Hollywoodbets-sponsored trainer Gavin Smith made it five straight wins in the non black-type Speedsters Stakes as the Ridgemont-bred Canford Cliffs mare Song Of Myself capitalized on her light weight to register 56,64 secs in the 1000m headliner at Fairview on Friday.
Formerly based with Candice Bass-Robinson at Milnerton, the speedy mare made it 3 wins from 4 starts in the Eastern Cape as she catapulted clear under a thrilled Yuzae Ramzan to beat the accomplished tote favourite Fairy Knight (who gave her 12kgs!) by 3,50 lengths.
Ramzan, who said his mind was ‘in a good space’ this season, followed up for Gavin Smith in the very next race when Globetronic won at 14-1.
Bred by Ridgemont, the winner races for Hollywood Racing and is a daughter of multiple Grade 1 winner Canford Cliffs (Tagula) out of the thrice-winning Poet’s Voice mare, Leaves Of Grass.
Now a winner of 4 races with 2 places from 9 starts and R318 964 in stakes, Song Of Myself has low mileage on the clock and can be followed.
The other successful combination on the afternoon was Zietzman Oosthuizen and Apprentice Girish Dookhit, who marked up a double with Alado’s Pride (20-1) and George Handel (5-1).