PREGNANT PRECEDENT PREVAILS IN FLAMBOYANT STAKES
Monday, January 3, 2011 at 02:50PM 
Precedent - Flamboyant Stakes (Grade 3)
(Photos : Gold Circle)
FLAMBOYANT STAKES (Grade 3)
Scottsville, Turf, 1600m
2 January 2011
It’s not as though there’s no precedent for it, but it’s not altogether your everyday occurrence. The victrix in yesterday’s historic Flamboyant Stakes (rerouted to Scottsville from its traditional spot at Durban’s city centre circuit, Greyville, after torrential coastal rains) was the Model Man mare, Precedent who revealed glimpses of her form of last season when she strode away comfortably in the closing stages.
You could say we might’ve expected this from a performer of her ilk, but what makes this a rare feat is the fact she’s just completed a stint at Summerhill, where she visited the court of top five sire, Kahal, and she’s now some three months pregnant. We’re lucky at Summerhill to have the training facilities to be able to do this, as Precedent came back from Paul Matchett in early September. She was given a four week break, put back into work until she was approaching her 40th day of pregnancy, and then back she went to Johannesburg for the Spring features. A touch short of condition in her first couple of starts, there was a concern she may have decided her second career had taken precedence over her first, but on yesterday’s showing, she’s right back to her best.
Full marks to her enterprising owner, German-born, Dubai-based Rupert Plersch for daring to attempt this, and just as many points to Paul Matchett for getting her back to the winner’s enclosure yesterday. Rupert is what you call a “cool dude”, as he generates his income from the sale of ice for the drying of concrete, to construction companies operating in the Middle East, though his strategic flair lies not only in that enterprise. Many will remember him as the co-owner of the top international performer, Linngari (whom he succeeded in placing at the Aga Khan’s French stud for his first two Northern Hemisphere seasons, and in securing a shuttle option to Brazil for him in a “first” co-operative venture between those two countries.
Gaps he doesn’t miss. He was on board with our stallion Stronghold, and he’s a player with A.P. Arrow and the new Zulu “battle cry”, Brave Tin Soldier.
FULL RESULTS
| # | LBH | Horse | Kg | MR | Dr | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.00 | PRECEDENT | 58.0 | 98 | 2 | A Marcus | Paul Matchett |
| 2 | 0.25 | LADY MAGPIE | 56.0 | 82 | 1 | R Danielson | Alistair Gordon |
| 3 | 3.25 | SECRET BABE | 58.0 | 93 | 8 | A Forbes | Dennis Drier |
| 4 | 4.00 | DANCE TO THE STARS (AUS) | 58.0 | 81 | 10 | S Veale | Duncan Howells |
| 5 | 4.10 | SILENT CALL | 50.0 | 88 | 9 | K Zechner | Deon Visser |
| 6 | 5.60 | ENCHANTED KINGDOM | 52.0 | 85 | 4 | F Naude | Paul Peter |
| 7 | 5.65 | FISANI | 58.0 | 102 | 3 | K Latham | Mike de Kock |
| 8 | 6.40 | CASE STATED | 58.0 | 95 | 5 | S Randolph | Dennis Drier |
| 9 | 9.65 | CLARKIES PROMISE | 58.0 | 93 | 6 | *J Jordaan | Alyson Wright |
| 10 | 12.40 | TOUCH THE MOON (AUS) | 58.0 | 90 | 13 | C Orffer | Duncan Howells |
| 11 | 12.65 | AUTUMN GOLD | 58.0 | 97 | 7 | J Geroudis | Sean Tarry |
| 12 | 15.90 | LAVERNA | 56.0 | 91 | 11 | M Yeni | Mike de Kock |
| 13 | 99.99 | I’LL BE BACK (ARG) | 54.0 | 80 | 12 | A Delpech | Mike de Kock |
| Late Scratchings | |||||||
| 14 | 0.00 | JO PIPER | 58.0 | 99 | 9 | Dennis Drier |
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