No. 2052 ISSN 1023 / 6996
MONDAY 16th - THURSDAY 19th JUNE 2014
KENILWORTH 12:10pm (Monday) p.4
VAAL 11:40am (Tuesday) p.11
SCOTTSVILLE 11:45am (Wednesday) p.25
VAAL SAND 12:45pm (Thursday) p.33
Justin Snaith's classy former Matchem winner Changingoftheguard has fitness doubts
The B2D Dance Studio PINNACLE STAKES at Kenilworth on Monday
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A rather out of sorts former Matchem Stakes winner takes on a host of fit distance specialists in the topliner on Monday’s Youth Day holiday programme at Kenilworth. With another cold front predicted for the Cape, calculations and form could be thrown off kilter and yet another lifechanging Pick 6 dividend could be in the offing.
ustin Snaith’s Go Deputy gelding is the obvious class horse in the ten strong field. The 5yo is very lightly campaigned and this is an obvious indicator of a horse with problems. It is worthwhile noting that his last win was in fact in the 2012 Gr3 Matchem Stakes, where he beat Saturday’s
Gr1 Gold Challenge winner King Of Pain with a sustained finish. He has only had six runs since, with his last outing an unplaced effort behind stablemate Jet Burst over a mile at Fairview twelve weeks ago. His fitness will thus have to be taken on trust. We can probably start the ball rolling by
discounting topweight River Crossing. The son of Caesour is a staying sort, who will need further to produce his genuine ability. That said, there is plenty of pace in the race, which should make for an interesting tactical spectacle.
Very Capable
Grant Van Niekerk rides his stablemate Ashton Park, a consistent six time winner and probably the best son of his sire to race. He ran a nice fourth when
2,40 lengths adrift of Johnny Rockets last time, and was passed late by Half Moon Hotel who beat him a short head and meets him at level weights again. Ashton Park is a better horse at 1400m, and should turn the tables on the Marshall second stringer. His stablemate Hammie’s Dynasty finished 8,20 lengths behind Blarney Bay last time and while 6kgs better off with the winner there, appears to be struggling and may prefer the going on top.
Revelation
Mike Robinson’s Blarney Bay has proven a revelation since changing stables. He will be ridden by the youthful rising star apprentice, Xavier Carstens, who rode him so well last time. Cont. p.2
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