'Christmas' to come early

DAVID THISELTON

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THE WSB Grand Heritage to be run over 1475m at the Vaal today features the annual biggest field in South African racing and the winner this year might be Master Christmas.

The five-year-old Tony Peter-trained Master Of My Fate gelding has good form and is distance suited, so from a potentially favourable high draw he could go one better than last year.

He is 2kg better off with Mastership for a 1,20 length beating over 1500m in his last start and carries a nice galloping weight of 55,5kg with Gavin Lerena up.

Yippee Kiyay

Yippee Kiyay sneaks into the handicap with the minimum weight and this Buffalo Bill Cody three-year-old has done well this season in two runs as a gelding and looks to be progressive.

He should enjoy this step up in distance being out of a Silvano mare whose three wins were from 1400m to 1450m and JP van der Merwe rides.

He has a low draw but low draws have been the winning draws for the last two years.

The five-year-old Diane Stenger-trained Master Of My Fate gelding Mastership is ideally distance suited and has always had a touch of class, so he could go close carrying 57,5kg off a 100 merit rating under Marco van Rensburg.

The five-year-old Lancaster Bomber gelding Pressonregardless has come into his own recently and has a nice middle draw.

He carries a big weight of 59,5kg, but Richard Fourie is aboard.