CAPE Town trainer Eric Sands scored a notable one-two in the World Sports Betting Champions Cup at Greyville last Saturday when Cape Derby winner Golden Ducat got up on the line to pip last year’s Met hero Rainbow Bridge by a short head.

This was the first Group 1 success for rider Donovan Dillon who was fighting to choke back the tears as he rode into the winner’s enclosure. According to Sands, he received plenty of suggestions about engaging a more fashionable jockey.