Longstanding owner Sabine Plattner celebrated victory in the R1 million World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday, when the Querari 5yo Master Redoute followed in the footsteps of Reveille Boy, who carried the same silks to win the marathon nineteen years earlier.
Corne Orffer drives Master Redoute through for a dramatic victory ahead of the obscured Shoot The Rapids (Muzi Yeni), while Ponte Pietra (Sean Veale) and Future Swing (Smanga Khumalo) fight out the minor money (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Ridden by Piere Strydom, Reveille Boy won the then Gr1 Canon Gold Cup in 2005 when trained by Brett Crawford and it’s been a long wait for a repeat success, which arrived courtesy of the Andre Nel trained Master Redoute, who burst through a tight gap late in the race, to snatch a smart victory by 0,20 lengths in a time of 209,18 secs.
Shoot The Rapids (10-1) looked set to round off a memorable day for Frank Robinson and his owner Sid Moodley when Muzi Yeni had him in the final mix. But the son of Erupt had to be content with second – a herculean effort from the widest gate.
Dean Kannemeyer’s Ponte Pietra (33-1) was beaten 0,70 lengths into third, after going round his field into the first turn, to gain a better position from his wide draw.
Future Swing (20-1) was always in the action, and rounded off the R67 504 quartet – also under a length off.
The favourite Future Pearl (18-10) made fair progress from back of midfield into the home run, bat failed to kick when it counted.
Corne Orffer labelled the winner a ‘gutsy horse’ and said that they had been ‘messed around’ in the Hollywoodbets Durban July.
Trainer Andre Nel paid tribute to his Summerveld team, and said he had just arrived from the Cape to enjoy the race.
Master Redoute is by Querari (Oasis Dream) and was bred by Mrs Plattner’s La Plaisance from the twice winning Redoute’s Choice mare, Lady Redoute.
The World Pool Gold Cup is always a spectacle, with the lead changing hands multiple times – including a move by Grant van Niekerk around the 2000m to steal a march on Highveld challenger Zeus.
