Defending champion Legal Eagle has sights firmly set on claiming another L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate crown with the reigning Horse of the Year headlining an 11 horse field for the 2017 renewal at Kenilworth Racecourse on Saturday 7 January.
The 1600m contest will have an increased stake of R1.5-million for this year’s event has drawn a Triple Crown winner, a Vodacom Durban July winner, several Grade One winners and a couple of pretenders to the throne.
Race-6 (Turf) R 1,000,000 1800m 16:00
MAINE CHANCE FARMS PADDOCK STAKES (WFA) (Grade 1)
Sc# Horse Mass MR Dr Jockey Trainer
1 BELA-BELA 60.0 107 6 A Marcus J Snaith
2 SILVER MOUNTAIN 60.0 105 3 G van Niekerk C Bass-Robinson
3 GOODTIME GAL 60.0 99 11 G Lerena M Robinson
4 NIGHTINGALE 60.0 99 9 A Domeyer C Bass-Robinson
5 CHEVAUCHEE 60.0 98 12 G Cheyne B Crawford
6 STAR EXPRESS 60.0 98 1 P Strydom J Snaith
7 TAHINI 60.0 97 5 S Khumalo S Tarry
8 ICY FIRE 60.0 94 8 C Orffer B Crawford
9 SAFE HARBOUR 54.5 108 2 W Marwing S Tarry
10 SAIL 54.5 102 10 S Veale D Drier
11 FINAL JUDGEMENT 54.5 99 7 R Fourie G Kotzen
12 WHOSE THAT GIRL 54.5 90 4 M Byleveld C Bass-Robinson
Race-7 (Turf) R 1,500,000 1600m 16:40
L’ORMARINS QUEEN’S PLATE (WFA) (Grade 1)
Sc# Horse Mass MR Dr Jockey Trainer
1 LEGAL EAGLE 60.0 123 3 A Marcus S Tarry
2 FRENCH NAVY 60.0 115 7 W Marwing S Tarry
3 MARINARESCO 60.0 115 10 G van Niekerk C Bass-Robinson
4 CAPTAIN AMERICA 60.0 114 8 C Orffer B Crawford
5 ABASHIRI 60.0 113 1 G Lerena M Azzie
6 SAIL SOUTH 60.0 112 5 R Fourie B Crawford
7 SILICONE VALLEY 60.0 111 2 D Dillon G Puller
8 THE CONGLOMERATE 60.0 107 11 P Strydom J Ramsden
9 MIDNITE ZONE 60.0 102 9 M Byleveld B Crawford
10 FIFTY CENTS 60.0 95 4 G Cheyne J Snaith
11 BOLD REX 55.0 101 6 R Simons M de Kock
