Ken Nicol: A year ago veteran trainer Billy Prestage scored the biggest win of a long career when his stalwart Milton was a shock 22-1 winner of the Grade 2 World Sports Betting Premier Trophy, snuffing out the unbeaten record of heavy favourite Last Winter in the process.

Anthony Delpech, injured in a fall at Turffontein on 7 April, will be attending the Charity Mile meeting at Turffontein on Saturday to watch some racing and to catch up with friends and colleagues.

Hong Kong – Rejuvenated trainer Tony Millard lauded his promising batch of up-and-coming horses as “the best” he has ever had, following the win of Strathallan on Saturday at Sha Tin.

Ken Nicol: Ashley Fortune has had a somewhat fairy tale start to her training career, and has a fighting chance of a second feature race win when Rings And Things and Tsitsikamma Dance line up in the Grand Heritage at the Vaal on 13 October.

Ken Nicol: With the recent announcement that he will be Glen Kotzen’s main jockey for the coming season, up-and-coming young rider Ryan Munger has been thrust into the spotlight.