Grant van Niekerk, sidelined by accumulated suspensions since Met day, resumes at Fairview tomorrow when he rides Primrose Lane in the Breeders’ Guineas for Darryl Hodgson as well as Track-King (Justin Snaith) and Ntoma (Alan Greeff).

Grant Van Niekerk (Nkosi Hlophe)

Just one short of his half century for the season, he rides in all eight races at Kenilworth on Saturday including Sister Soozie for his new boss Andre Nel in the Place Your Bets Maiden. The filly is expected to start favourite and probably represents his best chance on the day.

He has two mounts for his old boss Candice Bass-Robinson – Come On Sonny and Oh Behave – as well as rides for Geoff Woodruff, Hodgson, Piet Steyn, Ronnie Sheehan and Joey Ramsden. The last-named has put him up on newcomer Dynasty’s Blossom in the opening maiden juvenile.

This Dynasty filly is out of the seven-time winner Crimson Blossom and at R4.5 million was the third-highest price horse at last year’s Cape Premier Yearling Sale. She was bought by Mayfair Speculators, Maine Chance and MV Magnier and will carry the world famous all dark blue colours of Magnier’s mother Sue.

By Michael Clower