Celebrated South African jockey, Gavin Lerena, will be riding Raffles for Bridget Stidolph in the 2000m $50 000 Castle Tankard at Borrowdale Park on Saturday,

It has been a long time, but Gavin has ridden at Borrowdale Park before.  The photograph above was taken by Gavin Macleod in 2014 – unfortunately, I can’t say what Lerena and Flintstone were winning way back in December 2014 – finding out would take too much time.

At last, the Final Tankard field, with jockeys, has been published, and bidding should be brisk at Thursday evening’s Card Call. So start studying.

In 2023 the Castle Tankard was won by Ideal View with Nathan Klink riding. Ideal View steps out again on Saturday -carrying a lot more weight. Dindingwe, Down To Business and Raining Again filled the minor Tankard places in 2023 – and Dindingwe and Raining  Again are also ready to try again.