A five winner week!

THIS was an excellent week for the stable, there are times when everything works out very well for our hard-working team, well done to all of them, and our loyal patrons, winners below!

TURFFONTEIN, 8 DECEMBER

RACE 4: MAIDEN PLATE (F&M), 1400m

WINNER: CHLORIS 3chF Flower Alley (USA) – Athina by Fort Wood (USA).
OWNER:  Wilgerbosdrift (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Mrs M Slack).
BRED BY: Wilgwerbosdrift and Mauritzfontein
JOCKEY: Craig Zackey
Zackey comments: “She’s improved a lot after her debut. The whole week we were saying, ‘she’s really well’, we couldn’t have her better within herself., coming into this race. More nice improvement to come from her.”
Alson Ndzilana comments: “I was worried about the favourite, but she is a decent filly and she improved to turn the tables.”

RACE 7: MAIDEN PLATE, 2000m

WINNER: BOLD RESOLVE 3bG Master Of My Fate – Queen Of All by Jallad (USA).
OWNERS: Mrs M Slack and Mr M B Javett.
BRED BY: Varsfontein Stud
JOCKEY: Gavin Lerena
Lerena comments: “He enjoyed every inch of the 2000m, won a nice race.”
Alson Ndzilana comments: “Well done to Mike for finding his right distance and to Gavin for a good ride. He tends to pull, settled today.”

TURFFONTEIN, 12 DECEMBER

RACE 1: MAIDEN PLATE (F&M), 1100m

WINNER: DUNYAA (AUS) 3bF Brazen Beau (AUS) – World Map (IRE) by Pivotal (GB).
OWNERS: Al Adiyaat South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
BREEDERS: Erinvale Investments (Pty) Ltd, Vic.
JOCKEY: Callan Murray
Murray comments: “Surprised with her speed today because she was outpaced over 1000m last time.  She’ll probably enjoy 1400m in time to come.”
Also Ndzilana comments: “Callan rode a good race, and Mphumi Mjoka too on the runner-up, who jumped awkwardly and lost ground, still ran second for us.”

RACE 5: MR83 HANDICAP (FM), 1800m

WINNER: FIRE FLOWER 4bF Flower Alley (USA) – Festival Of Fire by Kahal (GB).
OWNER: Lady C O’Reilly
BREEDER: Lady C O’Reilly
JOCKEY: Kabelo Matsunyane
Matsunyane comments: “It wasn’t the plan to dictate the race, but she was travelling so well I let her do it, and she quickened well too. Thanks to Mr De Kock, he calls her ‘my wife’ because I ride her so often in work.”
Alson Ndzilana comments: “She enjoyed the 1800m, raced against fillies today and is getting stronger with maturity.”

RACE 7: PINNACLE STAKES, 1600m

WINNER: QUEEN SUPREME (IRE) 5chM Exceed And Excel (AUS) – Call Later (USA) by Gone West (USA).
OWNERS: Mauritzfontein (Pty) Ltd (Nom: Miss J B Slack) and Messrs M F de Kock, L M Nestadt, J R van der Linden and Mrs N P Malherbe.
BREEDER:  Thomas Hassett. 
JOCKEY: Callan Murray
Murray comments: “The race was run at a true pace, I didn’t want to let (pacemaker) Chjimes get away, but I also didn’t want to let her go too soo, she is very capable, our prep with her is on track, bring on the bigger races!”
Also Ndzilana comments: “She just needed her last run when she was giving weight to a good filly. Very happy with her run today.”