It was a nail-biting finish to the 2026 Castle Tankard won by Pocket Watch from September Flower at Borrowdale Park on Saturday the 9th of May.

The five-year-old Master Of My Fate gelding was ridden by Malesela Katjedi and is trained by Thomas Lundbye Mason. Pocket Watch is owned by Mesdames A Follett-Smith & A S Chant, C M de Jong, S Ziehl, Edith Tapfuma, A G Mason & Pound Bloodstock (Pty) Ltd
(Nom: Mr Sterling M Miller). He was bred by Varsfontein Stud and hearty congratulations to all the winning connections.

It is worth mentioning that this is Tom Mason’s third Tankard winner since he began training in 2017, having previously scored in this 2000m event with True Beauty in 2023, and with Action Zone last year.

RACE NO ….. Six RACE NAME…….CASTLE TANKARD GRADE 1
DIST…2000m

No. Horse Name Jockey BTA Mass +/- Draw Fin/Pos Dist O/Bett S/Price
16 POCKET WATCH M K KATJEDI T A 53.0 1 1 –
3 SEPTEMBER FLOWER P MXOLI T H A 59.5 14 2 0.25
5 LAST ONE STANDING J R SYSTER A 58.0 9 3 1.25
2 RIVER POWER O NOACH H A 60.0 5 4 1.35
13 GUERRA K STEYN K A e 54.0 3 5 2.60
8 MAGIC EXISTS W AGRELLA H A 57.0 11 6 4.60
7 FIRST WISH C MAUJEAN A 57.0 8 7 5.35
6 AFRICAN BEAT M THACKERAY A 57.0 18 8 7.85
10 IDEAL VIEW C NGCOBO B A 56.5 2 9 11.35
9 ACTION ZONE D SCHWARZ A 56.5 15 10 11.45
17 PRAGMATIST N KLINK H A 52.0 17 11 14.45
14 KING’S CROWN K DERERE A 54.0 16 12 16.45
15 COPPOLA C F DICKEN A 53.0 12 13 21.45
4 TOM’S DINER WES MARWING A 58.5 7 14 99.00
12 QUEEN OF LOVE D DE GOUVEIA A 54.5 13 15 99.00
1 JAEGER MOON C ORFFER B A 60.0 4 16 SCR SCR SCR
11 MAJESTIC WARRIOR J MARIBA B A 54.5 6 17 SCR SCR SCR
18 SOLARTRIP J PENNY HA 52.0 19 18 SCR SCR SCR
19 KAGURA RESERVE 1 T K A e 52.0 10 19 SCR SCR SCR

WON BY: 0.25 Lens 1.00 Lens 0.10 Lens TIME : 120.81sec

TRAINED BY: Mr T Mason OWNED BY: Mesdames A Follett-Smith & A S Chant, C M de Jong, S Ziehl, Edith Tapfuma, A G Mason & Pound Bloodstock (Pty) Ltd
(Nom: Mr Sterling M Miller)

STAKES:$ 50 000.

(All the results of the 9 May 2026 race meeting have been published on this site.)