David Thiselton

Summerveld trainer Frikkie Greyling sends out three Blue Sky Thoroughbred-bred runners in the Kwazulu-Natal Breeders Mile and the two homebreds among them, Amelia’s Legacy and Go Grayson Go, have the class to be contenders.

Amelia’s Legacy is impeccably bred being by Vercingetorix out of the classy Dynasty mare Hashtagyolo. She looked capable of following in her mother’s footsteps when showing a magnificent turn of foot second time out and winning her maiden over 1400m at Hollywoodbets Greyville by four lengths. In her first run out of the maidens she was beaten 2,15 lengths by the classy older horse Ladyofdistinction over 1400m at Hollywoodbets Greyville when receiving just 2,5kg. Then next time out she faced the same horse in the Listed Flamboyant Stakes over 1600m at Hollywoodbets Greyville and receiving just 1,5kg ran a fine 0,25 length second. Then came a mishap at the start in her next outing and she had to be withdrawn. In her following start she was well below par, finisng a 12,15 length last in the Gr 2 WSB Fillies Guineas.

Bruce le Roux of Blue Sky Thoroughbreds said, “She didn’t raise a gallop in that last run. The race before she had that incident in the starting stalls, so she was a bit nervous, but apparently she is alright now. We are hoping she is back to her best, Frikkie says he is doing all that needs to be done now and he’s taken her around to the starting pens. So we are hoping for a big run, as always, but its is all to do with her mind now. That’s the main thing and we hope she will be fine.”

Go Grayson Go also has class, but Bruce confirmed he tends to take a bit of a strong hold.

However, he might appreciate the drop in trip as he won’t need to be reined in as much as he would over further.

Bruce said, “He probably needs to go to the front and take his chances. Frikkie gives him a big shout, although I think if Amerlia’s Legacy runs her normal race she may be a little better than Go Grayson Go.”

Amelia’s Legacy jumps from a draw eight under Serino Moodley and Go Grayson Go jumps from draw six under Richard Fourie.

Greyling aso sends out Mtr Hotstepper, who won two of his first five starts and finished second in another but then went completely off form in his next two starts. After a layoff of ten months there was no improvement and he has thus finished last in his last three starts.

Bruce said, “He gets so wound up when he gets to the races.”

Blue Sky Thoroughbreds also bred the Mark Dixon-trained Cleartherunway, who ran a cracker over 1600m at Hollywoodbets Scottsville last time and on that effort he won’t be too far off them.

Officially Cleartherunway is 6,5kg under sufferance with the best weighted Palace Prince, while Amelia’s Legacy is only 2kg under sufferance, Go Grayson Go is 4,5kg under sufferance and Mr Hotstepper is 8,5kg under sufferance.

Bruce said abot the rest of the Bluesky horses on the day, “I think we’ve got some fair chances. I can’t say there is anything sticking out, although in the first race Stuart Ferrie quite likes Predator’s Crown. She ran a good second on debut in February and hasn’t run since because she pulled a muscle.”