Charles Laird. Trained the feature winner and had a good day with four winners
The 3yo Dylan’s Promise gave her elders a galloping lesson when leading all the way to win the R120 000 Umsinzi Handicap run over 1800m at Clairwood on Sunday.
Jockey Kevin Shea rode a confident race and said that he knew he had the non black type race won at the top of the straight already. The win capped a rewarding day for trainer Charles Laird, who registered four winners on the afternoon.
In a nine horse field with no obvious pacemaker in the play, Shea had no hesitation in leading the bunch at a relaxed gallop from the jump.
The pair led Red Book and Awesome Beauty with Polar Jet and Saucy Savannah further back as they went into the turn.
Turning for home, Shea slipped a three length lead as very little appeared to be making up ground behind him and his mount continued to gallop resolutely, as the Mike Bass mare Shimmering Jet tried to make an impression.
Inside the 200m marker it was patently obvious that they were not going to catch the leader and Dylan’s Promise won going away in a time of 109,89 secs.
Good Ride. Kevin Shea rode Dylan’s Promise
She beat Shimmering Jet by 3 lengths, while Red Book stayed on well for third after being prominent for most of the journey.
Winning jockey Kevin Shea said that Dylan’s Promise had impressed him and that she had been going well thoughout the race
Trainer Charles Laird said that he had always felt she would be best as a 4yo and a Natal Oaks type filly. He said that she would be travelling to Gauteng this week for the Gr1 SA Fillies Classic at the end of March.
Bred by Austramore Pty Ltd and Cobra Bloodstock Australia Pty Ltd, she is by Dylan Thomas out of the Group winning Rigoletto mare, Madonna.
The R825 000 Ready To Run graduate Dylan’s Promise was registering a fourth win and third place from her 10 starts, and took her earnings to R308 580.
