Dean Kannemeyer is an astute trainer of horses that stay a trip and he looks to have a bright prospect for the big staying races come Champions Season as top weight Mr Winsome blew away his rivals in the Racing.Itsarush.co.za Pinnacle Stakes over 2 400m at Scottsville yesterday.

Mr Winsome (Nkosi Hlophe)

Not only did the gelding keep his clean sheet at the course where he has recorded three wins from as many starts, but he won in facile fashion, putting plenty of daylight between himself and second-placed pacemaker Serissa with the filly Forbidden Duel plugging on from the back of the field to take third.

Roy Moodley must have close on thirty horses racing named Roy’s something-or-other but they have a good track record. Roy’s Air Force and Roy’s Marciano filled the first two placings in the Blinkers Bar Middle Stakes over 1 200m and just for good measure, the Moodley-owned Royalsecuritypower, named after his business Royal Security, filled third spot.

On Friday evening Roy’s Taxi was also on the mark.

Roy’s Air Force also rounded off a red-letter day for young apprentice Ashton Arries and Summerveld-based Paul Lafferty. Arries, who has come on leaps and bounds over the past month, was aboard all three of Lafferty’s winners and was particularly good on Roy’s Air Force as he punched his mount through a tight gap to get up close home. Earlier he had triumphed on Double Clutch and kicked off his afternoon on Simply Scrumptious in the All To Come Juvenile Plate.

It was a tough day for the backers of favourites, compounded by odds-on favourite Indian Tractor only managing to plough his way into third in the final race of the afternoon as Admiral’s Guest gave Brandon Lerena a double for the day and Mark Dixon a double for the weekend with the diminutive Courageous King winning at Greyville on Friday.

By Andrew Harrison