Mike de Kock will leave Mooghamir in Cape Town to be prepared for next month’s Investec Cape Derby after the 15-10 favourite put his sickness problems behind him under Anthony Delpech in the WSB Support Handicap at Kenilworth on Saturday.

Mooghamir (Kenilworth Racing)

De Kock said: “He is a horse with ability but he is also a cougher – he was coughing for a year – so I decided to get him out of Jo’burg early to see if that would help, and it has. He is a real galloper and his stamina kicked in at the death.”

Sean Tarry is targeting the Betting World Cape Flying Championship with Carry On Alice who shaded 14-1 shot Cuvee Brut by the minimum margin in the hands of S’Manga Khumalo in the Southern Cross Stakes.

The champion trainer said: “She will either run next in the Diadem (Dec 27) or the Sceptre (Jan 16). She has been down here (with Eric Sands) for about two and a half weeks. I have six here at the moment and I will bring down another four or five.”

Brett Crawford will aim the runner-up in the Sceptre, reasoning “six furlongs is what she wants.”

The in-form Dean Kannemeyer is fully aware that 92 is a low rating for a Cape Flying contender but Captain Alfredo made it three on the bounce under Grant Behr in the Southeaster.

Kannemeyer said: “This is a speed horse and he has a lot of potential. I will talk to Fred Crabbia about it and we will have a look at the Cape Flying.”

By Michael Clower