Cape Town Met

A further two scratchings have reduced the number left in the running for the Grade 1 Cape Town Met presented by World Sports Betting to 12. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate: Betting suggests wide open race

Eleven horses will take to the starting gates for SA’s premier weight-for-age mile, the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate. Who is your money on?

Cape Town Met

A further two scratchings have reduced the number left in the running for the Grade 1 Cape Town Met presented by World Sports Betting to 12. Photo: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images

Eleven horses will take to the starting gates for South Africa’s premier weight-for-age mile, the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate at Kenilworth racecourse on Saturday, 8 January.

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The 161st renewal of the Grade 1 race will be held on Day 2 of the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Festival this weekend.

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A total of 11 entries, headed by defending champion Jet Dark and dual Met winner Rainbow Bridge, will take to the starting stalls for the R1.5 million race over 1 600m.

The star-studded line-up also includes reigning Durban July winner Kommetdieding, dual Grade 1 winner Linebacker and recent Cape Guineas runner-up, Pomp And Power.

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Cape trainer Justin Snaith has four runners in the field, including last year’s winner Jet Dark, who became only the second 3-year-old this century to win in 2021.

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Leading South African bookmakers Hollywoodbets see the race as a tight affair with, at the time of publishing, Eric Sands’ Rainbow Bridge a marginal favourite at 33/10 followed by Vaughan Marshall’s Linebacker at 7/2.

They are closely followed by Kommetdieding (4/1) and Warrior (5/1).

Dark Jet shouldn’t be discounted to go back-to-back at 7/1.

L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate field