The R1,25-million World Sports Betting Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas over 1600m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday has attracted a field of thirteen evenly matched 3yo fillies, representing several big guns amongst the Owners’ ranks.
Fatal Flaw will represent ASSM Racing Syndicate in the field of 13 (Pic – JC Photos)
ASSM Racing Syndicate’s Highveld-based Fatal Flaw arrives in Cape Town tomorrow (Tuesday 3rd) and the daughter of New Predator will be partnered by Piere Strydom, fresh off a stellar victory aboard Quid Pro Quo in the Betway Dingaans (Gr2) at Turffontein over the past weekend. As a juvenile Fatal Flaw was runner-up behind Quid Pro Quo in both the Thekwini Stakes (Gr1) and the Golden Slipper (Gr2) and, more recently, a fluent victor of the Starling Stakes (Gr3) over subsequent Betway Fillies Mile (Gr3) winner World of Alice.
ASSM Racing Syndicate, represented by Arun Chadha, has ensured inter-provincial competition in this year’s WSB Fillies Guineas (Gr1) by also including their Eastern Cape Champion, Splicethemainbrace, to the list of acceptances. Trained by Alan Greef, Splicethemainbrace has won six of her seven starts to date, but rises in class and tackles 1600m for the first time.
Gaynor Rupert’s Drakenstein Stud are the defending champions having won last year’s renewal with Beach Bomb. They come with a three-pronged attack having declared with Beware The Bomb, Little Suzie and Symphony in White. All three are relatively unexposed with plenty of upside and perhaps another “Bomb” will land this year. Beware The Bomb (Grant van Niekerk) and Little Suzie (Sean Veale) are trained by Justin Snaith while Symphony In White will be seeking to give the Candice Bass-Robinson/Aldo Domeyer combination successive victories in this prestigious Classic event.
Ridgemont Stud’s Mon Petit Cherie is another top contender (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
Ridgemont Stud race the 1400m Western Cape Fillies Championship (Gr2) winner, Mon Petit Cherie, in partnership with Hollywood’s Devin Heffer and retained Champion, Richard Fourie, will again be in the saddle. The daughter of Rafeef is out of a Galileo mare and should have no problems in seeing out the extra 200m.
Khaya Stables have endured a frustrating run of late but that could all change with Gimmie’s Countess on Saturday. Craig Zackey takes the ride for the Dean Kannemeyer outfit, but the own sister to multiple Grade 1 winner, Gimme A Prince, has again drawn towards the outside and is likely to be held up for her customary late charge.
The Final Field for the R1 250 000 World Sports Betting Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas
