Lerena Warns Pace ‘Yank’ Is Bad Medicine

Result works out well in end

Pace makes the race – and no pace makes for a dangerous race! Visiting Highveld-based jockey Gavin Lerena gave his colleagues a mild rev after winning the third race at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday.

Gavin Lerena – things still worked out well (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)

 

 

“They yanked the pace up at the 800m – we were going slower than a crawl. Unacceptable – it’s the biggest form of interference. So much could have gone wrong,” added Lerena, won the race on the Alyson Wright-trained Bad Medicine (14-10) who beat the well-supported Silver Platter (18-10) by 3,60 lengths in a time of 126,84 secs for the 2000m.

The course record is 119,60 secs set some years back by London News.

The man who was setting the pace on MJ Odendaal’s Mont Tremblant was  4kg-claimer Sifisokuhle Bungane who  was having only his 23rd ride and has 1 winner to his credit.

Lerena had the winner beautifully positioned in third at that point and was also holding on for dear life behind Rachel Venniker on I Am Classy.

 

 

Let’s wait for the Stipes report.

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