Trainer Garth Puller scored a 2000m handicap double at Greyville yesterday with the Overlord gelding Seeking The Dream, ridden by 4kg claimer Akshay Balloo, and the Tiger Dance gelding Worship Dancer, who was ridden by Athandiwe Mgudlwa. Later Puller clinched a meeting treble when the Mullins Bay filly Respect At Bay won the last over 1000m under 4kg claimer Eric Ngwane.

Worship Dancer gets up in a tight finish (Nkosi Hlophe)

Drier and Cormack added another two winners yesterday. First the hard knocking Fort Wood gelding Lighting The Fire relished the step up in trip in the third, a maiden over 1600m, to win comfortably. Later the three-year-old Just As Well filly Well In Flight proved herself a useful type when easily winning a Novice Plate over 1400m for fillies and mares.

Wendy Whitehead completed a weekend double yesterday when the three-year-old Mogok filly Storm Kitten ran on strongly under Ian Sturgeon in a maiden for fillies and mares over 1200m having jumped from a wide draw. On Friday night Whitehead’s The Sheik gelding Texican relished the step up to 1400m in a maiden and ran on strongly to score under Sean Veale.

Paul Lafferty’s Lecture gelding Roy’s Strike Force ran on well to win the first yesterday, a maiden over 1200m, and along with Drier’s Lighting The Fire could win more races.p out of the maidens.

Brandon Lerena added another winner yesterday to score a weekend double. Delpech had a double on Friday night.
– David Thiselton