Sean Tarry and Candice Bass-Robinson are the trainers responsible for the favourites in the four Grade 1 races on Sun Met day at Kenilworth on Saturday.
Legal Eagle (Liesl King)
Tarry has long had the hot favourite for the main feature of the day, the R5-million Sun Met celebrated with G. H Mumm, Legal Eagle. He also has the favourite and second favourite in the R1-million Betting World Cape Flying Championship, Carry On Alice and Trip To Heaven respectively.
Carry On Alice finished third in the Cape Flying Championship last year, when the race was won by Gulf Storm from Brutal Force, both of whom renew rivalry. However, she went on to prove that form all wrong by winning the Grade 1 Computaform Sprint over 1000m at Turffontein three months later and has enjoyed a good preparation into the race this year.
Trip To Heaven, who will be ridden by Robinson’s No 1 jockey Grant van Niekerk, showed versatility to beat Mac De Lago home in the Gold Challenge over 1600m last year only to lose the race on an objection. He has won his last three starts swooping late over 1200m and might just find the race is all over before he can make his run.
Robinson trains Grade 3 Politician Stakes winner Horizon, who is 12-10 favourite for the R1-million Investec Cape Derby, and Silver Mountain, who was a bit disappointing in the Paddock Stakes last time out but who is 5-2 favourite for the R1-million Majorca Stakes.
Justin Snaith-trained Star Express is next on 9-2 with Robinson’s other runner Nightingale the 6-1 third favourite.
Tarry-trained SA Nursery winner Cloth Of Cloud is 3-1 second favourite behind talented five-time winner Sergeant Hardy (Justin Snaith) in the $500,000 CTS Sprint, while Vaughan Marshall-trained Cape Guineas winner William Longsword is a 16-10 fancy for the $500,000 CTS Mile.
Latest betting for the Sun Met celebrated with G.H. Mumm:
2-1 Legal Eagle; 3-1 Marinaresco; 11-2 Whisky Baron; 10-1 Gold Standard; 11-1 Bela-Bela; 16-1 and upwards others.
Latest betting for the Betting World Cape Flying Championship:
22-1 Carry On Alice; 33-10 Trip To Heaven; 11-2 Red Ray; 7-1 Rivarine; 10-1 Tevez, Jo’s Bond; 12-1 Brutal Force; 14-1 Search Party; 16-1 and upwards others.
Latest betting for the Investec Cape Derby:
12-10 Horizon; 33-10 Edict Of Nantes; 4-1 Table Bay; 7-1 Newlands; 10-1 Elevated; 16-1 and upwards others.
Latest betting for the R1-million Klawervlei Majorca Stakes:
5-2 Silver Mountain; 9-2 Star Express; 6-1 Nightingale; 13-2 Beach Goddess; 12-1 Real Princess, Goodtime Gal; 14-1 A Time To Dream; 16-1 and upwards others.
– TABNews
