Just nine runners have been entered to run in the R1-million L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate over 1600m at Kenilworth in Cape Town on Saturday 9 January.
The field for this prestigious Grade 1 race is headed up by Vodacom Durban July winner Belgarion, who recently continued to showcase his talent with a fluent victory in the Grade 2 Green Point Stakes over this course and distance.
The son of Dynasty has now won eight of his 10 races and is unbeaten in six starts since his gelding in 2019.
Rainbow Bridge had an interrupted preparation for the Green Point Stakes but still got within 0.40 lengths of Belgarion, with Cirillo just a short head back in third.
Both have been entered into the Queen’s Plate along with Grade 1 Champions Cup winner Golden Ducat and Do It Again, winner of this race in 2018.
Summer Pudding, unbeaten in nine starts, is among the 13 entries for the Grade 1 Cartier Paddock Stakes for fillies and mares over 1800m.
This will be her first run since winning the Grade 1 WSB Gauteng Summer Cup in November and her first in Cape Town.
Also among the entries is last year’s winner, Queen Supreme from the Mike de Kock yard, and Clouds Unfold.
Supplementary entries close at 11am on Thursday 31 December with declarations on Monday 4 January.
L’ORMARINS QUEEN’S PLATE (WFA) (Grade 1) R1 million 1600m
7 BELGARION (S J Snaith) 60.0
4 CIRILLO (S G Tarry) 60.0
8 DO IT AGAIN (S J Snaith) 60.0
3 GOLDEN DUCAT (A E Sands) 60.0
2 HUDOO MAGIC (B Crawford) 60.0
5 RAINBOW BRIDGE (A E Sands) 60.0
9 SILVER OPERATOR (V H Marshall) 60.0
6 SUPER SILVANO (B Crawford) 60.0
1 JET DARK (S J Snaith) 55.0
CARTIER PADDOCK STAKES (WFA) (Grade 1)(For Fillies & Mares) R500,000 1800m
2 CLOUDS UNFOLD (C Bass-Robinson) 60.0
7 MIYABI GOLD (S J Snaith) 60.0
3 QUEEN SUPREME (M F De Kock) 60.0
8 SILVANO’S PRIDE (S J Snaith) 60.0
1 SLEEPING SINGLE (S J Snaith) 60.0
9 DRIVING MISS DAISY (A E Sands) 59.5
5 HEART STWINGS (P A Peter) 59.5
11 KELPIE (B Crawford) 59.5
13 SING OUT LOUD (B Crawford) 59.5
12 SUMMER PUDDING (P A Peter) 59.5
10 CHAT CHING (C Bass-Robinson) 54.0
4 DAZZLING SUN (S J Snaith) 54.0
6 PRINCESS CALLA (A N Marcus) 54.0
PREMIER TROPHY (Grade 2)(Open) R200000 1800m
11 GOLDEN DUCAT (A E Sands) 59.5
20 HUDOO MAGIC (B Crawford) 59.0
6 NEXUS (S J Snaith) 59.0
2 AFRICAN NIGHT SKY (S J Snaith) 58.0
14 ATYAAB (Z Oosthuizen) 58.0
10 DOUBLEMINT (S J Snaith) 58.0
19 KAMPALA CAMPARI (W A Nel) 58.0
12 MAJESTIC MOZART (C Bass-Robinson) 58.0
13 SOVEREIGN SPIRIT (C Bass-Robinson) 58.0
3 VIKRAM (W A Nel) 58.0
4 AZORES (D Kannemeyer) 57.5
17 SACHDEV (S J Snaith) 57.5
7 SEVENTH GEAR (D Kannemeyer) 57.5
22 SILVER OPERATOR (V H Marshall) 57.5
5 SUPER SILVANO (B Crawford) 57.5
8 HEART STWINGS (P A Peter) 55.0
1 KELPIE (B Crawford) 55.0
21 SING OUT LOUD (B Crawford) 55.0
15 NORTHERN SONG (G S Kotzen) 52.0
18 RED LARK (W A Nel) 52.0
CHAIRMAN’S CUP (Grade 3)(Open) R150,000 2500m
5 ATYAAB (Z Oosthuizen) 59.5
8 CROME YELLOW (W A Nel) 56.5
6 KAMPALA CAMPARI (W A Nel) 56.5
12 MAJESTIC MOZART (C Bass-Robinson) 56.5
10 CAT DADDY (G S Kotzen) 55.0
14 SEVENTH GEAR (D Kannemeyer) 55.0
4 SILVER HOST (S J Snaith) 55.0
3 AZORES (D Kannemeyer) 53.5
2 HOLY WARRIOR (C Bass-Robinson) 52.0
13 RETRO EFFECT (G V Woodruff) 52.0
11 SAILING LIZARD (W A Nel) 52.0
7 SILVER DE LANGE (W A Nel) 52.0
9 SUDDEN STAR (M J Robinson) 52.0
1 TROOP THE COLOUR (P D Wrensch) 52.0