Awesome foursome to strut their stuff

TODAY marks a midweek race meeting at Hollywoodbets Durbanville, and the action is heating up in the Western Cape. There are several horses to watch, but a quartet of standout contenders look ready to strut their stuff this afternoon.

- WARREN LENFERNA

Prince Of Egypt

The first of our Awesome Foursome gets the day off in Race 1 (12:20 PM), an Open Maiden over 1250m. With thirteen runners carded to face the starter, Prince Of Egypt from the Justin Snaith stable looks exceedingly tough to beat.

While he is drawn wide in gate 11, jockey JP Van Der Merwe is more than capable of navigating the tricky starting position. The son of Vercingetorix is clearly making strides with every run. His last outing saw him finish a close third, only half a length behind Typically French, a run that is strongly franked by the second-place finisher in that race having since come out to win. The opposition will have to go some to deny this colt.

The second leg of the quad comes up in Race 3, a Progress Plate over 1250m. Unfortunately, another highly-fancied horse must contend with an awkward draw. All The Rage from the Candice Bass string will be partnered by regular rider Aldo Domeyer, who knows this quality colt in the making extremely well.

His form is impeccable: four starts for two victories and two thirds. His debut win was authoritative, putting the race to bed at the 500m mark beating Star Major.