Video clip courtesy of Andrew Bon

Whisky Baron, one of the gambles of the race, powered home to a famous victory in the Sun Met at Kenilworth yesterday.

Greg Cheyne set him alight halfway up the straight and struck the front 100m out, drawing clear to beat 2-1 favourite Legal Eagle by a length and a half with long-time leader Captain America third at 22-1.

Richard Fourie, fourth on Gold Standard, promptly lodged an objection to Captain America for interference but this was over-ruled by the stipes.

Cheyne said: “I tried to get into a good position early on but unfortunately I couldn’t maintain it. Luckily Anthony Delpech on Bela-Bela found the fence and I was able to get in and tack on the back of Legal Eagle. When I asked him for his effort he turned it on superbly.”

This was the third Met success for trainer Brett Crawford who confessed to a few anxious moments: “I was very worried at the back turn because he couldn’t get cover and early in the straight I thought he was labouring. But it has been a fairytale. Since we gelded him in July he has won all his five races.”

The four-year-old is owned by Ross Kieswetter and his brother Craig who played cricket for England. They named him after their father Wayne whose whisky interests include a distillery in Scotland.

The brothers now have their sights set on the Vodacom Durban July with the family’s racing manager Craig Carey saying: “Brett must decide but the obvious route is Durban and head for the July.”

Just under an hour earlier Frankie Dettori thrilled the crowd by winning the Investec Cape Derby on Edict Of Nantes, raising his arms in triumph as he entered the winner’s circle and leaping into the air in trademark fashion.

His mount was only an 11-2 chance but the colt strode clear a furlong out to beat Zodiac Ruler by nearly two lengths with 100-1 chance Captain Gambler third.

Dettori said: “I got in a good position and played my cards at the 500m mark. I kicked really hard and soon got the field in trouble.

“I’ve won a lot of Derbies and after winning at Epsom on Golden Horn in 2015 Bernard Kantor asked me to come out for the Cape one so this was a very touching win for me.”

This was another major triumph for Crawford and the colt also has the July on his shopping list.

Candice Bass-Robinson had her first Grade 1 winner when Delpech and Nightingale finished fast to get up almost on the line in the Klawervlei Majorca Stakes.

Michael Clower