Muzi Yeni gets Rose Woott home in the Clapham Stakes (Picture: Wayne Marks)
The Clapham Stakes (Non-Black Type) was the feature at the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth ten-race meeting on Wednesday and it was the Andre Nel-trained Australian-bred Rose Woott who prevailed under Muzi Yeni at 20/1 odds.
The favourite Beach Verse had appeared to be in with a fine chance of victory in the 1600m event for fillies and mares when striking the front close to home on the inside of the seven runners, but she shied away from a right-handed smack and that appeared to cost her valuable momentum.
Rose Woott took full advantage and burst through to win by 0,40 lengths.
Kattekwaatkwadraad, who was 1kg overweight at 53,5kg with Andrew Fortune up, was third, beaten 0,70 lengths, and the rest of the field were beaten close to five lengths and more.
Having just her fifth start, the Wootton Bassett filly Rose Woott clocked 99,98 seconds for the 1600m race.
Now a winner of 2 of her 5 starts with a single place, Rose Woott took her earnings to R189 170.
Bred by Queensland-based Dr DJ O’Brien, she was purchased by James Bester Bloodstock off the 2024 Inglis Easter Sale for A$600 000 – the equivalent in today’s terms of R6,7 million.
Gavin Lerena and James Crawford both scored individual doubles at the meeting.
Lerena is now on 52 wins for the season achieved at a strike rate of 18.98%.
James Crawford is on 44 wins at 11.55% and is in 7th place on the national log.
