‘Chad’ aiming for the Dingaans

PAUL Lafferty is considering aiming Unbelievable Chad at the Gr 2 Investec Dingaans, to be run over 1600m at Turffontein on November 28, and other Johannesburg features.

His yard had success in Johannesburg last season with Harry's Son, who is being kept fit in Mauritius by Lafferty's assistant Roy Waugh through regular exercise on the beach.

Lafferty said, “Unbelievable Chad looks to be a very good horse’’.

He added the colt by Toreador was looking for further. Unbelievable Chad, who is part-owned by South African swimming legend Chad le Clos, ran out an easy 4,25 length winner of a 1400m maiden at Scottsville on Sunday.

His time was almost a second quicker than the fillies maiden over the same distance, which was won by a decent looking sort in the Mike de Kocktrained Rozenna.

Toreador, who was a sprintmiler, is known for producing speedsters, but he appears to have had a new lease of life and two of the best in his youngest racing crop, Prospect Strike, who finished second in the Gr 1 Premier's Champions Stakes, and Rikitikitana, who won his maiden over 1600m by 6,75 lengths, look to be milers plus.

Unbelievable Chad could follow suit as he is out of a Rakeen mare, Pink Tinge, who won twice from 1400-1600m and is a half-sister to the Western Winter stallion Lion Tamer, who finished runner up to the great Pocket Power in the J&B Met. Meanwhile, Harry's Son has been walking, trotting and galloping on the beach in Mauritius, where he is on the second leg of his five month journey to Dubai.

The Australian-bred is enjoying his stay and is his normal laid back self.