Cape Town Met Day (27 January, Saturday)

Cape Town Met Statistics

Justin Snaith – The hot trainer

Year	Justin Snaith’s runners in the Last 6 Cape Town Met	Finishing Place
2023	JET DARK POMP AND POWER NEXUS WARRIOR DO IT AGAIN	1 3 4 8 10
2022	JET DARK DOUBLE SUPERLATIVE DO IT AGAIN HOEDSPRUIT	2 4 5 6
2021	BELGARION DO IT AGAIN AFRICAN NIGHT SKY	2 4 11
2020	BUNKER HUNT DO IT AGAIN	5 9
2019	DO IT AGAIN DOUBLEMINT OH SUSANNA MADE TO CONQUER	2 6 7 11
2018	OH SUSANNA AFRICAN NIGHT SKY KRAMBAMBULI COPPER FORCE ELUSIVE SILVA	1 6 8 13 17

Justin Snaith kept sending plenty of quality runners in the Cape Town Met and won this prestigious G1 twice with OH SUSANNA and JET DARK. His great record is further consolidated by getting at least a place in the past six renewals of the Cape Town Met except 2020. The trainer has five runners for the race this year. The pair of hopefuls PACAYA and ROYAL AUSSIE can probably help him to win it for the third time.

Key indicator for the Cape Town Met: King’s Plate

Year	Cape Town Met Winner	Performance in the previous race
2023	JET DARK	G1 King’s Plate, 3rd
2022	KOMMETDIEDING	G1 Queen’s Plate, 2nd
2021	RAINBOW BRIDGE	G1 Queen’s Plate, 2nd
2020	ONE WORLD	G1 Queen’s Plate, 2nd
2019	RAINBOW BRIDGE	G1 Queen’s Plate, 3rd

King’s Plate (known as the Queen’s Plate during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II) is an important reference before the horses heading to the Cape Town Met. All of the Cape Town Met winners in the previous five years finished within first three in the King’s Plate. Despite the retirement the 2024 King’s Plate champion CHARLES DICKENS, the chance for SEE IT AGAIN and ROYAL AUSSIE can never be neglected.

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