FINAL FIELD SplashOut CAPE DERBY

R1 500 000 2000m 16:05 Ref-371
1st R890625, 2nd R285000, 3rd R142500, 4th R71250, 5th R35625, RCIS R75000
SplashOut CAPE DERBY (Grade 1)

 

Beach Bomb well in and a decent price. Should appreciate the extra. Win this and i am hoping they will supplement her into the July.

Beach Bomb interesting having a filly in the Derby but Green With Envy is impressive. 

Dave Scott wrote:

Beach Bomb interesting having a filly in the Derby but Green With Envy is impressive. 


My opinion, don't think they would enter her if they felt she doesn't have a winning chance. On ratings, she should be conceding weight to the field.
 

Imo - I don't think that Beach Bomb is as well clear as per the official ratings -  I rate her similar to Green With Envy at around 111 - but then as a filly she gets 2,5 kgs which in theory make her 2 to 3 lengths clear of GE - but Hluhluwe has finished in front of GE the last two times they met - so imo the betting is wrong - Beach Bomb should be top of the boards imo, with not much between H and GE - but one also has to take into account BB's run in the Majorca - was it just too bad to be true - jock reported that she was not striding freely, but the Vet found nothing obvious - if she does put that run behind her, I agree she is the one to beat 

Hluhluwe is the one to beat.

This horse is highly rated by Grant van Niekerk!!!

Six out of 9 horses are from two stables .
So I think the winner will come from the other 3 .
Green with Envy looks very exciting ,cant wait for it to come to Durban ,will be all the rage for the July .

Sammy Silver wrote:

Hluhluwe is the one to beat.

This horse is highly rated by Grant van Niekerk!!!

Not trying to create a fight, would be nice to know whether Grant had the choice to pick his ride, or whether he was told which horse to ride. If he rates the Hluhluwe highly, why jump off a horse he has ridden 8 out of 10 lifetime runs, and on all 3 occasions it did win, to date? Just maybe Grant feels at this stage of Hluhluwe's career it might not see out the 2000m, whereas the last comment about Rapidash's last win over 1600m, came from last.

Anyway, you must always stick to your original fancy.