While Richard Fourie got first run on Rain In Newmarket, Aldo Domeyer produced a magic touch of confidence as he straightened the beaten looking favourite Marina for an unlikely and grandstand victory in the R125 000 Gr3 Victress Stakes at Kenilworth on Saturday.
An odds-on versus a 10-1 shot. That was the nose turnaround in the end as the determined Domeyer showed his experience and awareness of what he had under him as he coaxed Marina up to nab Fourie and the Snaith runner.
Marinasco (Aldo Domeyer in yellow cap) nabs Rain In Newmarket (Richard Fourie) on the line (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
In the end the Victress Stakes went the way of the popular banker Marina, with Candice Bass-Robinson enjoying a second feature winner on a hot Cape Summer afternoon.
Marina was relaxed some way off as Pretty Betty showed the way.
Into the home straight Marina made ground, but Richard Fourie had a plan and the astute rider brought Rain In Newmarket up the outside with a storming run as the daughter of Kingsbarns grabbed a strategic two lengths on her opposition.
But despite looking marginally flat-footed late, Marina was lifted by Domeyer and the daughter of Silvano got the verdict by a nose in a time of 111,13 secs.
Veronica Mars (50-1) lost lengths at the gate, but turned it on – albeit in another race – for third and another three lengths off.
The winner’s stablemate Chat Ching (16-1) was just behind Veronica Mars in fourth.
A classy chestnut winner of 8 races with 3 places from 13 starts for stakes of R383 400, Marina is a full-sister to the stable’s Equus Champion and Vodacom Durban July winner Marinaresco and is by deceased multiple SA Champion sire Silvano (Lomitas) out of the twice-winning Fort Wood mare, Gay Fortuna.
OFFICIAL RESULT
| TRAINER | JOCKEY | DISTANCE | BETTING | |||
| 1ST | 4 MARINA | C Bass-Robinson | A Domeyer | 67/100 | ||
| 2ND | 7 RAIN IN NEWMARKET | SJ Snaith | R Fourie | 0.10 | 0.10 | 10/1 |
| 3RD | 11 VERONICA MARS | SJ Snaith | B Fayd’Herbe | 3.00 | 3.10 | 50/1 |
| 4TH | 3 CHAT CHING | C Bass-Robinson | K de Melo | 0.50 | 3.60 | 16/1 |
| 5TH | 10 SO FLAWLESS | WA Nel | G van Niekerk | 0.40 | 4.00 | 25/1 |
| TIME OF RACE: 1 min 51.13 sec | ||||||
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4 MARINA | C Bass-Robinson | A Domeyer | __________ | 67/100 | |
