Ridgemont’s top-class sire Rafeef has made a blistering start to 2026 and had a further three winners at Turffontein on Saturday.

Remarkably, Rafeef had five runners on Saturday for three winners, with his other two runners finishing second in their respective contests.
Rafeef sired runners won the first three races at Turffontein on Saturday, with Rafeef colt Chapbook victorious in the first race, and Rafeef fillies Gulf Of America and Lovable landing the two subsequent contests.

Trained by Clinton Binda, Chapbook caused a 25-2 surprise when he won the 4Racing Welcomes You Graduation Plate (1000m).
Under the inform Rachel Venniker, the three-year-old ran on strongly to account for fellow Rafeef son African Pride by three-parts of a length.

Chapbook, who was bred by Ridgemont Highlands, has won two of seven starts and looks progressive.
The colt, who is out of the Poet’s Voice mare Leaves Of Grass, is owned by Hollywood Racing.

Trainer Sean Tarry sent out Rafeef fillies Gulf Of America and Lovable to win Saturday’s Racing Today Maiden Plate (1160m) and For Hospitality Bookings Call 011 681 1796 Maiden Plate (1160m). Both were partnered to victory by Keagan De Melo.

Bred by Ndoro Stud, Gulf Of America kicked on nicely to beat runner up Fiery Frolic by half a length, with her Wilgerbosdrift & Mauritzfontein bred stablemate Lovable in turn shedding her maiden by nearly the same margin.

The lightly raced Lovable, who was making just her second racecourse appearance on Saturday, races for Messrs D Chinsammy, A Lahoud, Jarryd Lahoud, TKP Racing (Nom: Trevelen Pillay) & Wernars Family, while Dayalan Chinsammy and the Wernars Family also own Gulf Of America.

The inform Rafeef could be set for more success at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth this Saturday. Rafeef is set to be represented by his high-class daughter Reet Petite in Saturday’s G1 Cartier Paddock Stakes and his multiple graded stakes winning son Outlaw King in the same day’s G1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship.