Home town hero, Kommetdieding, lands Cape Town Met

Kommetdieding fought on to land a famous victory in the Cape Town Met (Weight for Age) (Grade 1) over 2000m on Saturday, beating off the late rally of Jet Dark and outstaying the persistent threat of Linebacker.

The winner is a son of Elusive Fort, out of the Captain Al mare Adorable, and was bred at Klawervlei Stud. His success, following on from a sensational victory in the 2021 Durban July, caps a stellar four-year-old campaign for the Harold Crawford/Michelle Rix trained champ. 

Lockdown restrictions denied charismatic owner Ashwin Reynolds the pleasure of leading in his hero in Durban, but this time around he was on track with vociferous fans at Kenilworth to celebrate the moment. He was gracious and fulsome in his praise in the post-race interview.

“Thank you to all Kommetdieding’s supporters and to Michelle Rix for training him and (her father) Harold for buying him,” Reynolds said.