Around a decade ago, the Bass family could have found their way to the Met winner’s enclosure blindfolded. Four wins for the stable from 2007 to 2010 was dominated by treble scorer Pocket Power.
It is nine years since Aldo Domeyer won the then J&B Met on Martial Eagle, but Marina’s excellent third in the Paddock Stakes will have seen him retire to bed dreaming of a second win. One man who certainly hopes Linebacker can win is breeder John Koster. His Klawervlei Stud will be offering his half-brother at the De Grendel Cape Premier Yearling Sale on February 6.
There is a quartet carryover and it might be an idea to include Jet Dark’s stablemate Hoedspruit. Owner Suzette Viljoen is not the unluckiest lady in racing and Louis Mxothwa will get the best out of his mount. It is hard to get away from the fact the colt is one of the best-bred horses running at the meeting. His sire, Snitzel, is a world-renowned stallion who stands at Arrowfield Stud in New South Wales.
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