Experienced horseman Godfrey Sigenu placed himself in contention for a rewarding finale to the Hollywoodbets Workriders Series on Saturday when he steered Rougarouin to a fluent maiden victory in the third leg of the series at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Monday.
The four-legged series reaches a climax on Saturday when R25 000 is up for grabs and the charismatic Sigenu, who works for winning trainer Candice Bass-Robinson, made good ground on the log on the first two leg winners and log-leaders, William Bambiso and Mzolisi Njengele, who did not ride on Monday.
Rougarouin went off at 4-1 and got the better of a determined Louis Burke and the 15-01 favourite Noon Day Gun by 1,45 lengths in a time of 72,49 secs.
Godfrey Sigenu gives the thumbs up after a good win (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
The talented James Maree graduate Siphiwo Feni, who was the winner of the inaugural series, rode Three Coins who ran into the money but was disqualified after weighing in under scale.
Bred by Riverton Stud, the winner is a son of Horizon (Dynasty) out of the Irish winning Holy Roman Emperor mare, Jambalaya.
The grand prize of R25 000 in the Hollywoodbets Workriders’ Series, will be shared amongst the top five riders on the final log. On top of this, they will also get the standard riding commissions.
Points are earned by individual workriders in each of the four races.
Latest log:
| Pos | Workrider | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | * W Bambiso | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | * M P Njengele | 12 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | * L Burke | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | * S H Feni | 11 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | * M Sigenu | 8 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | * X C Machaieie | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | * B Thwalani | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | * H Richardson -1.5 kg | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | * S Londile | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | * B Nkunzi | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | * C Austin -1.5 kg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | * P Fama | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | * K Meaker -1.5 kg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | * S Booi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | * L Geledu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | * L Jevu | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | * B Ncwadi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | * S Qhwaba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
