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<\/p>\nSee It Again is out to prove trainer Justin Snaith\u2019s belief that he\u2019s \u201cthe best weight-for-age horse in South Africa\u201d when he steps back to a mile in the G1 H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes at Turffontein on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The six-year-old scored an epic, redeeming win in the G1 Cape Town Met at Kenilworth last month, avenging his G1 King\u2019s Plate defeat to The Real Prince and giving long-time recovering addict Andrew Fortune his first victory in the great race.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With Fortune nursing a broken shoulder and collarbone, Richard Fourie will take the ride this time and while Snaith is confident the champion jockey\u2019s track knowledge will only be beneficial, the challenge will be the move away from See It Again\u2019s sea-side base in Cape Town to race at altitude on the Highveld, about 5,750 feet above sea level.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSee It Again is very well,\u201d Snaith told Idol Horse. \u201cEverything has gone to plan, everything is going well, but it\u2019s a raid and up at altitude, so it complicates things: it\u2019s a big problem racing at altitude.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFortunately the horse that we possibly have to beat is doing the same thing and that does help when the guy you probably have to beat is also travelling up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That horse is fellow Cape Town raider The Real Prince, trained by Dean Kannemeyer. See It Again had The Real Prince third in the 2000m Cape Town Met, but was himself third behind The Real Prince the time before in the G1 King\u2019s Plate over a mile.<\/p>\n
But See It Again was deemed unlucky in the King\u2019s Plate and Snaith has faith in his ability at\u00a0 the shorter trip, at which he has not won since the Pinnacle Stakes in November 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s very good at a mile and a lot of his mile races have been runs to bring him into another race and he almost wins them anyway,\u201d Snaith said. \u201cThat\u2019s why we decided to go for it, because if you look at the last mile race, if he gets a run, he probably wins it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019s a very smart individual, he\u2019s probably the best weight-for-age horse in South Africa, so there\u2019s only one way to prove that and that\u2019ll be on Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fourie was Snaith\u2019s stable jockey before enjoying a successful spell in Hong Kong in the 2012-13 season, and has ridden numerous big wins for the stable since then, most recently when stepping in for last weekend\u2019s G1 Cape Derby success on Wish List.<\/p>\n
\u201cSee It Again will run his race whoever rides him, to be honest, but it\u2019s a great pick-up that we can get somebody like Richard, we\u2019re very fortunate. And he won in the last Group race where he filled in so I don\u2019t see any difference here,\u201d Snaith said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEspecially at Turffontein, you want jockeys that ride well at certain tracks and Richard\u2019s got a great record at Turffontein and that\u2019s quite important. Some jockeys don\u2019t suit some tracks: when you go to Jo\u2019burg or Greyville in Durban, Richard\u2019s one of those guys you want.\u201d<\/p>\n
The high-class field of nine also includes a strong local contingent: the Alec Laird-trained pair Fire Attack and Atticus Finch, last year\u2019s winner Cosmic Speed from the Sean Tarry stable, and the 2024 victor Main Defender, trained by Tony Peter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a raid, there are risks involved but he himself is in a great space and all ready for Saturday,\u201d Snaith added. \u201cWe expect a really good run from him if he handles the altitude.\u201d \u220e<\/p>\n
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