Kannemeyer set for Cape Classic success

Trainer Dean Kannemeyer looks likely to strengthen his claims of a seventh Cape Guineas success, and a first since Russian Rock's victory in 2020, when he unleashes exciting Gimmethegreenlight colt Green With Envy in Race 7, the Grade 3 Cape Classic over 1400m at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Sunday.

Green With Envy has won both his starts over 1400m (on debut as a two-year-old, beating older rivals) at Hollywoodbets Greyville in June and again on his reappearance last month over the course and distance of Sunday's feature, and is deserving of another chance, despite only finishing fifth in his last start over 1600m.

On that occasion, Craig Zackey's mount was heavily supported to start as the odds-on favourite but was too far out of his ground and got going late to only finish fifth, 3.30 lengths behind the winner who had enjoyed a soft lead and kicked at the right time.

The return to 1400m and an expected quicker tempo will suit Kannmeyer's charge with Zackey unlikely to be far off the pace from gate No 1.

Candice Bass-Robinson has taken the wraps off a number of promising three-year-old fillies recently and has another smart prospect on her hand in Distant Winter, who made an encouraging start to her career as a two-year-old last term. That juvenile campaign yielded a Grade 3 Winter Nursery success as well as a Grade 2 fourth before finishing third behind Mrs Geriatrix in the Grade 1 Thekwini Stakes.

She makes her reappearance in Race 8 and it should pay to follow the progress of this exciting What A Winter filly under Aldo Domeyer.

Jack Milner’s selections

Race 1: 7 Major Apollo, 8 Gravity, 2 Gimme's Captain, 3 Casino Ace

Race 2: 7 Get Impressed, 1 Apache Chief, 6 Speed Racer, 3 Tsunami Warning

Race 3: 1 Foudre, 4 Epikleros, 8 Heknows, 3 Weather King

Race 4: 9 Trip To Maputo, 6 Island Treasure, 4 Dual Agent, 7 Busy Lizzie

Race 5: 5 Kythera, 3 Montelena, 2 Little Miss Pink, 1 Knockout

Race 6: 1 Yamadori, 4 Future Variety, 2 The Abdicator, 10 Captain Arrow

Race 7: 1 Green With Envy, 5 Zil Moris, 3 Questioning, 10 Greeting My Master

Race 8: 7 Distant Winter, 2 Hierkommiebokkie, 4 Enemy Territory, 1 Virginia Sweet

Race 9: 8 Charlie Croker, 6 Gallic Dream, 7 Marvel William, 10 San Pedro

BEST BET

Race 3 No 1 Foudre               

VALUE BET

Race 9 No 8 Charlie Croker

BEST SWINGER

Race 8 2x7

BIPOT

R162

Leg 1: 1, 6, 7

Leg 2: 1

Leg 3: 6, 9

Leg 4: 2, 3, 5

Leg 5: 1, 2, 4

Leg 6: 1, 3, 5

PLACE ACCUMULATOR

R216

Leg 1: 1

Leg 2: 6, 9

Leg 3: 3, 5

Leg 4: 1, 2, 4

Leg 5: 1, 3, 5

Leg 6: 2, 7

Leg 7: 6, 7, 8

PICK 6

R1080

Leg 1: 6, 9

Leg 2: 1, 2, 3, 5, 9

Leg 3: 1, 2, 4

Leg 4: 1, 3, 5

Leg 5: 2, 7

Leg 6: 6, 7, 8, 10

JACKPOT 1

R90

Leg 1: 1, 2, 3, 5, 9

Leg 2: 1, 2, 4

Leg 3: 1, 3, 5

Leg 4: 2, 7

JACKPOT 2

R72

Leg 1: 1, 2, 4

Leg 2: 1, 3, 5

Leg 3: 2, 7

Leg 4: 6, 7, 8, 10