Same Jurisdiction put up a magnificent performance in her seasonal reappearance at Scottsville yesterday when cruising to an effortless 2,75 length victory under Anton Marcus in a Pinnacle Stakes event over 1400m.

The four-year-old Mambo In Seattle filly will thus head off for Cape Town on a high note and her chief targets there will be the Gr 1 Klawervlei Majorca Stakes over 1600m and the Gr 1 Maine Chance Farms Paddock Stakes over 1800m.

On her last two performances, victory in the Gr 1 Jonsson Workwear Garden Province Stakes and yesterday, she is likely the best filly in the country, despite belonging to a vintage crop, a few of whom will still be racing in South Africa this season.

Same Jurisdiction started at odds of 1/3 yesterday.

The Brett Crawford-trained De Kock built on his previous good run, which followed two below par performances, to finish second. The Gavin Van Zyl- trained pair MLJet, who set a good pace, and No Worries were third and fourth respectively followed by the Howells-trained Surefire.

Later, the Paddy Lunn yard kept up their recent good form when the six-year-old Mogok gelding Mr Whatever powered to victory in a MR 90 Handicap over 1000m under 4kg claimer Akshay Balloo having been backed in over a course and distance he loves.

Meanwhile in Mauritius the seven-year-old Argentinian-bred Vettel from the Ramapatee Gujadhur stable was a surprise winner of the island’s biggest race, the Air Mauritius Maiden Cup over 2400m, under Kevin Ghunowa.

By David Thiselton

Picture: Same Jurisdiction (Nkosi Hlophe)