Kelp Forest (Saf)
- J: Craig Zackey
- T: A. N. Marcus, South Africa
- F: 0-1709452
- Age
- 6
- Weight
- 9st 5lbs
- Or
- 81
Course winner. Very good second of 8 in handicap at Kenilworth (6f, good to soft, 9/2) 34 days ago.
Yamazaki (Saf)
- J: Juan Paul V'd Merwe
- T: J. S. Snaith, South Africa
- F: 21423-548
- Age
- 3
- Weight
- 9st 8lbs
- Or
- 86
Course winner. 5/1, last of 8 in minor event at this course (8f, good). Off 101 days. Down in trip.
Lyrical Gangster (Saf)
- J: Richard Fourie
- T: J. S. Snaith, South Africa
- F: 8312-6272
- Age
- 3
- Weight
- 9st 2lbs
- Or
- 80
Course winner. Good second of 11 in handicap (4/1) at Kenilworth (5f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Back up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.
Ignite The Fire (Saf)
- J: Andrew Fortune
- T: P. P. Kruyer, South Africa
- F: 05115-8
- Age
- 3
- Weight
- 9st 11lbs
- Or
- 88
Course winner. 24¼ lengths last of 8 to Wish List in Gr 1 (100/1) at Kenilworth (9.9f, good). Off 119 days. Significantly down in trip. Not easy to make a case for.
Volegov (Saf)
- J: Gareth Wright
- T: W. A. Nel, South Africa
- F: 434-30135
- Age
- 3
- Weight
- 8st 11lbs
- Or
- 76
Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap (6/1) at Kenilworth (5f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
Sky Rocket (Saf)
- J: Brevan Plaatjies
- T: L. V. Woodruff, South Africa
- F: 5-47717
- Age
- 3
- Weight
- 8st 13lbs
- Or
- 77
Winner at Kenilworth in April. 6¼ lengths seventh of 10 to Cork Bay in handicap at Kenilworth (6f, soft, 16/1) 55 days ago. Difficult ask.
Cork Bay (Saf)
- J: Aldo Domeyer
- T: W. A. Nel, South Africa
- F: 3212/0-1
- Age
- 4
- Weight
- 9st 6lbs
- Or
- 82
1 win from 1 run this year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Kenilworth (6f, soft, 7/1) 55 days ago. Not taken lightly.
Witch Hazel (Saf)
- J: Keagan De Melo
- T: L. V. Woodruff, South Africa
- F: 333-1
- Age
- 3
- Weight
- 9st 10lbs
- Or
- 87
1 win from 1 run this year. First run since leaving M. Khan when career best when winning 7-runner maiden (evens) at Kenilworth (6f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.
Timeform Verdict
LYRICAL GANGSTER was back to his best on his most recent run and will be difficult to catch. Cork Bay is the second option, while Kelp Forest merits respect as well.
Betting Forecast
3/1 Kelp Forest (Saf), 7/1 Yamazaki (Saf), 4/1 Lyrical Gangster (Saf), 7/1 Ignite The Fire (Saf), 5/1 Volegov (Saf), 20/1 Sky Rocket (Saf), 3/1 Cork Bay (Saf), 5/1 Witch Hazel (Saf)
Saturday 27 June 2026
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Lingfield Park
Newcastle
Windsor
York
Churchill Downs
Deauville
Milan
Woodbine
Dieppe
Curragh
Turffontein
Eagle Farm
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