So Flawless (speed score 104 +) rounded off her under-appreciated career with a second successive Grade 3 victory in the Final Fling Stakes (G3) at Kenilworth. The race was a great success for Plattner Racing and trainer Andre Nel who saddled the exacta with three-year-old, Young Love (s/s 98.)

So Flawless (by Legislate) has run some big triple digit numbers, be it in defeat when close to Hoedspruit in last year’s Winter Classic, and in victories such as Saturday’s romp. Most notable is her turn of foot; she can really click on the afterburners and accelerate powerfully even when competing over 1800m on a sticky track.

It would be nice to see the four -year- old stay on in training as she is plenty good enough to take on stronger fields, but she is leased out by the breeder, James Armitage who understandably wants her back @ Stud. Her progeny should be commercially attractive and are awaited with anticipation.

Jockey, Greg Cheyne is moving over to the UK to take up a work opportunity with premier British trainer, William Haggas. He signed off his long SA career, where he was perennially ranked inside the Top Ten, with a win on Ridgemont’s Dynasty filly Walk of Fame in the G3 Champagne Stakes.

It was nip and tuck as Major Attraction rallied gamely but Cheyne kept Brett Crawford’s strapping bay up to her task and she snuck in by a whisker in this 1200m sprint. Walk of Fame is now also Stud bound – with a strong pedigree and an accomplished record of 4 wins from 14 starts (including a peak speed figure of 103) her offspring will also be sought after in the sales ring.

On the topic of yearling auctions, Pyledriver who failed to fetch a measly reserve of 10 000 gns as sceptics were unimpressed with both his unfashionable sire (Harbour Watch) and his crazy antics (he bites!), continues to pick up big prizes for his hugely fortuitous owner/breeders.

Pyledriver has competed with distinction around the world, starting from home base in Britain where he won on debut at 66/1, then off to Kong Kong (attained a world class speed figure of 121 there) thence to the Middle East and now back to the UK where he stunned a quality King George field as the 18/1 rank outsider.

Any bloodstock agent will declare fair that they are selling a dream. Buying the best-bred horses that are fine athletic specimens increases the chances of success yet there are no guarantees that spending more money leads to buying a champ.

Occasionally, dirt cheap, less fashionably bred youngsters (perhaps even with glaring physical faults) sneak under the radars of the experts and prove life transforming for their lucky owners. Pyledriver has taken his owner/breeders and trainer William Muir on a global racing adventure whilst netting them close to two million Pounds. He targets the Arc next and is priced at 16/1, in from 66’s.