Direct Hit ran right back to his excellent February figure recorded in the Cape when returning to base at Fairview. He obliterated rivals down the straight, scoring 96 ++ and is one of the best babies seen in SA this season. It will be interesting should trainer Alan Greeff choose to send the Canford
Willie Mullins is a remarkable trainer. He topped multiple previous achievements when saddling 1-2-3 in the Grand National on Saturday at Aintree, with the winner Nick Rockett, ridden by his son, Patrick. Timeform are of the opinion that it was a particularly classy renewal – awarding monster ratings to the winner, runner up I
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“Historians are not prophets” is an apt quote. Being able to make sense of things in hindsight is nowhere near as big of a skill as forecasting or predicting what might happen in future. That said, sometimes, even doing an after-the-event, “post mortem” can be challenging. Conflicting evidence, maybe a lack of accurate data
Eight on Eighteen (s/s 108) did not let supporters down at Kenilworth in the Cape Derby, following up on his sterling victory in the Met over the same course and distance. He was made to fight for the gold gong by stable mate Sail the Seas (s/s 104), whilst Garrix (s/s 101) tired late
Winds of Change is a smart, up and coming sprinter. The Azzies’ know a thing or two about training speedballs – just think of their champ, National Currency who earned a speed score of 117 in his prime. Winds of Change ran in the low 90’s at two (a sign of natural talent) and
Any punter on the 8/10 “jolly”, Greaterix in the Gauteng Guineas would have been counting their winnings going into the final 200m as he moved up sweetly under the hands, on the inside of long-time leader, Parisian Walkway. Remarkably, Alec Laird’s 33/1 longshot fought back to get the gold gong, as Mike & Mathew
The sole 3YO in the 2025 Met, Eight on Eighteen snuck through on the rail to outstay a posse of older rivals in an exciting finish where the first nine past the post were covered by just three lengths. The finishing fraction was quite slow (26.1 seconds for the final 400m, which, expressed as
Vaughan Marshall, trainer of King’s Plate victor, One Stripe describes him as “phenomenal.” The trainer, who can now add this historic WFA mile race to his storied resume, confirmed that One Stripe’s key attributes are the gears of increasing speed he can work through to win important races. Those qualities were evident on Saturday
Pistol Pete (speed score 103) was fancied to win the Lebelo Sprint – a G3 at Turffontein on Saturday. He got the job done – but only just as Netttleton (s/s 102) nearly dived past the Tony Peter trained favourite. The winner pressed the pace, was ridden hard to take the lead, and was