Share Holder (Zofanny, AUS) surprised the stable with a good win after finishing strongly for in-form Marco van Rensburg in a MR97 Handicap over 1600m at the Vaal on 17 November.

Corne Spies commented: “He’s a good work horse, he’s impressed in his time with us, but I don’t think we’ve figured him out yet. There is more to come from him.”

Corne added: “Share Holder holds his breath when he gallops, so we fitted him with a tongue tie which seemed to do the trick. I’d like to get to the bottom of him. He’s a decent type of horse. If you look back to his early career he wasn’t far off the best in a G2 Guineas and a G1 Guineas. Thanks to his owner Dr Sagie Naidoo for his support.”

Corne also thanked Dr Matthew Bawden, the course veterinarian. “Share Holder broke loose and ran around a bit, but Dr Bawden had a look and declared him fit to race, so it was an 'all is well that ends well' story.”

Note: Irontail ran a poor race when fancied, in a race later on the day. Corne said: “We cannot explain his run. There were no problems after the race. He was examined by our Dr Melandie Taljaardt and two other veterinarians, they couldn’t find anything wrong, so we are puzzled by his performance.”

Promising three-year-old Kentallen Bay (Eightfold Path) bounced back with his third win from his last four starts at Turffontein on 18 November. “He suffered some trouble at the start last time and finished fourth. He was green again under the whip and under the lights, but won well again. He’s a talented horse, we’ll be looking at a feature for him once his rating catches up. Well done again to his owner/breeder David Makins, whose consistent Mcbesi finished third in the same race.”