The Candice Bass-Robinson-trained Roccapina becomes One World’s 22nd individual winner this season, thereby equaling the freshman record of One World’s father Captain Al (Picture: Wayne Marks)
The Fairview poly is not a venue racing purists pay much attention to, but in the third race over 1100m on Friday all eyes will be on the Alan Greeff-trained Richard Fourie-ridden September Flower.
If this two-year-old filly follows up on her good debut third by winning this Maiden Plate for fillies and mares she will have clinched a new South African record for her sire One World of 23 individual winners in his freshman season.
One World will be breaking the record of 22 set by his father Captain Al in the 2004/2005 season.
One World equalled the latter’s record on Tuesday at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.
He did so in impressive style through the Candice Bass-Robinson-trained Varsfontein Stud-bred filly Roccapina, who ran out an effortless 5,50 length winner of the first race over 1000m under Aldo Domeyer.
September Flower caught the eye on debut in a Maiden Juvenile Plate over 1000m on the poly when from draw seven out of seven she ran on late under Fourie for a 2,50 length third.
She was a touch outpaced early so will definitely appreciate the extra 100m and she now has a plum draw of two.
On the downside she is up against older horses and the trip might still be on the sharp side, especially considering she is out of Dynasty mare whose three wins were from 1600m to 1800m.
Some will be hoping, with all due respect, that September Flower fails to win, for the reason that it would be most fitting if Vaughan Marshall is the trainer of the One World who clinches the new record, because he was the trainer of both Captain Al and One World.
If September Flower does fail, Marshall has three outside chances with One World maidens on Saturday at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, they being Wood World, Timeline and Gnarly.
Wood World is a Drakenstein Stud-bred who was well beaten on debut over the 1200m trip of this race and he followed up by being beaten 7,45 lengths over 1400m.
What gives hope is that he was beaten by One Stripe on debut, who is One World’s best performed runner to date.
Furthernore, Wood World has been gelded.
So he should improve on that 14,55 length debut defeat, but whether he can improve to win is unlikely as there are runners with considerably better form.
In the second race the Marshall-trained Braam van Huysteen-bred Timeline would be a most fitting winner as she is owned by the The One World Racing Syndicate, whose nominee is Marshall himself.
However, this maiden filly is up against winners at level weights in this Listed event over 1500m, the Irridescence Stakes.
There are two other One Worlds in this race, the Marshall-trained Sahara Cat and the Greg Ennion-trained Miss World, but they are two-time and one-time winners respectively.
Later Marshall sends out another maiden in the Listed Langerman over 1500m, the Maine Chance farms-bred Gnarly, who is also owned by The One World Syndicate.
However, this gelding, who has blinkers on for the first time, will have to face One Stripe himself as well as the like of the promising Marshall-trained two time-winning One World colt All Out For Six.
Gnarly will have to do it at level weights, so he will also be a longshot.
All Out For Six could clinch a record of a different concern as he is bred by Drakenstein Stud and is not a stakes winner to date.
Drakenstein need one more individual stakes winner this season to break their own South African record of twenty in a season.
Meanwhile, One World is on track to not only set a freshman record, but he could beat his father Captain Al’s overall record of individual two-year-old winners in a season of 30 set in 2009.
