Yogas Govender changes yards at Summerveld next Tuesday and he believes that the move will mark a significant step forward in his new career as a public trainer.

Govender, who runs Roy’s Gold in race two at Scottsville today, said: “Things have been a bit slow so far – as I knew they would be – but I have had good support from some good owners and we have bought some nice horses.

“I now have 15 babies which we purchased at the National, Suncoast and Two-Year-Old sales and I move into a new 32-box barn on September 1. I see this as the restart of a successful career, this time on my own, and it will soon be all systems go.”

Govender, 42, parted company with Sabine Plattner in February after five and a half years as private trainer to the Yzerfontein operation. He trained over 300 winners there, most notably Martial Eagle in the 2013 J & B Met. Mrs Plattner has still to appoint a replacement.

By Michael Clower

Picture: Yogas Govender