Cape Town Met: Prediction for Hollywoodbets Kenilworth race

Twelve runners will take to the gates for the 162nd renewal of the R2 million World Sports Betting Cape Town Met at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday, 27 January.

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Cape Town-based trainer Justin Snaith boasts five of the 12-strong field, with Ricky Maingard the only other trainer with multiple entrants.

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South Africa’s only female jockey, Rachel Venniker, will ride in her first Met aboard Without Question, while English-based rider Danny Muscutt flies in to ride stablemate Double Superlative, both for Justin Snaith.

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A look at the latest Hollywoodbets betting shows the current favourite is See It Again at 46/100, followed by Pacaya at 8/1.

Mucho Dinero at 10/1 and Royal Aussie (25/2) follow next.

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The winner of the Grade 1 race over 2 000m will pocket R1 187 500, with second place worth R380 000.

Third to fifth will pay R190 000, R95 000 and R47 500, respectively.

The race is the ninth of 11 on the day, and the gates are due to fly open at 16:45.

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PREDICTION

1. See It Again

2. Royal Aussie

3. Pacaya

FINAL WSB CAPE TOWN MET FIELD

Under draw, horse, weight, merit rating, jockey, trainer

1	Waterberry Lane	60	113	Denis Schwarz	Ricky Maingard
2	Double Superlative	60	118	Daniel Muscutt	Justin Snaith
3	Pacaya	60	111	JP van der Merwe	Justin Snaith
4	Anfields Rocket	59.5	117	Luyolo Mxothwa	Brett Crawford
6	Mucho Dinero	59.5	110	Grant van Niekerk	Justin Snaith
6	Al Muthana (AUS)	60	126	Raymond Danielson	Ricky Maingard
8	Royal Aussie	59.5	124	Kabelo Matsunyane	Justin Snaith
9	Without Question	59.5	117	Rachel Venniker	Justin Snaith
10	Sugar Mountain	60	109	Aldo Domeyer	Candice Bass-Robinson
11	See It Again	59.5	132	Piere Strydom	Michael Roberts
12	Montien	59.5	119	Anthony Andrews	Piet Botha
13	Rascallion	60	122	Bernard Fayd’Herbe	Vaughan Marshall