There is just no stopping the Paul Peter team! The Turffontein-based trainer took another step to the SA Championship title with a terrific Nursery double at Turffontein on Saturday.
After the undefeated Maharanee had blown her opposition away in the SA Fillies Nursery a half hour earlier, stablemate Miss Cool steamrollered the males in the R400 000 Heineken Gr2 SA Nursery to join the illustrious handful of the fairer sex to have won the boys’ race.
Gavin Lerena sends Miss Cool to an impressive victory (Pic – JC Photos)
In a smart move to avoid his top 2yo fillies clashing in the earlier feature, Paul Peter decided to take on the boys with a 2,5kg sex allowance. It was a move that paid off
Switched out at about the 400m for a clear run by Gavin Lerena, Miss Cool (7-1) charged clear to beat Union Square (33-10) by 3,75 lengths in a time of 67,13 secs. Maharanee won it the girls race in 68 sec flat.
Roy Magner’s Thunderstone found his feet late to fly late for third, a further 1,25 lengths back.
The 14-10 favourite Karangetang never got into it and was a well-beaten fifth and as much as 6,45 lengths off the impressive winner.
Winning jockey Gavin Lerena labelled Miss Cool a ‘ beautiful filly with an amazing action.’
“She really quickened like a good sort,” added the jockey on his first ride on Champions Day 2022, with a major mission as pilot of favourite Kommetdieding later in the afternoon.
A winner of 3 races with 2 places from 6 starts, Miss Cool took her earnings to R416 250.
Bred by Mike Jolly Breeding, the winner is a daughter of What A Winter (Western Winter) out of the Miesque’s Approval mare French Rose. The Trippi half-brother named French Trip sold to Sands Racing for R450 000 at this past week’s National Yearling Sale.
