TOP heavyweight rider Bernard Fayd’Herbe (33) has been selected for the line-up of South African jockeys to take on the world’s best at Turffontein on Saturday 15 November and at Kenilworth on Sunday 16 November.

Bernard Fayd’Herbe.

Fayd’Herbe, who grew up in Madagascar, will complete the team and joins S’manga Khumalo (Captain), Piere Strydom, Richard Fourie, Muzi Yeni and Anthony Delpech.

The sixth member of the International team is still to be announced. He or she will join James Doyle (Captain – UK), Martin Harley (Ireland), Adam Kirby (United Kingdom), Andreas Helfenbein (Germany) and Selim Kaya (Turkey).

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