Re:Snaith / Fourie Cape Racing

Bob Brogan wrote: Richard Fourie and Justin Snaith should add to their impressive 19.56% win-strike rate at Kenilworth on Saturday.

JANUARY 3, 2020
The Vow lines up in Race 4, a Maiden Plate for fillies and mares over 1600m at should add to the tally of that successful combination.

This will be the three-year-old daughter of Oratorio’s fourth run so she can only get better.

She has finished third in her last two performances, both over 1400m at this venue and was far from disgraced when beaten 2.75 lengths by a decent sort in Springisintheair last time.

The Vow ran ahead of A Moment Apart on that occasion and should have no trouble confirming superiority.

She is the joint best-weighted runner alongside her main danger, O Sole Mio.

The good news is that The Vow shoulders 1kg less than that rival and jumps from No 1 draw as opposed to O Sole Mio’s No 10 barrier position in this 10-horse field.

Since finishing fourth at the first time of asking, Vaughan Marshall-trained Speed Of Night has been threatening to leave the maiden ranks – following up his penultimate second with a noteworthy third.

If jockey MJ Byleveld can get this Judpot colt to make improvement on that last effort, he will show rivals a clean pair of heels in Race 2, a Maiden Plate over 1200m.

His case is further strengthened by the fact his main danger – Lead Singer – always finds someone to beat him and is returning from a 74-day stint off the racecourse.

On this evidence, Lead Singer is most likely going to suffer from ring-rust.

You won’t get filthy rich but consider floating Lead Singer and Speed Of Night with the field in a Quartet and put all those winnings on Perfect Air in Race 6.

Considering this Dynasty five-year-old was returning from a break, she ran an absolute cracker when only beaten 4.05 lengths by the highly rated Miyabi Gold recently.

She won over this 2000m distance in her penultimate offering and is beautifully drawn at No 1 so should be hard to peg back.

The only concern is the fact she shoulders top-weight of 61.5kg.

Richi wrote: When someone has joy in others poor run

Sylvester wrote: Some stats for Snaith and Fourie

Snaith Yard PE 20 runners this season 6 seconds no winners
Fourie PE 62 Rides 11 winners 12 seconds
Snaith WC 65 winners 13% strike rate
Fourie WC 48 Winners 20% strike rate

Snaith yard 46 runners since last win 8 seconds of the 46 runners only 6 were short in the betting.

of the 46 runners Fourie only rode 18 of them.

to answer and earlier question Snaith yard has raced 152 different horses since beginning of the season.

Sylvester wrote: Some stats for Snaith and Fourie

Snaith Yard PE 20 runners this season 6 seconds no winners
Fourie PE 62 Rides 11 winners 12 seconds
Snaith WC 65 winners 13% strike rate
Fourie WC 48 Winners 20% strike rate

Snaith yard 46 runners since last win 8 seconds of the 46 runners only 6 were short in the betting.

of the 46 runners Fourie only rode 18 of them.

to answer and earlier question Snaith yard has raced 152 different horses since beginning of the season.

Sylvester wrote: Some stats for Snaith and Fourie

Snaith Yard PE 20 runners this season 6 seconds no winners
Fourie PE 62 Rides 11 winners 12 seconds
Snaith WC 65 winners 13% strike rate
Fourie WC 48 Winners 20% strike rate

Snaith yard 46 runners since last win 8 seconds of the 46 runners only 6 were short in the betting.

of the 46 runners Fourie only rode 18 of them.

to answer and earlier question Snaith yard has raced 152 different horses since beginning of the season.

elmer wrote: I see they have 50 runners over the 2 days of the LQP Weekend
will not be helping their strike rate with so many couplings