Munger set for another big day

HOPEFUL: TOP JOCKEY COULD RIDE A DOUBLE ON TRICKY VAAL CLASSIC CARD

- Jack Milner

Jockey Ryan Munger's busman's holiday in South Africa comes to an end, probably on Champions Day at Turffontein on Saturday. Both punters and trainers will miss the affable jockey when he returns to Canada next month as he has performed remarkably well in his short stay back in South Africa.

If one looks at his statistics, at the time of writing he had ridden 32 winners, all of them coming this year, from 172 rides for a win percentage of 18.71, and has placed in 59.65% of his rides. In fact, if one takes 2025 in isolation, Munger is lying in fifth spot on the national log.

He will be looking to make hay while the sun shines in his remaining days in the country and could well ride a double at the Vaal tomorrow when they race on the Classic track.