SA Champion trainer Justin Snaith and breeders Drakenstein Stud stamped their authority early on L’Ormarins King’s Plate day at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday, with a 1-2 finish in the R400 000 Non-Black Type Charles Dickens Stakes.
Black Cheetah (Richard Fourie) gives punters a good start to the day. Clair De Lune (Oisin Murphy, red cap) and Parental Guidance (Craig Zackey, white cap) complete the trifecta (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
The 1000m contest was reduced to just five runners but produced a finish that hopefully sets the stage for the big day.
After Paul Reeves’ debut winner Parental Guidance set the early fractions, Richard Fourie, fresh off his five-timer at Fairview on Friday, swept up the outside and had Black Cheetah (6-10) staying on best to hold off the attentions of stablemate Clair De Lune (8-1) in a time of 58,62 secs for the 1000m.
Parental Guidance (33-10) was hanging in running, but stayed on gamely for third.
Raced by his breeders Drakenstein Stud and Fiona Carmichael’s Westward Bloodstock, Black Cheetah was a R1 million CRS Cape Yearling Sale purchase and is a son of Querari (Oasis Dream) out of the one-time winning Var mare.
Now a winner of 2 of his first 2 starts, Black Cheetah took his stakes earned to R385 938, and is likely to be aimed at the R1,5 million CRS Cape Slipper on 16 March.
