HORSE RACING
Fairview feature in Bass-Robinson’s sights
Candice Bass-Robinson can be proud of her achievements in her first season as a licensed trainer
Whatever happens in the remaining 10 weeks of the 2016-17 campaign, Candice Bass-Robinson can be proud of her achievements in her first season as a licensed trainer.The daughter of legendary trainer Mike Bass has saddled 70 winners and is in fourth place in the national trainers log. Her runners have earned more than R12m in stakes.What would have delighted the Cape-based trainer was the return to winning ways of her star four-year-old, Marinaresco, who won last Sunday’s grade2 Drill Hall Stakes at Greyville. Runner-up in the 2016 July, the Silvano gelding disappointed during the Cape season.Bass-Robinson aims to win another feature race this weekend when she sends her well-bred three-year-old, Dorset Noble, to Fairview to contest the R350,000 World Sports Betting East Cape Derby.Bred in Australia, Dorset Noble is a son of Canford Cliffs out of a mare by Generous and so is sure to relish the Derby trip of 2,400m. He races in the colours of Marsh Shirtliff and Investec chief Bernard ...
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