Paul Peter has been the success story of the first six months of the 2017-18 season and it could get even better for the Vaal-based trainer if his top horse, Majestic Mambo, keeps winning. Peter, in sixth place in the national trainers log, is almost spoilt for choice for his unbeaten three-year-old with his next start the Gauteng Guineas followed by the SA Classic and then either the SA Derby or R4m President’s Champion Challenge at Turffontein on May 5. Majestic Mambo’s name is among the first entries for the President’s Challenge with his talented stablemate, Fort Ember. If Majestic Mambo were to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown he would surely go for the Derby. But Peter, whose runners have earned more than R5m this term, will be well aware that the Challenge carries prize money of only R1m less than the Sun Met. In early betting with Worldsportsbetting, Majestic Mambo is 5-2 favourite for the Gauteng Guineas followed by Surcharge at 7-2 and trainer Alistair Gordon’s e...
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