#Cape Mile

Below are detailed notes on the individual lots: Lot 3: Cadenza - colt by Rafeef out of Casadesus: By the same sire as Gr1 winners Aragosta, Master Archie and Thunderstruck, as well as recent G2 Dingaans winner Union Square, Cadenza hails from a truly exceptional female line. She is out of the smart race mare Casadesus, who won three times up to…

How so? Well, there's the small matter of the Rattray-owned Golden Ducat's jaw-dropping return to action in the Gr3 Cape Mile at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth after an injury-enforced absence of eighteen months. Now six, the dual Gr1 winner looked a picture and ran out of his skin to finish third. Let's hope he pulled up sound and that he will grace us…

Due to the vast number of'conditions' type races, together with a host of conditions attached to the Graded races (mainly on the Highveld), many of the ratings that are published do not reflect the Handicapper's final assessment of those horses affected by these conditions. This issue is especially affecting the current 3yo crop as they are…