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