Mike and Adam Azzie will be targeting the Grade 2 Camellia Stakes over 1160m on Champions Day for their promising filly Wylie Wench and are looking forward to the Grade 1 Computaform Sprint too after Rivarine bounced back to his best at the Vaal yesterday.

Wylie Wench, who has only had four starts, made it three 1450m wins in a row last week with a comfortable victory in a MR 92 handicap for fillies and mares at the Vaal.

The Azzies gave her a test of speed recently by working her with Rivarine and Mike said, “She did exceptionally well.”

She has also shown speed in her 1450m races and is of course from the family of Azzie’s great sprinter National Currency.

Azzie scratched her from the Grade 2 WSB Fillies Guineas, run at Greyville on Sunday, because she drew wide but she might still appear in Durban this season as he would like to see her in a race at the Vodacom Durban July meeting.

That race might be the Grade 1 Jonsson Workwear Garden Province Stakes over 1600m.

Azzie said, “The Garden Province will be a big ask right now but she is getting better and better. Next year it will definitely be the right race for her.”

Six-year-old Var gelding Rivarine, who is out of Pocket Power’s J&B Met-winning full-sister River Jetez, has on occasion threatened to become a top class sprinter but has largely been disappointing. A Grade 3 and a Listed win are his best achievements.

However, on Monday he beat some good horses, including Grade 1 winners Chimichuri Run and Might High, when finishing a 2,5 length second to Mr Flood over 1000m.

Azzie said, “He enjoyed the break and we have now got on top of a few niggles he had.”

He added, “But Mr Flood is going to be a tough nut to crack in the Computaform Sprint.”

Indeed, Lucky Houdalakis looks to possibly have another rags-to-riches superstar on his hands.

By David Thiselton