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Anton Marcus brings his extraordinary 27% strike rate – 33% in Cape Town – to Kenilworth for the Prawn Festival meeting on Saturday when the four-time champion has four rides for Joey Ramsden.

Marcus, who won last year’s Vasco Taverna Prix Du Cap on the Brett Crawford-trained Cuvee Brut, this time renews his partnership with Cape Fillies Guineas winner Just Sensual.

He brought her incredibly late in the classic whereas in last month’s $500 000 CTS Mile Frankie Dettori led early – he had to overcome a 15 draw – and the filly weakened well before the end to finish with only four behind her.

She is the highest-rated horse in the race, is drawn on the rails and probably has most to fear from last season’s Cape Fillies Guineas winner Silver Mountain who is drawn (8) far better than she was when fifth in the Klawervlei Majorca.

In the Vasco Food Trucks Pinnacle Stakes Marcus is re-united with last season’s Cape Flying Championship runner-up Brutal Force on whom he won the 2015 Merchants at Turffontein.

There is a R30 admission fee for the Festival this time but that includes a ticket in the draws for R50 000 worth of household appliances. Saturday’s Kenilworth racemeeting also features a carryover Pick 6 pool (Race 4 @ 14h45) estimated to top R1,8million.