Venniker is back with a bang

DEAN KANNEMEYER did a masterful job to get The Real Prince to stay the Hollywoodbets Durban July trip after just one warm-up run and there was many doubters.

- ANDREW HARRISON

But Kannemeyer is rather set in his ways as he likes his horses to quicken from off the pace and finish off their races. He learnt well from his father, the legendary Peter 'PK' Kannemeyer and PK's long-time stable jockey Garth Puller who had many a supporter reaching for their blood pressure pills after a tight finish. Kannemeyer's colt Green Gateway was given a copybook stable introduction in the first at Hollywoodbets Scottsville yesterday.

The opposition will probably not go to 'Hollywood' so the win is taken with a pinch of salt but the eye-catching son of Gimmethegreenlight did everything that was asked.

Bringing up the rear for much of the race, he quickened past his rivals when asked by titlechasing Gavin Lerena to win rather cozily from Mohave Prince who tried gallantly to stay with the winner.

Green Gateway

Interesting is that Green Gateway cost R2.2 million as a yearling, Mohave Prince R140k demonstrating they run in all shapes and sizes no matter their price tag.

Lerena has the Jockey Championship all but sewn up after yesterday's meeting.