The second leg of the 2024/5 Hollywoodbets Workriders’ Series saw an exciting finish at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Wednesday when first leg hero Louis Burke again stamped his authority with a nicely balanced display from the saddle as he drove Elsinore to victory clenching the 1000m sprint by less than half a length in a time of 59.86s.
It’s 3 from 3 for Louis Burke this season (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
Louis Burke and Luke Coleman had finished 1-2 in the opening leg of the Hollywoodbets Workriders’ Series, and it was a case of copy and paste in Leg 2 at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Wednesday.
Riding a supremely confident race aboard the short-priced favourite Elsinore (13/10), Burke produced the Justin Snaith-trained quirky 3yo son of Querari from a few lengths off the pace to score narrowly, but with something in hand.
Coleman’s mount, Peanut Pops, was the subject of inspired betting support, shortening from 33/1 to 8/1. The gamble was nearly landed, but Elsinore kept on well in the closing stages and held on to score by a neck.
Mrs Shackleton (Bikwe) and Cosmic Cliffs (Nkunzi) were well beaten in third and fourth, while Fencing Captain (Bambiso) again failed to fire and faded tamely over the last 200m.
Now we move on as the competition hots up even further.
While the workriders earn the standard riding commissions, a grand prize of R25 000 is on offer in the Hollywoodbets Workriders’ Series, and will be shared amongst the top five riders on the final log.
Points are earned by individual positions in each of the four races and to keep all stakeholders updated, Cape Racing will publish a regular log.
The R25 000 prize pool will be allocated as follows:
- Winner earns R12 000
- Runner-up earns R6 000
- Third place earns R4 000
- Fourth place earns R2 000
- Fifth place earns R1 000
We look forward to the following dates, 29 January and 22 February as the The Hollywoodbets Workriders’ Series continues, culminating in an exciting finale on 16 March 2025, the Cape Racing Sales Day, featuring the inaugural running of the R5 million CRS Big Cap, and which heralds the sun set on the summer season.
