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2022 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas – Everything You Need to Know

Everything you need to know about the 2022 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas set to take place at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday 17 December.

CHARLES DICKENS Cape Guineas
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Was the ever any doubt? CHARLES DICKENS shows his class and comfortably takes out the Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas. The three-year-old Trippi colt is trained by Candice Bass-Robinson and was piloted to victory by Aldo Domeyer. Get all of the results and tote dividends here!

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Dickens Lives Up To Great Expectations

Report by Sporting Post

Drakenstein flagbearer Charles Dickens confirmed his status as a superstar in the making when he slammed a nationally representative quality field to maintain his unbeaten record and win the R2 million Hollywoodbets Gr1 Cape Guineas at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday.

On a day when the crowds came back in their numbers to savour the new spirit and life of Cape Racing, Trippi colt Charles Dickens established himself as surely the most exciting thoroughbred prospect of the century, when he overcame an unfavourable gate and beat the odds from off the gallop to make it six wins from six starts.

While the much anticipated match race between the Drakenstein home-bred and Equus champion Gr1 winner Cousin Casey largely failed to materialise, Charles Dickens became the stuff of dreams as he stormed home amid cheers from the enthusiastic crowd.

Flashing his magnificent stride up the outside, Charles Dickens (4/10) had them all under pressure 250m out and stormed clear to beat his media rival Cousin Casey (11/2) by 4,25 lengths in a 97,69 secs.

On her birthday, Lady Christine Laidlaw’s consistent Querari colt At My Command (10-1) stayed on a neck back into third.

WSB Gold Rush candidate Royal Aussie (80/1) rounded off the quartet.

Now undefeated in six starts, Charles Dickens is a Drakenstein home-bred son of past SA Champion sire Trippi (End Sweep) out of the five-times stakes winner Demanding Lady (Dynasty), who scored up to 2200m. He took his stakes earnings to R1 625 930.

Results and Tote Dividends

Was the ever any doubt? CHARLES DICKENS shows his class and comfortably takes out the Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas. The three-year-old Trippi colt is trained by Candice Bass-Robinson and was piloted to victory by Aldo Domeyer. 

Official Result: 11-14-1-6

Win 11 = R 1.60
Place 11 = R 1.00
Place 14 = R 1.70
Place 1 = R 2.20
Swinger 11/14 = R 1.80
Swinger 1/11 = R 2.30
Swinger 1/14 = R 4.10
Exacta 11/14 = R 6.00
Trifecta 11/14/1 = R 14.40
Quartet 11/14/1/6 = R 322.10
Double 5/11 = R 6.10
Favourite: 11
Scratchings: None

CHARLES DICKENS Cape Guineas

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GIMMIE’S LADDIE opens the day for the Dean Kannemeyer stable winning Race 1, the Hollywood Foundation Work Riders’ Maiden Plate he was ridden by William Bambiso.

Official Result: 11-8-7-12

Win 11 = R 3.50
Place 11 = R 1.30
Place 8 = R 2.10
Place 7 = R 1.40
Swinger 8/11 = R 3.40
Swinger 7/11 = R 1.90
Swinger 7/8 = R 3.50
Exacta 11/8 = R 15.70
Trifecta 11/8/7 = R 39.00
Quartet 11/8/7/12 = R 1857.50
Favourite: 7
Scratchings: None

GIMMIE'S LADDIE

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RASCOVA has won the second race on Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas day. The Lancaster Bomber filly wins the Hollywoodbets Summer Coronation Plate, with Calvin Habib on board for trainer Glen Kotzen. 

Official Result: 11-1-2-8

Win 11 = R 34.10
Place 11 = R 9.40
Place 1 = R 1.30
Place 2 = R 2.80
Swinger 1/11 = R 23.30
Swinger 2/11 = R 39.20
Swinger 1/2 = R 5.10
Exacta 11/1 = R 258.90
Trifecta 11/1/2 = R 1587.30
Quartet 11/1/2/8 = R 7977.90
Double 11/11 = R 133.00
Favourite: 1
Scratchings: 5,16,18

RASCOVA

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The aptly-named SPEEDING BULLET grabs victory in the third race on Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas day! The Justin Snaith-trained colt wins the Hollywoodbets Commonwealth Plate (Non-Blk) over 1000m with Winning Form-sponsored jock Richard Fourie in the irons. 

Official Result: 7-4-5-1

Win 7 = R 4.40
Place 7 = R 1.70
Place 4 = R 5.30
Place 5 = R 2.90
Swinger 4/7 = R 13.40
Swinger 5/7 = R 11.50
Swinger 4/5 = R 39.40
Exacta 7/4 = R 80.50
Trifecta 7/4/5 = R 1459.70
Quartet 7/4/5/1 = R 5223.30
Double 11/7 = R 115.50
Favourite: 8
Scratchings: None

SPEEDING BULLET

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TOUCH OF GRACE, under Grant Behr for Adam Marcus, wins the Sporting Post Maiden Plate for Fillies over 1200m – the fourth race on Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas day 2022!

Official Result: 2-4-10-3

Win 2 = R 18.90
Place 2 = R 4.70
Place 4 = R 10.60
Place 10 = R 2.60
Swinger 2/4 = R 116.60
Swinger 2/10 = R 22.30
Swinger 4/10 = R 64.50
Exacta 2/4 = R 1095.80
Trifecta 2/4/10 = R 5784.00
Quartet 2/4/10/3 = R 156230.30
Double 7/2 = R 100.30
Favourite: 11

TOUCH OF GRACE

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DESERT ROSE comfortably wins the HeartFM MR 74 Handicap, race 5 on Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas Day 2022! The Gareth van Zyl-trained filly went gun to tape beneath Bernard Fard’Herbe.  

Official Result: 11-6-2-8

Win 11 = R 6.90
Place 11 = R 2.10
Place 6 = R 4.20
Place 2 = R 5.00
Swinger 6/11 = R 17.60
Swinger 2/11 = R 23.00
Swinger 2/6 = R 37.90
Exacta 11/6 = R 91.10
Trifecta 11/6/2 = R 1125.70
Quartet 11/6/2/8 = R 17491.30
Double 2/11 = R 231.30
Favourite: 3
Scratchings: None

DESERT ROSE

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SHE’S MY CAPTAIN wins the sixth race on Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas Day, the Hollywoodbets Cape Town Street Parade Classified Stakes over 1000m! Trained by Hardol Crawford and Michelle Rix, the four-year-old filly was ridden to victory by Winning Form-sponsored Richard Fourie. 

Official Result: 2-5-8-7

Win 2 = R 4.80
Place 2 = R 1.80
Place 5 = R 3.10
Place 8 = R 5.40
Swinger 2/5 = R 8.90
Swinger 2/8 = R 14.80
Swinger 5/8 = R 25.90
Exacta 2/5 = R 53.00
Trifecta 2/5/8 = R 589.30
Quartet 2/5/8/7 = R 20293.90
Double 11/2 = R 42.10
Favourite: 13
Scratchings: 3

SHE'S MY CAPTAIN

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LOVE IN WINTER takes out the Winning Form MR 92 Handicap, the seventh race on the Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas card. The What A Winter filly was ridden to victory by Corne Orffer for trainer Vaughn Marshall. 

Official Result: 5-4-9-3

Win 5 = R 2.20
Place 5 = R 1.30
Place 4 = R 1.70
Place 9 = R 5.10
Swinger 4/5 = R 2.80
Swinger 5/9 = R 10.10
Swinger 4/9 = R 14.60
Exacta 5/4 = R 9.50
Trifecta 5/4/9 = R 107.10
Quartet 5/4/9/3 = R 609.60
Double 2/5 = R 14.70
Favourite: 5
Scratchings: None

LOVE IN WINTER

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NEXUS has bagged the Grade 2 Ridgemont Highlands Peninsula Handicap on Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas day! The seven-year-old Dynasty gelding was piloted home by veteran jock Piere Strydom for Justin Snaith. 

Official Result: 2-3-4-5

Win 2 = R 37.90
Place 2 = R 6.70
Place 3 = R 1.40
Place 4 = R 1.80
Place 5 = R 3.30
Swinger 2/3 = R 24.30
Swinger 2/4 = R 39.90
Swinger 3/4 = R 5.50
Exacta 2/3 = R 222.70
Trifecta 2/3/4 = R 1117.70
Quartet 2/3/4/5 = R 7308.60
Double 11/2 = R 75.40
Favourite: 3
Scratchings: None

NEXUS

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MARINA has won the Grade 3 Hollywoodbets Victress Stakes for the second year running! The five-year-old Silvano mare was ridden to victory by Aldo Domeyer for Candice Bass-Robinson.

Official Result: 4-2-3-7

Win 4 = R 2.00
Place 4 = R 1.20
Place 2 = R 7.00
Swinger 2/4 = R 6.10
Swinger 3/4 = R 1.90
Swinger 2/3 = R 9.90
Exacta 4/2 = R 27.10
Trifecta 4/2/3 = R 108.20
Quartet 4/2/3/7 = R 425.30
Double 2/4 = R 56.10
Favourite: 4
Scratchings: 1

GRINKOV has just held on to beat LION’S HEAD in the final race on Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas day! The Twice Over gelding was ridden by Luyolo Mxothwa for Glen Kotzen.

Official Result: 9-6-7-4

Win 9 = R 7.80
Place 9 = R 2.10
Place 6 = R 2.00
Place 7 = R 3.10
Swinger 6/9 = R 8.60
Swinger 7/9 = R 10.80
Swinger 6/7 = R 10.30
Exacta 9/6 = R 49.40
Trifecta 9/6/7 = R 529.00
Quartet 9/6/7/4 = R 2939.70
Double 4/9 = R 28.90
Favourite: 4
Scratchings: 5

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