Clairwood Wed.

Not much happening on Interbet a few bookie offers but very few stretches.
Only possibility at this early stage is Cashew Nut, which could well be the best bet?
Its 14/10 and some 16/10 on offer

Please post your fancies.

good punting!

All the best Eastexpo with Passive Resistance today.

Koukla
Villandry
Herladyship

It's starting to rain here, but it is light at the moment and hopefully is just a passing shower. Fortunately, we're at Clairwood and not that other waste of space up the road....

Adorable
Detter dawn
Cashew nut
Villandry
London action

Felix Coetzee E/way patent: Koukla/Sphalaphala/Villandry

Koukla and Villandry good double....

JACK MILNER RXP

HIGHLY talented juveniles Villandry and Cashew Nut respectively should claim the Grade 3 races on today’s Clairwood card, the Godolphin Barb Stakes and Strelitzia Stakes, both over 1000m. Villandry ran a 3.05-length fourth behind Chequer in his debut but strolled out of the stalls that day and did not show his true potential.



He made up for fluffing his lines next time out, cruising clear of the field under Felix Coetzee to beat Tamburland by six lengths.

After that win trainer Vaughan Marshall sang his praises and it came as no surprise when the Var gelding led all the way to win the Listed Summer Juvenile Stakes over 1000m on J&B Met day.

Coetzee makes the journey from Cape Town to ride Villandry in the Godolphin Barb Stakes and punters have already struck, claiming his opening price of 12-10. He is now trading at 8-10.

Alle Breve, the only other two-time winner in the field, looks his main danger along with unraced Mahubo, a half-brother to Imbongi.

Cashew Nut, the only filly by Horse Chestnut currently in training, will be hard to crack in the Strelitzia Stakes and has also been the subject of an early claim. Gavin van Zyl’s runner is unbeaten in two starts but ran very greenly in both.

Bookmakers opened her at 2-1 but that was snapped up and grey filly shortened to 12-10 before drifting back to 14-10.

Be Careful finished a 1.25-length second to Cashew Nut in the King’s Pact Stakes over the course and distance and is now 2kg better off. However, Cashew Nut looks to have more scope for improvement and looks set to give Bridget Oppenheimer her second feature win in four days following Forest Path’s win in the SA Classic last Saturday.

R6 Villandry(very strong nap!)
R7 London Action
R8 King Kiwi

Afraid KZN Juveniles not looking too clever

In Strelitzia Hellhathnofury virtually deadheated, after being solidly beaten in her first three runs in CT

In GBarb Villandry poleaxed them, and was followed home by the other horse representing Cape form in Festival Spirit

Spot on, Dr Who. Early season 2yo form in KZN is seldom worth much at all.