Jockey Randall Simons gets a chance to shine
Stand-in jockey to ride top horses at Kenilworth
The unfortunate injury to Anthony Delpech, who has been sidelined since April, has resulted in Randall Simons going from middle-of-the-road jockey to riding the top horses from the powerful Mike de Kock stable. After a horrific fall at Turffontein, Delpech underwent surgery in Johannesburg to repair a disc herniation and a damaged spinal cord. It is unknown if — or when — he will be able to return to the saddle. Obviously, 32-year-old Simons has grabbed his unexpected opportunity with both hands, yet he remains in only 21st place in the national jockeys log, which is unusual for a rider attached to a leading trainer. So, at Kenilworth on Saturday, Simons gets a chance to show his talent when he partners two three-year-olds, Soqrat and Ghaalla, in the Cape Guineas and Fillies Guineas. The majority of pundits will say the best Simons can hope for is second place on Soqrat in the grade 1 Guineas because the favourite, One World, is unbeaten in five starts. However, that was exactly the...
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