Richard Fourie clinches a four-timer, Vaughan Marshall scores a treble and Hollywood Racing land a double as Black Eagle (Rafeef) wins the last race at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Wednesday (Picture: Wayne Marks)
Reigning champion jockey Richard Fourie and reigning champion apprentice Brevan Plaaitjies had a four-timer and treble respectively at Hollywoodbets Durbanville today (Wednesday) and three of Fourie’s wins were for stalwart trainer Vaughan Marshall.
The Greg Ennion-trained One World filly Marketa had hard-knocking maiden form behind some decent horses and she impressed in the first race over 1000m to give Plaaitjies his first win of the day. She came from midfield with an effortless finish on the outside to win by 1,25 lengths from market rival Call Of The Karoo (William Longsword).
The quick Michelle Rix and Harold Crawford-trained Captain Of All five-year-old gelding Elusive Winter made it two start to finish victories in succession when converting 5/10 odds against three other rivals over 1000m in the second race, although he had to stay on doggedly under Plaaitjies to fend off Roman Agent.
In the next race over 1000m Inside Voice had beaten Marketa by 1,55 lengths when winning her maiden over 1000m and the Hollywood Racing-owned Pathfork filly confirmed the strength of the form by winning by an easy 4,50 lengths to give both Fourie and Marshall the first of their winners on the day.
In the fourth race over 1400m the Des MacLachlan-trained Master Of My Fate gelding Jet Force was officially the worst in at the weights in the Progress Plate event off an 87 merit rating and was in fact officially 5kg under sufferance with the best weighted Captain West. However, he is highly regarded and started 18/10 favourite. He got the run of the race in the five horse field. He sat in the box seat under Grant van Niekerk and got up on the inside by 0,40 lengths from three-year-old Langerman winner Absolutely Yes, while Gimmelightning caught the eye finishing well for a 0,45 length third.
In he fifth race over 1800m Fourie and Marshall made it a double together and it was also a double for One World as three-year-old gelding 89-rated Better Man quickened well from a handy position and stretched out beautifully to steal a march, although in the end he lasted just long enough to hold off a flying King’s Quest, who was a touch unlucky in the Class C event.
In the sixth, a D Stakes event over 1000m, Plaaitjies scored his treble when winning by an easy 3,25 lengths on the Paul Reeves-trained 52-rated lightweight Country Time. Du Maurier let down the Inside Voice and Marketa form, as she had split them in a maiden over 1000m. She was slow away and ran on well from last for second, but had no chance with Country Time on the day as the latter won easing up.
In the seventh over 1250m, a Class 5 event for fillies and mares, the Justin Snaith-trained Legislate filly Lowveld Lily was dropped out to third last in a stretched out field as Bonne Bouche set good fractions in front. The tall Lowveld Lily had many lengths to make up in the straight but flew late and caught Angel’s Oasis on the line.
In the last race the Marshall-trained Hollywood Racing-owned three-year-old Rafeef colt Black Eagle gave Fourie his four-timer and Marshall his treble when getting up by a neck in the 1250m Class 4 event over 1250m.
