#Silver Operator

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…

The Spring season proper gets underway at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Saturday, 1 October with the Hollywoodbets Matchem and Diana Stakes being run over 1400m. Both are Grade 3 events. Cosmic Highway (speed score 112) impressed in the Diadem Stakes and is a high-quality sprinter miler. He has not run for 17 weeks and is drawn widest of all at 10,…

There are nine races in total at Hollywoodbets Durbanville with the first off at 12:55 and the last of the day at 17:35. Image: Cape Racing There are nine races in total at Hollywoodbets Durbanville with the first off at 12:55 and the last of the day at 17:35. Image: Cape Racing The Spring season proper in the Cape gets underway at Hollywoodbets…

The Drill Hall Stakes at Greyville on Saturday officially launches KwaZulu-Natal's winter season - nowadays officially called the Champions Season and making it indistinguishable from all the other Champions Whatevers. Thankfully it's still the Drill Hall Stakes, a time-honoured 1400m Grade 2 race named after the elegant military building in the…