Muhindi steers Sifi Moyo to Brigade of Guards glory

By OSCAR PILIPILI

The Oliver Gray-trained four-year-old Sifi Moyo, owned by the Rainbow Warriors with Apprentice James Muhindi aboard, gave a last minute gallop to the finish to win Brigade of Guards Trophy.

Sifi Moyo beat stablemate Kamari with Timothy Pretorius in the saddle by 2/1/2 length to win the feature race at Ngong Racecourse yesterday.

Gray smartly entered front runner Olympic Spirit booking Julie McCann, but it was Kamari who mounted a stiff challenge against the leader in the 2800m race that attracted five runners.

Earlier on, visiting Jockey Pretorius steered Pirates Coup (SAF) a three-year-old filly trained by Gill Fraser beat tote favourite On Fire with the mount of Le Sercombe to second place during the season’s Guinness trials.

1:15 pm: First Race — The Mbagathi Handicap (1,200m)

1. Moschatel (Le Sercombe)

2. Creekside Inn (Mrs S. Wachira)

3. Rappers Delight (Mr JA Muya)

Distance: 4, NS, So. Time: 1.13.1/10. Favourite: Moschatel. Tote win: 2.1. Places: None. Exacta: 11.3. Runners: 6. Winner owned by Mrs M. Haynes.

1:50 pm: Second Race — The Gucha Handicap (1,000m)

1. Rototag (SAF) (C. Mwangi)

2. Big Bad Wolf (T. Pretorius)

3. High Point (J. Muhindi)

Distance: 3/4, 11/2, 1/2. Time: 1:00.00. Favourite: Storm Warning. Rototag. Tote win: 13.3. Places: None. Exacta: 81.0. Runners: 6. Winner owned by M/s A Jillo, P. New, Ms M. Hanslip and Mr/s S. Windell.

2:25 pm: Third Race — The Tana Handicap (1,600m)

1. Bronzewing (T. Pretorius)

2. Samawi (J. Muhindi)

3. Windemere (S. Njuguna)

Distance: 3 1/2, 1 1/2, 1. Time: 1.43.3/10. Favourite: Windemere. Tote win: 2.2. Places: None. Exacta: 10.1. Runners: 7. Winner owned by Mr and Mrs AT Fraser.

3:00 pm: Fourth Race — The HV Pirie Trophy (1,400m)

1. Pirates Coup (SAF) (T. Pretorius)

2. On Fire (Le Sercombe)

3. Onapromise (H. Muya)

Distance: 3, 2, 1/2. Time: 1:28:6/10. Favourite: On Fire. Tote win: 2.7. Places: 1.4, 1.3, 1.4. Exacta: 4.4. Runners: 8. Winner owned by Mr and Mrs AT Fraser.

3.35 pm: Fifth Race — The Turkwel Maiden (1,200m)

1. Almost Christmas (C. Mwangi)

2. Bongoman (S. Kiplimo)

3. Whirligig ( J McCann)

Distance: 4 1/2, 1 1/2, 5. Time: 1.13 6/10. Favourite: Bongoman. Tote win: 13.5. Places: 4.5, 1.3, 1.9. Exacta: 45.6. Runners: 12. Winner owned by Mr N. Murray.

4.05 pm: Sixth Race — The Brigade of Guards Trophy (2,800m)

1. Sifi Moyo (J. Muhindi)

2. Kamari (T. Pretorius)

3. Vivaldi (I. Wachira)

Distance: 2 1/2, 2, 6 . Time: 3:00:00. Favourite: Sifi Moyo. Tote win: 1.9. Places: None. Exacta: 11.2. Runners: 5. Winner owned by Rainbow Warriors.

4.35 pm: Seventh Race — The Nairobi Handicap (1,400m)

1. Titanium (S. Kiplimo)

2. Alcazar (I. Wachira)

3. Brut Rose (T. Pretorius)

Distance: 5 1/4, 1/2, 2l, 6l. Time: 1:30:2/10. Favourite: Brut Rose. Tote win: 3.5. Places: 1.8, 3.6, 1.3. Exacta: 44.7. Runners: 11. Winner owned by Mr FMD Erskine.

JP: 8x 2x2x5 (2441.10 (pay out)

PA: 1,3,5,x2,4,6x1,2,3 x3,78x2x4 x6x1,2,5x1,4,5 (40.20)

P6 c/o 19757.62.

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