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2007 Cape Fillies Guineas At The Mercy Of Captain's Lover - 11-29-07
November 29 - Barry Irwin and Team Valor have purchased some brilliant South African racehorses in recent years but even amongst all those Grade 1 winners Captain's Lover stands out as something special. She demolished a top-class field last time out in the Odessa Stud Stakes and meets most of those vanquished foes again on Saturday in the 2007 Cape Fillies Guineas.
This is the first Classic race of the Cape Summer racing season, and will be eagerly anticipated by all. Several good sorts are raiding from the Gauteng including Mike De Kock's Gilded Minaret, so the Odessa Stakes form will be put under the microscope.
Captain's Lover meets all those opponents at level weights, as she did last time out, so there should be no reversals of form. On paper she won that day by four lengths, but jockey Richard Fourie eased up on her well before the winning post and she cantered home. She could have beaten them by six if she had been pushed.
Best of the rest on the day were the Joey Ramsden runners Nania and Ice Belle. The other runner from that race that warrants a look for the Exotics wagers would have to be Ladonna who definitely prefers the mile trip. Her poor draw on Saturday (11 of 12) is a concern, however.
In fact, the draw is the only factor that prevents us from betting the house on the favourite for Captain's Lover is drawn worst of all in stall gate 12. Could this scupper her chances? Great horses can win despite these obstacles, so we'll see just how good she really is - we feel she is tough to oppose in this spot.
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