersalls Book 3 session when making 130,000gns to Durcan Bloodstock and Richard Hughes

Credit: Alisha Meeder

The Tattersalls October Yearling Book 3 Sale began yesterday (Thursday) and saw a horse with a South African connection topping day one of the three day sale.

A bay colt by Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) out of one-time winner Moohareeba fetched the day’s top price of 130,000 Gns (R3,164,070).

Too Darn Hot was a three-time Group 1 winner and Moohareeba is a daughter of the Mike de Kock-trained Mahbooba, who was the 2009/2010 season’s Equus Champion Two-year-old filly as winner of the Gr 1 Golden Slipper at Clairwood.

Mahbooba also won the Gr 2 Debutante at Scottsville and went on to win the Gr 2 Balanchine in Dubai as well as the Listed UAE Guineas and she also won the Listed Godolphin Stakes at Newmarket.

This is also the family of Slew The Red, a dual Gr 3 winner in France, who stood in South Africa and whose only stakes winner was the Gr 2 Emerald Cup winner Phunyuka.

The sales-topping colt pictured above is from Too Darn Hot’s second crop.

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A day one sales report was written by the Racing Post’s James Thomas.

‘He’s a horse Richard really wanted’

Hughes and Ted Durcan combine for 130,000gns Too Darn Hot colt at Book 3

Sales correspondent James Thomas has all the details from Park Paddocks

It was closing in on 9pm by the time Ted Durcan struck a bid of 130,000gns for the top lot on day one of Book 3 of the October Yearling Sale, but the agent revealed he was under strict instruction not to leave Tattersalls without the blue-blooded son of Too Darn Hot.

The Hazelwood Bloodstock-consigned colt is the first foal out of Moohareeba, a winning half-sister to Dubai Warrior and Mootasadir who claimed Group 3 races at Lingfield and Dundalk respectively. The session-topper was bred by Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum under the Essafinaat UK banner and will now head into training with Richard Hughes.

“Richard and team had seen the horse this afternoon, as I had, and we all loved him,” said Durcan. “He’s a smashing, big horse and the sire is red hot. I know the family extremely well from my time in the Middle East, which helped. Mike De Kock and Sheikh Khalifa had the whole family.”

Durcan added: “Richard was adamant we were not to leave the sale without him. We spent plenty on him but he’s a horse Richard really wanted. I respect Adrian O’Brien [of Hazelwood], he’s a great producer and has a marvellous nursery, and he was adamant this is a horse we should have. We’re over the moon to have him but there is no owner for him yet.”

Dalham Hall Stud’s Too Darn Hot has made a notably bright start to his second career as his debut two-year-olds include 20 European winners and six black-type performers. The best of those is Fallen Angel, winner of the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes, while Darnation also landed the Group 2 May Hill Stakes.

The champion son of Dubawi could double his tally of Group 1 winners this weekend with Alyanaabi, who was last seen landing the Group 3 Tattersalls Stakes, around 9-1 third favourite for the Dewhurst on Saturday.

Pinhookers drove the bulk of the action during the session, but the breeze-up speculators also had to give best when Olivia Perkins-Mackey stepped up to the plate late around an hour before the top lot sold.

Q-Cross Stables presented the Invincible Spirit filly out of Mardie Gras that prompted a prolonged duel between Perkins-Mackey and Danny O’Donovan, and the former was left somewhat overwhelmed when she won out at 115,000gns.

The buyer, whose initials also appeared besides a 310,000gns Siyouni colt in Book 2, explained she was working with US agent Justin Casse and that her purchase would be heading into training with Joseph O’Brien.

“I saw her this morning and loved her, so I told Joseph and Justin about her and they loved her too,” said Perkins-Mackey after letting out a big sigh of relief. “She’s got a big walk, she’s beautiful, there’s nothing to knock her on. She’s a May foal too so there’s plenty of room to improve.”

Reflecting on the session’s first six-figure price, Perkins-Mackey added: “Honestly, I had no idea she’d make that much, that’s not my forte. I just spotted the athlete and sent her on to Justin and Joseph. I get so nervous bidding!”

The filly is a sibling to a minor Flat winner in Italy and is out of a Galileo half-sister to the Listed-placed Midnight Game. The dam’s other siblings feature a host of talented jumpers including West With The Wind and New Year’s Eve. If the filly is to receive any immediate updates to her pedigree it is likely to be at Cheltenham rather than Royal Ascot, as her dam has a Blue Bresil colt foal and was bred to Crystal Ocean this spring.

The nature of trade meant pinhooking profit wasn’t easy to come by, but the Q-Cross Stables team were certainly in clover having picked the filly up for just €23,000 from the Tullogher House Stud draft at Goffs last November.

Earthlight colt bound for Tally-Ho

Tony O’Callaghan may have been hiding away down the back stairs when he was bidding on Ballyshannon Stud’s Earthlight colt, but once the hammer fell there was no concealing his purchase as the youngster fetched 95,000gns.

Bred by Con Harrington, the colt is the second foal out of Crafty Madam, a winning and Group 3-placed Mastercraftsman sibling to four black type performers, most notably Group 1-winning sprinter Profitable.

There was a Group 1 update under the second dam as Perdika, a granddaughter of Crafty Madam’s half-sister Danidh Dubai, was last seen finishing second to Highfield Princess in the Prix de l’Abbaye. As with so many of the market principals on Thursday, the colt is bound for next year’s breeze-up sales, in his case the Tattersalls Craven.

“We’ll get him home and see how he performs before we make a plan, but he’ll probably come back here in April,” said the Tally-Ho Stud man. “We liked him from the word go; sharp, a good walker, nicely balanced. We’ve sold one by Earthlight who went quite well and he’s getting nice stock. They look racy and behave well. This colt is from a good family too and Con Harrington is a good breeder.”

Yearlings from Earthlight’s debut crop also proved popular during Books 1 and 2 with 16 selling for an average of 159,690gns. His first crop was bred at a fee of €20,000.

Tally-Ho Stud have been busy selling at Park Paddocks too, with 6,264,000gns worth of yearlings traded during the first two sections of the October Sale. Eighteen Tally-Ho lots sold for 3,636,000gns during Book 1 and 28 more lots fetched 2,628,000gns in Book 2, at which the O’Callaghan family’s operation was the leading consignor.

A Blue Point colt from Barton Stud hit 90,000gns later in the session, while Genesis Green Stud offered an Iffraaj filly that was hammered down at 82,000gns, but it transpired both lots had been bought in.

A Dream pinhooking result

A Group 1 pedigree update helped Hegarty Bloodstock turn a tidy profit with Live In The Dream’s half-sister, who was knocked down to Chasemore Farm manager Jack Conroy at 80,000gns.

The daughter of Elzaam made plenty of appeal on paper last November as she was already a sibling to two black type performers, with Live In The Dream a half-brother to the Listed-placed Live In The Moment. However, despite those credentials, she was picked up by Sam Hoskins and David Hegarty at just €27,000.

Live In The Dream has doubled his tally of career victories since that transaction, with his standout effort coming in the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes. The Adam West-trained son of Prince Of Lir is now being prepared for a tilt at the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint.

“She’s for one of Chasemore’s long-term clients,” said Conroy, who signed the ticket as JP Bloodstock. “The owner wants to remain anonymous but he’s got a few broodmares with us, and myself and our vet, Pat Sells, buy for him. I don’t know which trainer she’ll go to yet. We liked her though and she has obvious residual value.

“We know Adam very well and we think Live In The Dream will win at the Breeders’ Cup. Hopefully she’s as sharp as her half-brother then we can dream about races like the Queen Mary. Pat actually does a lot of vet work for Adam and he looks after Live In The Dream, so he knows him well. He’s pretty sure that she’ll grow into a bigger type than Live In The Dream. When you can get a half-sister to a Group 1 winner, she makes sense at that money. She vets nice and cleanly so we’ll take our chance.”

Hoskins was plainly delighted with the dividend, and was keen to heap praise on his pinhooking partner.

“I’m a terrible vendor as I get very nervous,” he said. “I think she’s a racehorse of the future though, so good luck to Jack Conroy and his team. David Hegarty has done a wonderful job with her. He doesn’t blow his own trumpet much but he’s the co-owner with me and he consigned her, so the credit should all go to him because he’s done all the hard work.

“We bought her together in Goffs last year. I really liked her as a filly and she was a late foal, so I thought she’d improve, and she was already athletic and had a really good mind on her. She still has a great temperament so I’m sure she’s a racehorse. If I had lots of money I’d love to take a chance on her myself.”

Expanding on the filly’s appeal at the foal sales, Hoskins added: “I thought Live In The Dream was one of those three-year-old sprinters who had the profile to get better at four. I was very aware of him, but I never thought he was going to win a Group 1!

“At the very worst the mare had two 100-rated horses from two and I know from looking at yearlings ourselves we love that ratio of good horses in a pedigree. The dam is clearly a very good mare.”

Hoskins has seen first hand just how fast Live In The Dream is, as he runs the Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds and Hot To Trot syndicates that fielded Equality and Get Ahead in the Nunthorpe.

“In the syndicates we’ve been lucky enough to be represented in some of those good sprints with Get Ahead and Equality,” he said. “In the Nunthorpe I was watching our two, who were drawn on the wrong side, and suddenly I was like, ‘No way! Live In The Dream!’ Adam West has done a great job and hopefully he’ll win the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint.”

Breeze-up brace

The next two in the market are also set to reappear at the two-year-old sales, including the Hello Youmazin half-brother to Earl Of Sefton Stakes scorer Steel Of Madrid from Mount Coote Stud who fetched 72,000gns.

“He’s a nice horse who will go breezing,” said Michael Fitzpatrick of Kilminfoyle House Stud, who signed at JC Bloodstock. “The sire was a very quick, well-bred horse by Kodiac so he must have a chance.”

Earlier in the day Con and Amy Marnane went to 66,000gns for Kilcarn Park’s Blue Point filly. The March-born foal is out of Sun Lily, a Street Sense half-sister to German Listed scorer Clear Water and Group 2-placed Gold City.

“She looks like a fast filly,” said Con. “We’ve been very lucky with Blue Point. We have four yearlings to breeze, a mare in-foal to him and a two-year-old in training, so you could say we’re big fans! He’s a phenomenal stallion.”

Plenty of buyers had headed home after Book 2 concluded on Wednesday, but Amy Marnane said that she would be among the bargain hunters sticking it out until the bitter end of Book 4 on Saturday.

“I’ll be here for Book 4,” she said. “I’ve bought four from Book 4 and they’ve all become stakes horses – everyone else has gone home by then. I have the stamina to stay through to the end, I just hope the horses don’t have as much stamina as I do!”

TAB: Trio Added To Bet Menu For French Racing

The trio bet concerns the first three past the post (Picture: Wayne Marks)

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RELEASED BY: 4Racing

TAB is adding to its range of tote bets on horseracing from next Monday 16 October with the introduction of a Trio on French races – and from the same date all TAB Trifecta pools on Australian, French and UK races will be commingled, giving TAB customers more Trifecta betting opportunities and access to bigger pools and payouts.

The Trio is a brand-new bet for TAB customers. To win the Trio a punter must select the first three horses to finish, regardless of order. Effectively, it’s a three-horse Trifecta Box in a single bet.

For example a three-horse Trifecta Box, in which numbers 1, 2 and 3 are selected, comprises six individual bets (1-2-3; 1-3-2; 2-1-3; 2-3-1, 3-1-2; 3-2-1), whereas with a Trio it is only one bet. In the case of four horses, a Trifecta Box comprises 24 combinations as opposed to only four combinations or bets with a Trio.

The unit cost of a TAB Trio on French races will be R2 with no fractional betting. So a four-horse Trio will cost R8 (four combinations @ R2 each) and a five-horse Trio R20 (10 combinations @ R2).

Three different Trio bets will be offered – single (three runners selected), box (four or more runners selected) and multiple (one or more horses selected for each of the first three places).

An example of a multiple Trio is numbers 1, 2 and 3 for first; number 4 for second and numbers 5 and 6 for third. That’s six combinations @ R2 each for R12 (1-4-5; 1-4-6; 2-4-5; 2-4-6; 3-4-5; 3-4-6).

As with the Trio, the unit cost of commingled Trifectas on Australian, French and UK racing will be R2 with no fractional betting. Thus a three-horse Trifecta Box will cost R12 (six combinations @ R2) and a five-horse box R120 (60 combinations @ R2). The standard R6 minimum bet will apply in all cases and all payouts displayed will be to a R1 unit, so winners will collect double the displayed TAB payout.

The benefits of commingling Trifecta pools with host totes (Tabcorp in Australia with the exception of thoroughbred venues in Victoria and South Australia); PMU in France and the UK Tote), as opposed to local pools, are many more Trifecta betting opportunities on races in those three countries and much bigger pools, which in turn will afford TAB customers the chance to win bigger payouts.

Turffontein Inside Saturday Formguides And Selections

Crimson Princess has been selected to win the day’s feature, the Allez France Stakes, by the At The Races tipster (JC Photos)

At The Races

1 11:50 AM – 4Racing Welcomes You Maiden Plate (F & M)

WOMAN OF POWER was beaten in both starts when hot favourite to score and hopefully, despite a wide draw, could get it right. BOOM BOOM is improving but will be looking for further. SAHARA DAWN is sure to improve on debut. SHINE IN MEMPHIS has a money chance if puts it in. PHANTOM EXPRESS did well on debut but disappointed in both subsequent starts. Watch debutante MISS PLATINA.

Top Tip: BOOM BOOM (3)

Watch out for: MISS PLATINA (7)

2 12:20 PM – Book A Table Call 0116811796 Maiden Plate

BEAMONESQUE eased in the betting on debut but fared well when close up in 3rd place – expect a big run. ETHANATOR was rested and gelded after disappointing and could strike fresh. MIZZEN SAIL is making steady improvement and could get into the money. CALLABURN and JUSTCANTGETENOUGH are looking for Quartet money.

Top Tip: ETHANATOR (1)

Watch out for: BEAMONESQUE (6)

3 12:55 PM – Come Watch Rugby Final At Turffontein 28 Oct Graduation Plate

CHASING HAPPINESS won impressively on debut and could be anything. However, she is coupled with BARBARESCO who has top form – respect the money. RED HOT ROSE has competed with above average runners but along with SILVER TUDOR, could just need it. There shouldn’t be much between SUPER AWESOME, RAVEN BLACK as well as DREAMLAND and with RICHARD THE FIRST are looking for minor money.

Top Tip: BARBARESCO (7)

Watch out for: RED HOT ROSE (9)

4 1:30 PM – Take A Bet Wina Numba Numba Fm 96 Handicap (F & M)

Difficult to assess. SECOND BREATH has ability but also has issues. She beat WHAT A HONEY and in her next two runs was not striding out and coughing. On a collateral form line, she holds COLDHARDSTARE who did better when covered early. WINTER GREETING races fresh before this. She is coupled with EMERALD PRINCESS who drops in distance. MYTHICAL DREAM tries the extra but needs to be covered.

Top Tip: WINTER GREETING (1)

Watch out for: EMERALD PRINCESS (2)

5 2:05 PM – www.tab4racing.com Mr 75 Handicap

NAPOLEON is honest and gives a run for money – the safe horse. TURBO POWER needed his first run as a gelding and if the 2nd run after a rest has no ill effect then he sure could win. PLAYER has solid form but comes off a lengthy lay-off and could be short a run or two. NOTHINGELSEMATTERS, ELUSIVE SWANN and MOOLA MAN found problems last time and could improve. DIESEL’S SHADOW disappointed last time.

Top Tip: TURBO POWER (1)

Watch out for: MOOLA MAN (2)

6 2:40 PM – Tab Rugby Pinnacle Stakes

Many are prepping for future events so it could be wise to lean towards fitter runners, such as MERIDIUS and MELECH – both are in form and could take advantage. BILLY BOWLEGS makes his debut for his new yard. He has ability but could need it. LITIGATION needed his first run as a gelding and must be respected. DUKE OF SUSSEX sports blinkers and if they have no adverse effect could feature. ATTICUS FINCH has a wide draw but a handy weight and is racing fit.

Top Tip: BILLY BOWLEGS (2)

Watch out for: MELECH (6)

7 3:15 PM – Allez France Stakes (Fillies & Mares)

APACHE FIGHTER should give a good account of herself. She is running well and the distance should be ideal. She is 1.5kg better off for a short head whereas RARATONGA ROSE is 2kg better off for 1.50 lengths with OPERA GLASS on their recent meeting. UNITED COUNCIL jumps up to a marathon trip, the blinkers are off and he could come right. CRIMSON PRINCESS could be found wanting over the extra with top weight.

Top Tip: CRIMSON PRINCESS (1)

Watch out for: OPERA GLASS (3)

8 3:50 PM – Free Kiddies Entertainment 28 Oct Mr 96 Handicap

RUNNING RIFLES has the speed to overcome a wide draw and dictate from the jump. The one to beat. INDLAMU has fared better in the barrier positions and could challenge. CAPTAIN OF GRIT is a consistent earner and should make his presence felt. BLOOMINGTON enjoys this track and could get into the action. TIRPITZ could just need it while RIVER ROMEO could need a bit further.

Top Tip: INDLAMU (3)

Watch out for: RUNNING RIFLES (4)

9 4:25 PM – Next Turffontein Racemeeting Saturday 21 October Fm 88 Handicap (F & M)

SHARAPOVA could have her consistency rewarded and chalk up a deserved 2nd win. She finished over 3 lengths ahead of TRENTINO and should confirm at the same weights. MAGICAL FLIGHT is running close up and should give another honest performance. JUST BE NICE found problems last time and could get into the reckoning. RIVER QUERARESS and QUE CEU AZUL could pop up.

Top Tip: MAGICAL FLIGHT (2)

Watch out for: SHARAPOVA (5)

Hollywoodbets Durbanville Saturday Formguides And Selections

Piroshka has been selected to win Race 7 by the At The Races tipster (Picture: Wayne Marks)

1 1:10 PM – Hollywoodbets Durbanville Welcomes You Maiden Plate

Competitive opener. NORDIC CHIEF, while not disgraced, was slightly disappointing last time after an encouraging debut. He should, however, have more to offer having been gelded since so could make amends despite a wide draw. IN THE BAG improved to finish 4th over this course and distance before a subsequent, and he too will have more to give. COUNTER ATTACK and BIG UNIT ought to improve with the benefit of an outing, so could get into the picture. GO IT ALONE was beaten as the odds-on favourite last time but had excuses that day and must be respected on his reappearance. Watch the newcomers!

Top Tip: GO IT ALONE (3)

Watch out for: MR BELVEDERE (9)

2 1:45 PM – Hollywoodbets Durbanville Country Series Maiden Plate (F & M)

LOREINA caught the eye on debut, despite a slow start from a wide draw, by running on well from a long way back to take 3rd over track and trip. She is again drawn wide but will improve with the benefit of that experience so is worth siding with. PINK MOON stayed on to finish an encouraging 3rd on debut (1000m) and, on that evidence, should be even more competitive over this trip with natural improvement expected. JAPANESE ROSE, although held on that form, and TEQUILA SKY, on her return to this trip, were drawn wide last time and should make their presence felt from favourable starting stalls.

Top Tip: FANNY KEMBLE (1)

Watch out for: PINK MOON (10)

3 2:20 PM – Cape Racing Sales Maiden Plate

Good race. GET IMPRESSED has been getting closer with each outing and, after close-up finishes in his two starts after he was gelded, wouldn’t be winning out of turn in his peak outing. Well-bred FOUDRE (half-brother to Grade 1 winners Rainbow Bridge, Golden Ducat, and active stallion Hawwaam) was an expensive yearling and caught the eye on debut with a fast-finishing 2nd over 1250m. He ought to come on appreciably with that experience and will, on pedigree, find this distance more to his liking. Year-older OLIVER has both the form and experience to pose a threat to those younger rivals.

Top Tip: GET IMPRESSED (1)

Watch out for: FOUDRE (3)

4 2:57 PM – Genuine Ennion Syndicate Class 2

Tricky. SENSO UNICO, one of just three course-and-distance winners in the race, won a 2000m Listed event at this course last time and is weighted to confirm the form with THE FUTURIST and SOMERSET MAUGHAM, both of whom are likely to pose more of a threat over this distance. ONE WAY TRAFFIC, another with a course-and-distance success, finished ahead of that rival in the Gold Cup and is better off at the weights. He has run well fresh and is the pick of the Snaith runner on riding arrangements. MONEY HEIST, however, could represent the value as he should find this distance more to his liking.

Top Tip: LIGHT SPEED (1)

Watch out for: SOMERSET MAUGHAM (2)

5 3:35 PM – Cape Turf Club Syndicates Cape B Stakes

Good race. Last-start winner MUCHO DINERO has bounced back to his best after gelding and is capable of defying a five-point penalty and unfavourable weight turnaround by following up in just his second start over this distance. Consistent SUDDEN SONG, runner-up to that rival last time, will pose a threat on 2kg better terms, so too could CORONATION TIME who was unlucky not to have finished closer last time. IMPETUOUS is closely matched with the selection on these terms. Frontrunner MACHETE MAN ought to fare better with the blinkers refitted and COSMIC EVENT is also capable of having a say.

Top Tip: IMPETUOUS (1)

Watch out for: MUCHO DINERO (2)

6 4:07 PM – Centenary Club Class 3

Good race. GREEN WITH ENVY quickened smartly to make a winning Cape introduction over 1400m and with improvement expected over this distance, could remain undefeated and be well on his way to the Guineas. Distance-suited stablemates FUTURE TURN and FUTURE SWING (undefeated over track and trip) concede weight to that 3yo rival but are likely to give cheek, nonetheless. CARRIACOU in his peak outing, and returning MONTIEN, are closely matched on form with those Snaith-trained runners so ought to make their presence felt too. PROMETTERE and NATYAM also have the means to play a role in the finish.

Top Tip: CARRIACOU (1)

Watch out for: GREEN WITH ENVY (2)

7 4:45 PM – destinationcaperacing Cape B Stakes

Tricky. Consistent BEERENBERG has only once been beaten in three course-and-distance outings and despite jumping from the widest draw, ought to be competitive over this trip having rattled to finish a close-up 2nd over 1000m last time. Both STEINBECK and returning ROSH KEDESH are at the top of their games and have the form and experience to pose a threat. PIROSHKA should also have more to offer given this slight ease in grade with improved fitness on his side and over a distance more to his liking. SAN PEDRO and WYAG are not without chances either. Good race!

Top Tip: PIROSHKA (2)

Watch out for: SAN PEDRO (3)

8 5:20 PM – Hollywoodbets Bright Future Cape B Stakes (F & M)

WINTER CLOUD finished 2nd in a 2yo Grade 1 behind unbeaten Mrs Geriatrix and there’s little reason to suggest she won’t train on, so is hard to oppose on her 3yo reappearance. Both BALTIC SECRET and THE CHARLESTON also revealed their quality as juveniles and could have more to offer this campaign. ONI SAN and FLYING V are also likely to improve as sophomores. Both versatile MISS GREENLIGHT and consistent WHERE’S THE PARTY are older rivals with sound form credentials so warrant respect under these conditions. BODY ELECTRIC and LA PURA VIDA complete the shortlist.

Top Tip: ONI SAN (4)

Watch out for: WINTER CLOUD (5)

Cesarewitch Pen Pictures And Verdict

Gaynor Rupert has a chance in the Cesarewitch with her Andrew Balding-trained homebred Grand Providence, a daughter of the SA-bred dual Gr 1 winner Same Jurisdiction (Mambo In Seattle). The filly will be ridden by Hayley Turner (Picture: Sporting Life)

Gaynor Rupert’s homebred Grand Providence, who is by Nathaniel out of the SA-bred dual Gr 1 winner Same Jurisdiction (Mambo In Seattle), runs in the Cesarewitch at 15H40 SA Time tomorrow at Newmarket.

Later Dylan Cunha and Greg Cheyne team up with Silver Sword in the Gr 3 Earthlight Darley Stakes over a mile and a furlong at 16H50 SA Time.

Below is the analysis of the Cesarewitch by the Racing Post

2023 Cesarewitch Handicap at Newmarket: the runners, the odds, the verdict

The Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap (15H40 SA Time) is the day’s big betting race Newmarket on Saturday afternoon, but who will come out on top in the marathon clash over 2m2f? Get the lowdown on the top contenders, including their trainers and jockeys plus big-race odds, in our comprehensive runner-by-runner guide.

2023 Cesarewitch Handicap: the full list of horses for Newmarket

1 Tashkhan

Broke his long losing run in handicap at Chester (2m2f, soft) two weeks ago from Emiyn

Trainer: Brian Ellison
Jockey: Ben Robinson
Forecast odds: 20-1
Draw: 15

Tashkhan14:40 Newmarket

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2023 Cesarewitch Handicap: the full list of horses for Newmarket

1 Tashkhan

2 Wordsworth

3 Jackfinbar

4 Ocean Wind

5 Not So Sleepy

6 Tritonic

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7 The Very Man

8 Pied Piper

9 M C Muldoon

10 Jesse Evans

11 Lot Of Joy

12 The Shunter

13 Typewriter

14 Zoffee

15 The Grand Visir

16 Aztec Empire

17 Emiyn

18 Law Of The Sea

19 Vino Victrix

20 Temporize

21 Goshen

22 Golden Shot

23 Blazeon Fire

24 Bashful Boy

25 Zenon

26 Land Of Winter

27 Geremia

28 Sheishybrid

29 Yorkindness

30 Pons Aelius

31 Motazzen

32 Mr Escobar

33 Wonderwall

34 Grand Providence

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