The only thing left to debate after Nathan Williamson won with Pembrook Playboy, Chinese Whisper and Ragazzo Mach at Ascot Park on Saturday was which performance was most impressive. Pembrook Playboy fired a warning shot at hisSouthern Supremacy Stakes Final rivals with a crushing win after sitting parked and dragging his main rival, Robyns Playboy, into the race. Going into Saturday’s 2700m handicap with just one run in this campaign means Pembrook Playboy should be even harder to beat in the group 2 feature later this month. The New Zealand Cup remains an option. The 3yr-old paced the second-fastest 400m closing split of the day — bettered only by Pembrook Playboy — when dashing home in 27.2sec to win by six lengths in a smart 2min 41.4sec.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 11, 2020 15:33 UTC