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David Thiselton

The Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas is shaping up to be one of the most exciting in recent years and Candice Bass will have one of the leading lights in Viva’s Liberte.

The yard have revealed that their other highly promising three-year-old colt, All The Rage, will be going a sprint route.

Viva’s Liberte looks to be a classic horse whose two wins to date have come over 1250m and 1400m.

He will relish the step up to a mile and will likely relish 2000m, being by Vercingetorix out of Jet Master mare Viva Maria.

Vercingetorix imparts more precocity and speed than his sire Silvano, but he did win the Gr 1 Daily News 2000 and the Gr 1 Jebel Hatta over 1800m in Dubai. Viva Maria won the Gr 1 Woolavington 2000.

The Bass yard said Viva’s Liberte would take the traditional route for a classic horse i.e. he will start off with the Gr2 Punter’s Cup over 1600m on November 22 at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth and then go for the Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas three weeks later. Those two races will dictate his future, but it would be no surprise to see him in races like the Gr1 SplashOut Cape Derby, the Gr1 Daily News 2000 an the Gr1 Hollywoodbets Durban July as to date he has not shown an instantaneous turn of foot like one of his likely Guineas rivals, Gimme Rules, but he looks to have plenty of class and builds a finish. He looks to be one who will stay a trip.

It will be interesting to see who Craig Zackey chooses to ride in the Cape Guineas.

The Kannmeyer/Khaya Stables combination also have Gallic Victor, a Vercingetorix colt who caught the eye running on from last over 1600m on Saturday, although the bird had flown out in front and he had to settle for second. He had won easily and impressively on debut over 1400m at Hollywoodbets Scottsville.

Viva’s Liberte has the Silvano/Jet Master cross and another one who brings that cross, albeit on his dam side, is the Stuart Ferrie-trained Cognac. He is by Rafeef out of the mare Tiffindell, who is by Silvano out of the Gr1-winning Jet Master mare Gluwein.

Cognac also possesses a terrific turn of foot and Ferrie believes he will enjoy a mile as he switches off well, but on the other hand his “speed gene” blood test shows him to be a sprinter.

The Mike de Kock-trained Master Of My Fate colt Jan van Goyen was enormously impressive when winning the Gr1 World Pool Moment Of The Day Champions Stakes over 1600m and is held in high regard, so will be another raider the Cape stalwarts will be wary of.

There is also the Sean Tarry-trained The United States gelding Tin Pan Alley, who was a 3,70 length second to Jan van Goyen in the Champion Stakes, but then franked the form by winning the Gr2 Joburg Spring Challenge over 1450m.

The Candice Dawson-trained Chronicle King has the same cross as Gallic Victor, being by Vercingetorix out of a Western Winter mare. He was third in the Champion Stakes was another to frank the form when winning a good race in his reappearance over 1450m.

The Justin Snaith-trained Happy Verse appears to be full of class and is another Vercingetorix colt who looks to be an exciting Guinea prospect.

The Snaith yard have a plethora of potential candidates for the Guineas, including Absolutely Yes (Danon Platina), Note To Self (Futura), Delta Pride (Hawwaam), Future Free (Futura), Malmesbury Missile (Lancaster Bomber), Primal Instinct (Vercingetorix), Randolph Hearst (Gimmethegreenlight), Roland Garros (Vercingetorix) and Pomp It Up (Danon Platina).

The Glen Kotzen-trained Gr1 Gold Medallion winner Good For You has a lot of speed, but this Legislate looks likely to take a tilt at the Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas.

The Vaughan Marshall-trained Vapour Trail, a 101-rated Erik The Red half-brother to One Stripe, disappointed last time but could still step up to the plate.

The Marshall-trained 94-rated Saudi Cat (Hurricane Cat) has won two out of three and will have to prove he stays further than sprints.

The James Crawford-trained Star Major (Querari) looks to have scope for plenty of improvement.

There are probably more than those mentioned such is the wealth of talent in his crop.

Suffice to say this season’s Gr1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas could be a race for the ages.

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