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Snaith Stablemate Upsets Favourite In Cape Derby

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The Justin Snaith-trained It’s My Turn carried the familiar black and red maltese cross silks of prominent owner Fred Crabbia to an upset victory in the R1 million Investec Cape Derby (2000m) at Kenilworth on Saturday.

It’s My Turn’s boom stablemate Black Arthur started the race favourite but could finish only fourth.

The race was controlled in the early stages by the Kemal Kavur who went to a 3L lead taking the field down the back straight and around the wide turn for the 700m run home. Star Chestnut was second with Liege third.

It's My Turn and jockey Pierre Strydom were in the rear half of the field racing three wide with Strydom having to work to keep the Dynasty colt on the pace.

From the 500m Strydom allowed It’s My Turn to drift wide and eventually they were racing on the outside rail.

With 300m to run Kemal Kavur still had a 3L lead but the early pace started to tell and It’s My Turn surged to the lead with 200m to run. The rest of the field were feeling the distance while in front It’s My Turn went away have a clear 2L margin at the line.

Brazuca (AUS) (Teofilo) was second with Marinaesco (Silvano) third with margin 2 1/2L. The time was 2.04.03 on the Good rated track. It’s My Turn was 16/1.

“There was a head cross wind and the only horse giving me cover started moving out and so I thought so often on the outside they win and I just let him drift across and he went well,” said Strydom.

“I am very happy because I thought I was going to ride Black Arthur and he went really good race last time so this is a nice cheery on the top.

“It was a nice clip but he was travelling quite hard. I kept on trying to settle him but he was giving me a hard time. As I said there was a bit of a head cross wind and it seemed to be in his favour,” he said.

Strydom explained that after he was take off the ride of Black Arthur he was going to ride another stablemate Prince Of Wales and then when that horse was scratched he had the ride on It’s My Turn.

Crabbia, who raced the champion Singapore sprinter Rocket Man, told the story of the name for the colt came from his grandchildren with one always calling out that ‘it is my turn’.

With the South African traditional of naming yearlings bloodstock agent John Freeman contacted Crabbia to tell him of the yearling named It’s My Turn and Crabbia gave the instructions to buy the horse.

“It certainly helps when you have Pierre and you could say he was on the second choice in the race but it does not mean that and you have a very good chance with him,” said Snaath.

“I just want to say thank you to Investec on an amazing day, also to Markus (Jooste) and Bernard Kantor and all the people from Investec from all around the world and here in Cape Town. It is a big effort thy have put into this here and obviously in the UK so just really proud to win their race.

“There is no one who deserves this race more than Fred, he puts so much into this industry and he is always there every year. So really well one to him, to Jane who pre-trained him, to John who purchased him at the sales, well done to all of you,” he said.

It’ My Turn, a gelding by Dynasty out of the Jallard mare Jallad’s Queen, was winning for the second time from just five starts. The win earned a stake of R625,000.


Racing and Sports

Kenilworth

Saturday, 23rd January 2016

6
14:55
(local)

INVESTEC CAPE DERBY (G1)

WT: 60.0kg Type: OPEN
ZAR R1,000,000
2000m TURF GOOD
6
14:55
(local)
ZAR R1,000,000
2000m GOOD

INVESTEC CAPE DERBY (G1)

WT: 60.0kg Type: OPEN
FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 13. IT'S MY TURN (SAF) 3yo G
DYNASTY (SAF) - JALLAD'S QUEEN (SAF)
PIERE STRYDOM
JUSTIN SNAITH
$17
60kg
Mr A L A Crabbia
2nd 2. BRAZUCA (AUS) 3yo G
TEOFILO (IRE) - BASE PARADISE (AUS)
JUAN PAUL V'D MERWE
J A JANSE VAN VUUREN
$4
60kg
Messrs J F & L M F Wernars

Sales Information

3rd 10. MARINARESCO (SAF) 3yo G
SILVANO (GER) - GAY FORTUNA (SAF)
GRANT VAN NIEKERK
MIKE BASS
$10
60kg
Shirtliff,Commodore Racing,Bass Racing,Green

Sales Information

4th 5. BLACK ARTHUR (SAF) 3yo G
SILVANO (GER) - GRACE ME GUIDE (SAF)
B FAYD'HERBE
JUSTIN SNAITH
$2.2
60kg
5th 11. KEMAL KAVUR (SAF) 3yo C
WARM WHITE NIGHT (SAF) - SAVOIR FAIRE (SAF)
ANTON MARCUS
VAUGHAN MARSHALL
$21
60kg

Sales Information

6th 17. PALADIN (SAF) 3yo G
JAY PEG (SAF) - PAILITA (GER)
RAYMOND DANIELSON
VAUGHAN MARSHALL
$101
60kg

Sales Information

7th 4. EIGHTH WONDER (SAF) 3yo G
CAPTAIN AL (SAF) - GREAT WALL (SAF)
STUART RANDOLPH
GREG ENNION
$67
60kg

Sales Information

8th 12. EASTERN CHARM (SAF) 3yo C
ELUSIVE FORT (SAF) - ORACLE EAST (SAF)
M J BYLEVELD
VAUGHAN MARSHALL
$17
60kg
9th 7. LIEGE (SAF) 3yo G
DYNASTY (SAF) - LYRICAL LINDA (SAF)
S'MANGA KHUMALO
SEAN TARRY
$11
60kg

Sales Information

10th 9. JET AIR (SAF) 3yo G
VISIONAIRE (USA) - JET PARK (SAF)
D DILLON
MIKE BASS
$26
60kg

Sales Information

11th 18. MEGA SECRET (SAF) 3yo G
JAY PEG (SAF) - SECRET OF VICTORIA (SAF)
GARETH WRIGHT
PATRICK KRUYER
$46
60kg

Sales Information

12th 6. STAR CHESTNUT (SAF) 3yo G
HORSE CHESTNUT (SAF) - GAILY GOES WEST (SAF)
ANTHONY DELPECH
JUSTIN SNAITH
$67
60kg

Sales Information

13th 14. NEBULA (SAF) 3yo G
SILVANO (GER) - SEEKING THE WIND (SAF)
CORNE ORFFER
BRETT CRAWFORD
$17
60kg

Sales Information

14th 8. ROYAL BADGE (SAF) 3yo G
GO DEPUTY (USA) - SO ROYAL (ZIM)
ALDO DOMEYER
A N MARCUS
$17
60kg

Sales Information

15th 16. ONE AWAY (SAF) 3yo G
WARM WHITE NIGHT (SAF) - ANGEL CAKE (SAF)
BRANDON LERENA
BRETT CRAWFORD
$81
60kg

Sales Information

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