Warren Lenferna
Racing took place yesterday at Hollywoodbets Durbanville — the last meeting at the venue for a while. The son of The United States, Miami Summer, from the Justin Snaith yard, showed a tremendous turn of foot to reel in the long-time leader Perfect Impact and post an authoritative win.
The runner-up, Perfect Impact, caught the eye going down to the start and ran an absolute cracker. He can be followed next time and should be highly competitive for the win.
The impeccably bred daughter of Vercingetorix, out of the champion Beach Beauty, BEACH VERSE, impressed when winning Race 6 over 1400m for Candice Bass. Richard Fourie rode her for the first time and would surely have been impressed. Bass mentioned in her post-race interview that the filly needed blinkers to help her concentrate — and concentrate she did! A fabulous win, and surely some feature races in the coming season will be on this beautiful filly’s radar.
The Ride of the Day could easily be awarded to Richard Fourie for his performance on Fox On The Run in the last race over 1400m for the Crawford team. He was a little luckless up the straight, but cool as a cucumber, Fourie never panicked and patiently hunted for a gap. Once they found daylight, he delivered the most phenomenal ride and the horse a determined effort — one that any racing lover would want to watch again and again.
In the opener, Ignite The Fire from the Paddy Kruyer yard posted a smart performance to fend off Divine Warrior, Dance To The Sun, and Meet The King. Some may have expected a bit more from the favourite, Meet The King, but he was far from disgraced and will win his maiden soon. He’s a nice type who should go further in time.
Black Eagle, in Race 2, finished second — narrowly edged out by Powerandtheglory close to home. The winner’s turn of foot proved too strong for the opposition. Black Eagle is a quality colt in the making and will win races. Dawn’s Early Light found plenty love in the betting market to start around 4/1 and duly obliged.
Dream Searcher was the winner of Race 7. This daughter of Erupt from the Marcus yard bounced right back to winning ways, much to her trainer’s delight in the post-race interview. Take note also of the effort from La Landonne— she dug down deep, showed plenty of fight, and was just touched off under a strong ride from Nichola Yuen.
The next port of call will be Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.
Happy racing!



