Klawervlei Stud’s inform stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) continues to churn out winners all over South Africa. The Cape Guineas winner was at it again when his lightly raced daughter PATANTS HEIR ran out a convincing winner at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.

Under a strong ride from Gavin Lerena, the Gareth Van Zyl trained four-year-old dug down deep to land Sunday’s Gallop TV Youtube Channel FM 93 Handicap (1000m) by a short-head.

Bred by Maine Chance Farms (Pty) Ltd, Patants Heir, who races for the Hollywood Syndicate, has won three of just seven starts.

William Longsword went close to having feature race success at Turffontein on Saturday. His classy son MELECH put up a smart effort when finishing third in the G3 New Turf Carriers Merchants (a race won last year by William Longsword’s top-class son DYCE) while William Longsword filly WILLY MEET AGAIN caught the eye when running third in the same day’s G3 Betway Fillies Mile.

Also sire of this season’s G2 Betway Joburg Spring Challenge/Listed Spring Spree Stakes winner BACK IN BUSINESS and Listed Betway National Colour Stakes winner ICE STAR, William Longsword hails from a family which looks set for more big race success.

His G1 winning half-sister REAL PRINCESS (Trippi) looks likely to be represented in two feature races on Saturday, with her daughter GIMMIE’S COUNTESS (Gimmethegreenlight) nominated for Saturday’s G1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas and her son GIMME A PRINCE (Gimmethegreenlight) entered in the same day’s G2 World Sports Betting Green Point Stakes.

Klawervlei Stud’s inform stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) continues to churn out winners all over South Africa. The Cape Guineas was at it again when he came up with a trio of winners, at three different tracks, this weekend.

His first success came when his son WILLIAM THE FIRST won the ninth and final race at Fairview on Friday. The Gavin Smith trained gelding defied his starting price when he hacked up, under Stallone Naidoo, to land Friday’s Next Fairview Racemeeting Friday 22 November MR 68 Handicap (1300m) by two and a quarter lengths. Bred by Cheveley Stud, William The First, who is owned by Denver Moodley, was winning for a second  time when he scored on Friday.

William Longsword is also the sire of progressive filly CAPTAIN’S DESTINY, who made it back to back wins when she won at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. The Vaughan Marshall trained four-year-old  was given a fine ride by Oswald Noach to claim Saturday’s CRS Summer Sale Class 4 (F&M) by nearly half a length. Bred by Klawervlei, Captain’s Destiny, who fractured her pelvis earlier in her career, races for JP Koster and Byron Norval.

Classy mare SHIPHOLIA provided her sire with his third winner over the weekend when she won a good race at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday. Under Marco Van Rensburg, the five-year-old came with her challenge 200m from home, and she stayed on nicely to win by just over a length. Trained by Gareth Van Zyl, the Klawervlei Stud bred Shipholia, who races for the Hollywood Syndicate, has now won five times with her wins including the 2023 New Turf Carriers eThekwini Sprint.

William Longsword, whose close relative GIMME A PRINCE (Gimmethegreenlight) caught the eye when third in Saturday’s G3 Cape Mile, is having a fine season in 2024-2025. His flagbearers this season include the likes of G2 Betway Joburg Spring Challenge winner BACK IN BUSINESS as well as star sprinter DYCE.

Klawervlei Stud’s red hot sire WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) was the toast of Turffontein on Monday.

Not only did the Cape Guineas winner’s star son Dyce win impressively on Monday, but William Longsword filly ICE STAR claimed the Listed Betway National Colour Stakes on the same card.

Trained by Fabian Habib, the four-year-old picked up her biggest win to date when she won Monday’s R250 000 Listed contest.

Under a fine ride from Piere Strydom, Ice Star stormed home to get up close home and win by a neck. The strapping filly, who had finished third in the 2023 G3 Joburg Tourism Carry On Alice Stakes, was winning for a fifth time on Monday, with Ice Star having now won her last two starts. 

Bred by Lammerskraal Stud, Ice Star races for Tri-Deal Sixteen CC (Nom: Mr Z L Nassif), Messrs M G Bothma, Andre Fouche, G, K & M M Nassif, G J Nassif & J Nassif.

William Longsword’s G1 winning son DYCE had claimed his tenth career win when victorious in the race prior to Ice Star’s feature race win, and it is safe to say that William Longsword is in red hot form!

The latter is having a wonderful season in 2024-2025, with the son of Captain Al’s other flagbearers including the likes of G2 Betway Joburg Spring Challenge/Listed Betway Spring Spree Stakes winner BACK IN BUSINESS and the promising filly WILLY MEET AGAIN, among others.

His G1 winning half-sister REAL PRINCESS (Trippi) continues to add lustre to this remarkable family with Real Princess’ daughter GIMMIE’S COUNTESS a leading contender for this season’s G1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas.

Klawervlei Stud’s G1 Cape Guineas winning sire WILLIAM LONGSWORD has come up with a real star in the form of DYCE. One of South Africa’s best sprinters, the classy Dyce picked up his tenth win when bolting up at Turffontein on Monday.

Under Piere Strydom, the brilliant six-year-old defied 62kgs to win Monday’s Betway Pinnacle Stakes (1160m) in convincing style. Dyce, who is trained by Lucky Houdalakis, was always up with the pace and he simply had too much class for his rivals, striding away to win by a length and a quarter. Bred and owned by David Shawe, Dyce is unbeaten this season with the gelding having won his last three starts. 

The star sprinter also enjoyed plenty of success last season, when Dyce won all of the G1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship, G3 New Turf Carriers Merchants and Listed Golden Loom Handicap.

Dyce’s previous triumphs include the 2021 G2 Epol Umkhomazi Stakes.

His G1 Cape Guineas winning sire William Longsword is having another good season, with the son of CAPTAIN AL (Al Mufti) currently seventh on the South African General Sires premiership.

William Longsword has two sons, ITSRAININGWILLIAM and WILLIAM IRON ARM, entered in Saturday’s G3 Cape Mile at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.