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We’ve labelled him mercurial. We’ve suggested he is enigmatic. He may even be something of an equine Jekyll and Hyde. But there is no denying Link Man’s capabilities on the track when on song.
Alec Laird has a smart sort on his hands in the grey Go Deputy gelding Pessoa. The 4yo confirmed his progressive status with a smooth win in the Listed Michaelmas Handicap and he looks to have earned a shot at the Sansui Summer Cup
Mike De Kock produced more of the magic to win the R600 000 Gr2 Emerald Cup with the fancied Meadow Magic
Robbie Fradd rode a confident race to get Sapphire Ring home in the Listed Banyana Handicap
MJ Byleveld seized the initiative off a slow pace to score a smooth win for Mike Bass in the Listed Settlers Trophy at Durbanville. The 5yo Jeppe’s Reef is no star, but he is fit and stays well enough
KwaZulu-Natal trainer Kumaran Naidoo celebrated a terrific trifecta in Saturday’s Hampton Handicap (L) on the Vaal sand. 7yo Be Assured had a gutsy win at 33-1 from the 6-1 Cape Winter and Furious Dancer.
St John Gray bred, owns and trains the winner of the Listed Emerald Fillies Handicap at the Vaal on Saturday
The smart Caesour colt Tevez scored the deciding goal in the Listed Sophomore Sprint at Kenilworth today. It was a good win on a tough day for Mike Bass Racing
Yvette Bremner’s smart 4yo Blaze Of Fire led for most of the trip to win the Founders Trophy at Arlington last Friday.
Ricky Maingard’s Ice Axe asserted his supremacy over arch-rival IL Saggiatore to win the Gr1 Phoenix Beverages Maiden Cup run over 2400m at the Champ de Mars in Mauritius on Sunday
Jockey Muzi Yeni doubled his new season tally in the space of five races at Flamingo Park on Monday and put a disappointing last season well behind him in the process
It is eerie to think that there would have been no Siren’s Call, Sound Of Warning, or for that matter Call To Unite, had fate not decreed that Enchanted Cove follow her dam to South Africa, and that Peter de Beyer had the foresight to return Elusive Fort back home from the States as well!
There’s lots more to play for!
