The 1400m Non-Black Type Newlands Stakes, which has attracted a talented field of 10 runners, is the main event on a tricky eight-race midweek card at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Wednesday 1 March.
Keagan de Melo and Glen Kotzen team up with the likely winner of the race, promising Dynasty gelding King Regent, who caught the eye when a fast-finishing fourth in a lucrative sales race on Cape Met day.
He made up a lot of ground from the rear of the field to cross the line just 1.75 lengths behind Cape Guineas fourth-placer Royal Aussie. That effort earned Kotzen’s charge a 15-point rise, which will see him carry top-weight of 60kg and concede weight to all. However, that is unlikely to prevent progressive King Regent from returning to winning ways in Race 7 with a No 1 draw to aid his cause.
Aldo Domeyer, though, is likely to steal the show on the day by riding a three-timer at the meeting, so bettors would do well to follow him and include his rides – three in particular on the second half of the card – in their bets/exotics.
Consistent Querari filly Raising Quinn, having pleased in her latest outing, looks well placed to gain reward for her consistency in Race 5 over 1600m.
She has held her own at a higher level and, in spite of that, ought to capitalize on her reduced rating dropping in class.
Charlie Croker may have taken a while to open his account but he followed up that maiden win with an eye-catching handicap debut. On the evidence of that display, he will be hard to beat with a repeat of that effort in Race 6, which would give Domeyer and trainer Candice Bass-Robinson a quick race-to-race double.
Domeyer has picked up the ride on Adam Marcus-trained Touch Of Grace in Race 8 and, with further improvement expected of the lightly raced four-year-old filly, this daughter of Querari looks well set to complete a course-and-distance hat-trick, having already defeated re-opposing rivals Rafeef’s Choice and Ella’s Delight recently.
Clive Robinson
