For only the third time, the International team handed the South Africans a crushing blow when winning the Air Mauritius International Jockeys’ Challenge, at Turffontein on Sunday, reports Tabnews.
PJ Mcdonald – viictor ludorum
Irish jockey PJ Mcdonald took individual honours with two winners and a third.
For newcomers to the track the visitors’ tactics were exceptional and they conceded only two wins in the six-legged competition. They won the IJC by 331 points to South Africa’s 290.
Mcdonald scored 86 points, with apprentice Lyle Hewitson not missing a dance and doing best of the local riders in the individual challenge with 74 points.
Anthony Delpech captained the SA team, while Pat Smullen was in charge of the visitors.
| South Africa | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Leg 5 | Leg 6 | Total |
| Antony Delpech | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 39 |
| Greg Cheyne | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 48 |
| Lyle Hewitson | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 74 |
| S’manga Khumalo | 6 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 45 |
| Gavin Lerena | 4 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 56 |
| Craig Zackey | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Team total | 49 | 31 | 27 | 72 | 47 | 64 | 290 |
| International | |||||||
| Pat Smullen (Ire) | 3 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 45 |
| Corey Brown (Aus) | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 62 |
| Martin Dwyer (Eng) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 40 |
| Seamie Heffernan (Ire) | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 40 |
| PJ Mcdonald (Ire) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 86 |
| Thierry Thulliez (Fra) | 8 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 58 |
| Team total | 58 | 69 | 73 | 28 | 53 | 50 | 331 |
