The classy Craig Eudey-trained six-year-old Kahal gelding Flyfirstclass defied a 91 day layoff to win the main race at Scottsville on Sunday, a MR 100 Handicap over 1200m, under Alec Forbes.

The big bay showed pace throughout before finding another gear to pull clear of the nine-year-old veteran Royal Zulu Warrior and the hot favourite De Kock to win by 1,75 lengths, returning odds of 12/1.

The first race, a Maiden for fillies and mares over 1200m, saw Kumaran Naidoo clinching a weekend double. His first-timer three-year-old by Rebel King, Deep Down Rebel, emerged from the pack to chase down the pacemaker Kingsview before going on to beat her in good style under 4kg claimer Tristan Godden.

In the second, a MR 87 Handicap for fillies and mares over 1200m, the lack of pace in the small seven horse race played into the hands of topweight LittleBlacknumber, who still had enough in the tank to find a kick under a rider she gets on well with, Brandon Lerena. The Duncan Howells yard ran one-two-three in this race as the fancied Tiptol was second ahead of the favourite Miss Argentina.

Dean Kannemeyer then made it a weekend double and both wins were with newly arrived horses to his Summerveld satellite yard from his Cape Milnerton base. His Fort Wood gelding, In Your Dreams, rallied to win an average Maiden for three-year-olds over 1400m under Forbes from the favourite The Deacon.

The hard-knocking Glen Kotzen-trained Cyclone Sassy enjoyed the step up to 1400m in the next, a Maiden for three-year-old fillies, and won cosily under Anton Marcus. The fifth was a maiden over 2400m and the Gary Rich-trained Musuchelalomissus got the better of the favourite Scot’s Party, who once again found little after traveling well throughout.

In the seventh, a MR 80 Handicap over 1200m, Puller made it a double as his three-year-old Antonius Pius gelding St Marco, merit rated 79, remained unbeaten in two starts when just getting up under Athandiwe Mgudlwa to deny Hip Hop Dancer with the favourite Monte Cristo in third.

In the last, a MR 72 Handicap over 1200m, the Paddy Lunn-trained three-year-old Var filly Timeous proved herself a decent sort by winning comfortably first time out the maidens off a merit rating of 81 and the win gave Godden a double.

By David Thiselton

Picture: Flyfirstclass (Anita Akal)