He came into the feature with a four-way coupling and punters went in boots and all for the Summerhill Stud bred Muhtafal gelding Topostwego, who had shown excellent turf feature collateral down in KZN
With 21 wins in 26 starts Hawaii was thoroughly tested for speed, stamina, character, toughness, soundness and durability in two hemispheres and two continents
In the run for home Royal Victory, having his first run over 2000m, built up from rear of midfield as he picked them off one by one and had Son Of Raj and Safe Passage firmly in his sights at the 200m
