The Secret Is Out might skip the Choice Carriers …
Vaughan Marshall’s plans for his unbeaten Allan Robertson winner The Secret Is Out have been thrown into doubt by a wide draw in the Choice Carriers Championship at Kenilworth on Saturday week.
The Milnerton trainer said: “She is drawn 24 – you might get away with that on the summer course but this is the winter course. I am undecided at the moment and I will make a decision during the week.”
Thursday morning is the declaration deadline. Marshall, who had mapped out the R400 000 Grade 2 many weeks ago, last won the race in 2012 with All Is Secret (a full sister to The Secret Is Out) who had also won the Allan Robertson and went on to finish fourth to Rumya when starting favourite for the Cape Fillies Guineas.
Golden Slipper winner Final Judgement, joint top-rated with the Marshall filly in the 34 Choice Carriers entries, is a confirmed runner after pleasing Glen Kotzen when put through her paces last Thursday.
The Woodhill trainer said: “It was a nice gallop and the first one she has had since her break. She is very athletic and doesn’t take much work.”
Cape Speed, winner of five out of eight last season, has been ruled out of the Sansui Summer Cup after his trainer switched plans.
“I have changed my mind about going for the Summer Cup,” explained Dean Kannemeyer. “ I brought him back to Cape Town last week for the summer season. He is in the Woolavington at Kenilworth this Saturday but he won’t run because he is not ready for that yet.”
The final fields have been released. The conditions of the two races are quite different.
Cape Classic- Table Bay has to give a massive 5kg to Our Mate Art, making the latter very hard to beat. Elevated also carries 55kg, and has a shout.
My early selection
1. Our Mate Art
2. Elevated
3. Table Bay
4. Le Harve
The Choice Carriers is level weights plus group 1& 2 penalties. The Secret is Out has a wide draw, and carries 60Kg as the only Gr1 winner. Tough ask, but she must be respected. Final Judgement and Sail get nice draws, and both should be in the shake up, carrying 59kg and 58Kg respectively. The Merry Widow cracks draw 1, and is the only other one to which I give a chance. My selection:
1. Final Judgement
2. Sail
3. The Secret is Out
4. The Merry Widow
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No Apprentice Allowance
1 7 Table Bay (AUS) 60 98 A A Marcus Joey Ramsden
2 4 Edict Of Nantes 59 91 A A Domeyer Brett Crawford
3 8 Boldly Respectable 57 91 A A Fortune Brett Crawford
4 10 Elusive Path 57 88 A M Byleveld Vaughan Marshall
5 6 Turbulent Air (AUS) 57 88 A G Lerena Justin Snaith
6 5 Our Mate Art (AUS) 55 95 A G van Niekerk Candice Bass-Robinson
7 3 Elevated 55 90 D Dillon C J Burger/R van Reenen
8 9 Le Harve 55 88 A G Cheyne Justin Snaith
9 1 Sunset Eyes 55 85 A R Fourie Brett Crawford
10 2 Lee's Star 55 81 A S Veale Dennis Drier
No Apprentice Allowance
1 12 The Secret Is Out 60 99 A M Byleveld Vaughan Marshall
2 6 Final Judgement 59 99 A G Cheyne Glen Kotzen
3 3 Sail 58 98 A S Veale Dennis Drier
4 1 The Merry Widow 58 94 A G Lerena Justin Snaith
5 13 Felicity Flyer 58 91 A D Ashby Candice Bass-Robinson
6 15 Red Light Girl 58 90 A A Fortune Justin Snaith
7 9 Whose That Girl 58 90 A G van Niekerk Candice Bass-Robinson
8 14 Gimme Six 58 89 A C Du Plooy Justin Snaith
9 11 O Tamara 58 89 A A Domeyer Alan Greeff
10 10 Ektifaa (AUS) 58 88 A *C Murray Mike de Kock
11 5 Extradite 58 87 A S Cele Candice Bass-Robinson
12 2 Smokey Affair 58 86 A R Fourie Michael Robinson
13 8 California Girl 58 82 A D Dillon Geoff Woodruff
14 4 Party Crasher 58 77 A K Zechner Glen Kotzen
15 7 Pint Pot 58 75 BA R Simons Michael Robinson
Orfer got two weeks for causing the Rock Stewart accident.
Cheyne 10 days for nearly bringing down Silver Captain.
See Joey Ramsden blog ( also on Sporting Post )for his views on the leniency of the penalties.
