Paul Lafferty – flies in
Paul Lafferty has confirmed his Premiers Champion Stakes winner Harry’s Son a definite runner in the Grand Parade Cape Guineas at Kenilworth on Saturday week – and he is going to fly the colt from Durban.
Lafferty said: “It’s a real safari by road and we are not going to bu**** around. He is a muscle-bound horse and I don’t want him on a heavy track. We will land in Cape Town early on the morning of the race and fly him back again afterwards.”
Piere Strydom, who has ridden the Australian-bred in his last four starts, will again have the mount. The six-time champion won the race on Pointing North in 2008.
Harry’s Son was beaten four and a quarter lengths by 55-1 shock Unparalleled when starting 16-10 favourite for the Investec Dingaans last time but Lafferty was well satisfied with the performance.
Harry’s Son takes on Act Of War
He said: “The heavens opened 40 minutes before the Dingaans and the ground became an absolute bog. I thought they were going to have to cancel racing. Our horse ran his heart out but he couldn’t get near one who loved the going.
“I have great respect for the other horses in the Guineas, especially Joey Ramsden’s Act Of War who I think is a superstar, but we are not going to shirk the challenge. We’ve got to get down there and take them on.”
Generalissimo, who broke the Kenilworth 1 200m record last month but failed to stay when tried over a mile in the Selangor, has not been entered.
Dennis Drier said that there are no definite plans for the colt at this stage, adding: “I will play it by ear, freshen him up and then bring him back sprinting.”
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