Brett Crawford trained Futura to the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate/Met double before Justin Snaith got one more Grade 1 out of him, so it was fitting those two respective trainers each sent out a Futura colt to win in impressive fashion at Hollywoodbets Durbanville yesterday.
Crawford could have a classic colt on his hands with Le Morne, who is now unbeaten in three starts.
Today he ran off an 88 merit rating carrying 60kg in a MR 74 Handicap over 1400m and he won cosily.
He was only 0,4 lengths in front of dogged four-year-old Tizona (William Longsword) at the line, but Louis Mxothwa had already eased him.
Le Morne runs in Mauritius racing’s most famous colours, the light blue, red chevron and cap of the Gujadhur family.
He is owned by T Gujadhur and JM Lim Fat and was bred by Maine Chance Farms.
It would be no surprise to him lining up in the Grade 3 Cape Classic on October 22
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Earlier the Snaith-trained Future Swing came from a handy position to annihilate a maiden field over 1600m by 3,25 lengths under Richard Fourie.
Future Swing cruises to an easy victory yesterday (Wayne Marks).
He had already earned a merit rating of 85 by finishing close up in his first three starts.
He races in the French grey with violet cap colours of Ravi Naidoo, who owns him in partnership with his breeders Drakenstein Stud and Mrs PA Isdell.
He could also be Cape Classic bound, although he proved today he prefers further than 1400m.
