Miss Frankel will have her off-fore x-rayed and scanned today after managing only fifth of seven when odds-on for her handicap debut at Kenilworth last Thursday.

Miss Frankel (Liesl King)

Dennis Drier said: “She was very lame after the race and there is something not right.”

The filly appeared to be travelling strongly up with the pace only to suddenly weaken in a matter of strides.

Captain And Master, Sean Tarry’s runner in the Selangor Cup at Kenilworth on Saturday, impressed in a gallop at the Cape Town course before racing last Saturday. No jockey has yet been declared but Lyle Hewitson rode the horse in the gallop.

Cape Classic winner and leading Guineas candidate Tap O’Noth was not entered for the Selangor and Vaughan Marshall (in double form with stable jockey MJ Byleveld on Saturday) confirmed that the colt goes straight for the Guineas on 16 December.

So too does Cape Classic third Cot Campbell with Justin Snaith saying: “He needs to improve a little bit but he will be a better horse on the longer straight on Guineas day.”

By Michael Clower