Durbanville Race 1 - Hollywoodbets Durbanville Welcomes You Mdn Plate
REDFORD (11) Fresh from a break. Came in 3rd last time at Kenilworth and putting a tidy record together so far. Has the necessary speed to overcome the wide draw. Goes close. ABOVE THE LAW (1) Initial race appearance 3yo by Legislate for trainer Justin Snaith and gets the perfect draw. Betting as a guide. SIXSEVEN (8) 3yo first starter by One World for trainer Adam Marcus. Jockey K De Melo rates highly. Watch for a sign in the market. STITCHINTIME (2) Debutant 3yo by Vercingetorix for trainer James Crawford and has a good draw. Watch early betting.
Jockey: Richard Fourie
Weight: 60kgs
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Debuts for Justin Snaith from the inside barrier, which gives this Legislate colt a tidy starting point in a race with several first starters. Richard Fourie taking the ride is a positive piece of context, and the Snaith-Legislate combination has produced a solid strike-rate from a sizeable sample. The stable profile gives him genuine place appeal on debut.
Jockey: Muzi Yeni
Weight: 60kgs
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Makes his first race appearance for James Crawford after being bought for 1,000,000 at the 2025 Two Year Old Sale. The Vercingetorix line has produced city winner Arbitration from this family, but the stable's debut numbers are modest and this looks a fair test first time to the races. He may be one for later rather than an immediate winning threat.
Jockey: Callan Murray
Weight: 60kgs
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Starts his career with a strong pedigree reference, being a half-brother to Choisaanada, who won at G3 level and placed in a G2. Lucinda Woodruff's Soqrat runners have placed well from a small sample, adding some encouragement. The family depth makes him one of the more interesting newcomers and he has a profile to run into the placings.
Jockey: Joshwin Solomons
Weight: 60kgs
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Debuts for Candice Bass, whose overall stable record at this venue is strong, and the Master Of My Fate pairing has produced a respectable win-and-place return. There is less exposed family evidence than with a few of these, so the market may tell more on race day. On the supplied profile, he has to show more than the main debut chances.
Jockey: Keanen Steyn
Weight: 60kgs
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Steps out for Patrick Kruyer as a Master Of My Fate colt from Petra. The trainer has had limited debut runners, although the small sample includes one winner, and there is not much supplied family performance to lean on. With others bringing stronger stable and pedigree pointers, he looks more a watch-and-learn type at this stage.
Jockey: Grant Behr
Weight: 60kgs
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Debuts with a deep black-type family behind him, including Zapatillas and Shoemaker, and was a 1,600,000 yearling. Dean Kannemeyer has solid debut figures and an effective Gimmethegreenlight record, while siblings have performed well at the races early. Despite that, his ranking suggests the race-day expectation is more cautious than the pedigree alone implies.
Jockey: Keagan De Melo
Weight: 60kgs
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Makes his debut for Adam Marcus, a leading trainer at this venue, with Keagan De Melo engaged. The One World colt has changed hands twice, most recently for 400,000, and the trainer-sire combination has a strong place return from a modest sample. He has enough stable profile to run well, though a few have firmer exposed or pedigree claims.
Jockey: Oswald Noach
Weight: 60kgs
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Returns after five weeks following a quiet debut at this track over 1400m, where he finished seventh of nine and was beaten just over seven lengths as a big-odds runner. The bare run was plain, with no noted excuse, but this 1,700,000 Gimmethegreenlight gelding comes from Justin Snaith's stable and has enough profile to improve sharply second-up.
Last Starts 34 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
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| 7/9 | 02/09/2026 | - | MPLTE | $10,310.00 | Durbanville | 1400m | Good | Oswald Noach | 60kg | 1:24.56 | - | 8 |
| 7.2L | $126.00 |
Jockey: Sifisokuhle Bungane
Weight: 60kgs
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Debuts for Justin Snaith and gets a 2.5kg apprentice claim, which is useful under these conditions. The pedigree has substance, with half-brother Hoedspruit a G2 winner and several family members effective from sprint to middle distances. Even so, the wider draw and cautious rating point to place hopes only unless he is forward enough first time out.
Jockey: Juan Paul V'd Merwe
Weight: 60kgs
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Returns from a five-month break with the best consistency profile in the field, having placed in all three starts. He was third at Kenilworth before the spell, beaten just over three lengths as a firming odds-on favourite, after a second there behind Tag And Release. With two placings at this distance and Juan Paul V'd Merwe aboard again, he is a strong winning chance fresh.
Last Starts 140 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
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| 3/12 | 19/05/2026 | 31 | MPLTE 2 | $11,790.00 | Kenilworth | 1200m | Y | Juan Paul V'd Merwe | 60kg | 1:16.71 | - | 10 |
| 3.3L | $1.67 |
| 2/11 | 18/04/2026 | 19 | MPLTE 2 | $11,790.00 | Kenilworth | 1200m | Good | Juan Paul V'd Merwe | 60kg | 1:13.37 | - | 7 |
| 2.3L | $4.00 |
| 2/7 | 30/03/2026 | - | PLATE 2 | $12,640.00 | Kenilworth | 1000m | Good | Craig Zackey | 57kg | 0:59.48 | - | 6 |
| 5.3L | $8.00 |