The Greg Ennion-trained Miss World gives leading freshman sire One World his seventh individual winner of the season. He is five clear of any other stallion in the freshman standings. (Picture: Wayne Marks)
Graeme Hawkins (Gold Circle)
Easy to back at 8/1, Miss World showed good improvement from her debut effort to run out a comfortable winner of the opening race, a Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies) over 1200m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. Tuscan Romance (5/4), who finished ahead of Miss World when second to Dark Winter three weeks ago, was all the rage but proved no match for Greg Ennion’s runner over the last 200m and Miss World, yet another winner for exciting freshman sire One World, drew clear to win full of running.
The Abdicator (7/10) was given a confident ride by Richard Fourie in the second race, a Cape B Stakes over 1000m, and the imported son of No Nay Never came through to score fluently over the dead-heaters Southern Skies and Piroshka. This was The Abdicator’s third victory since being gelded and now that he has learnt to settle, the Brett Crawford charge could make his presence felt in better company.
Bipot and Place Accumulator punters were dealt a serious blow in the third race, a Maiden Plate (F&M) over 1100m. Ellorix (1/1) and Hanging Rock (3/1) were backed to the exclusion of the field but could only finish fourth and fifth in a moderate line-up. JP van der Merwe produced First Masterpiece (16/1) with a late flourish from off the pace to win by nearly two lengths with Listentotheocean (20/1) and Spirit Guide (20/1) completing the Trifecta.
Plum Pudding (17/10) was the popular choice in the first leg of the Pick 6 and the daughter of Silvano duly obliged to give Corne Orffer his second winner on the afternoon. Plum Pudding sat midfield in the early stages, but she made rapid headway in the straight to win with some authority. Saint Brigid continues to hold her form nicely and plugged on for second with Green Isle staying on to finish in third spot.
The money came for Apache Chief in the fifth race, a Maiden Plate over 1600m, but it was his lesser fancied stable companion Voorlopertjie, fitted with blinkers for the first time, who came up trumps at a big price. Voorlopertjie (25/1) turned for home towards the rear of a strung-out field but the Hollywood-owned son of Vercingetorix stormed home to beat Daimyo by a widening three length margin.
The sixth race, a Cape B Stakes over 1800m, was won in good style by the well-backed tote favourite Allez Moris to give the team of Brett Crawford, Richard Fourie and owner Makund Gujadhur a double for the day following The Abdicator’s success earlier on. This was only Allez Moris’ second career victory, but the son of Dynasty seems to be a late-maturer and could yet be worth following. Katsu, Gimme More Time and Time For Love rounded out the Quartet but were well beaten at the line.
Fourie rounded off a treble at Kenilworth on Saturday with a top-drawer performance in the saddle on the bang-in-form Aspect to hold out the consistent Oliver in the seventh race, a Class 4 Handicap over 1400m. Aspect led throughout to complete a hattrick of wins and his career has certainly turned around since undergoing a successful hobday operation.
The last two races on the programme went the way of the tote favourites San Pedro and Nordic Quest. San Pedro kept going under a fine ride by Louis Mxothwa to win the eighth race, giving trainer Vaughan Marshall a quick race to race double. Solomons Seal flew up late to get within a neck of San Pedro and his winning turn cannot be too far away. Nordic Quest looked the part in the ninth race, a Class 4 Handicap (F&M) over 1200m, and she made light of 61,5kgs to score in dominant fashion, surging clear of Girl Like Us to win by nearly two lengths.
