The Non Black-Type Easter Sprint over 1100m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Wednesday pits progressive three-year-olds against seasoned older sprinters in an intriguing contest.
Teflon Man looks the one to beat. The four-year-old has held his own during the Cape Summer Festival features and now drops into a more suitable assignment. Trained by Dean Kannemeyer and ridden by Craig Zackey, he finished a solid fourth in the Grade 2 Cape Merchants before chasing home promising sprinter All The Rage. His latest seventh in the Diadem Stakes reads better than it looks given the dominance of winner Questioning, and this race appears a realistic target.
Promising youngster North Point is capable of bouncing back after a below-par Durbanville effort and is favourably weighted to reverse recent form. Kaiboy, lightly raced but talented, could represent value for the places in a competitive field.
Earlier on the card, Sparkling Star sets the standard in race one after a strong debut second and should prove hard to beat for the in-form Candice Bass yard.
Race two may finally see one of the consistent fillies score, with Swift Serenity narrowly preferred to Iona Castle over 1000m.
Sommerstern drops back to a preferred 1400m in race three and has strong winning claims, while Pentolina looks competitive in race four following several encouraging near misses.
William’s Woman should be in the mix in race five despite strong opposition from Final Call. Race six is open, but recent winner Country Time could follow up.
In race eight, Whirlwind gets a chance to make amends after a narrow defeat and can return to winning ways over 1100m.
