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No. 2238
MARCH 2016
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The Kahal gelding Flyfirstclass should take Cutting Edge all the way to the wire
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MR 96 HANDICAP at Greyville on Wednesday
Apprentice Lyle Hewitson is the talking apprentice in the South African riding ranks and he gets the opportunity to boot home his first winner around the turn at Greyville on Wednesday. He rides the smart Kahal gelding Flyfirstclass for Craig Eudey in the jackpot opener.
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t is difficult to recall when last a new race-riding appie has attracted the amount of attention that has greeted the young man who only joined the SA Jockey Academy in January, and had his first professional ride only in the first week of this month. The former champion workrider rode his first professional winner on Blizzard Belle at Fairview on 18 March in an emotional
moment for the family – his Dad Carl is assistant to trainer Yvette Bremner and is also part owner of the SA 1000m record holding filly. All races are around the turn at Greyville and there was some consternation and puzzlement recently when Lyle was not allowed to ride at the Durban City venue. “Lyle has now fulfilled his qualifying rides and is allowed to ride experienced horses around the turn – by ‘experienced’ we refer
to a horse that has run a minimum of three times,” confirmed NHA KZN Stipe Derk Anderson on enquiry. Hewitson looks full value for his 4kg claim and although the gulf between workriders and jockeys is an enormous one, it can only be a matter of time before he starts reeling in the winners with regularity.
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Flyfirstclass certainly presents him with a great
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opportunity in the polytrack MR 96 Handicap. The 6yo is carded as topweight and carries 60,5kgs as the class runner in the field of eight. He beat July winner Power King on the turf four runs back and has won over 200m further on the polytrack. He is known to be a fellow with problems, but on best form to decent sorts, including the likes of Ice Machine, must be a serious runner at best. Cont. p.2
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