Cats Pajamas can stamp his class

CATS PAJAMAS has always been up there with the country's top sprinters and he gets a chance to show his mettle when he lines up in the African Holly Stakes over 1100m at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.

- ANDREW HARRISON

The Nathan Kotzen-trained CATS PAJAMAS runs in Race 7 - the African Holly Stakes at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.

He could prove to be one of the better bets on a bumper 10-race programme in spite of facing some speedy opposition under a big weight.

The Rafeef gelding has his first run for Nathan Kotzen and is the second-best weighted behind regular visitor William Robertson who is something of a course specialist.

Cats Pajamas has not been out since late November where he contested a Pinnacle Stakes race at Turffontein when under the care of Frank Robertson and running a commendable two-lengths off the smart Minogue who was in receipt of 8 kg.

Prior to that he had solid form behind the likes of I Am Giant and Gladatorian but his best recent effort was a two-length fourth in the Gr1 Mercury Sprint at WFA behind Buffalo Storm Cody.

Given that Kotzen has him close to his best, he could take some beating. But as mentioned he is up against a course specialist in William Robertson.

The gelding has been a soldier for Corne Spies, winning 15 races and getting his just rewards when winning the Gr1 Computaform Sprint last season.

His form since then has been a little patchy since but he has been forced to shoulder big weights. He finished second to surprise winner Captain Bombshell in this race last year and given that he is the best weighted, he should make a spirited bid.

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