Trainer Tony Peter has enjoyed an elite level winner on this raceday three years on the trot, and saddled Wilgerbosdrift stallion Buffalo Bill Cody’s maiden Grade 1 winner, as the 3yo Buffalo Storm Cody took the race to his 13 opponents and went all the way at 7-1 to hold off a late challenge by tote favourite Tenango (9-4) by 1,60 lengths in a time of 70,72 secs for the 1200m.

Ridden more forward than is usually the case, the hard-knocking mare Asiye Phambile (14-1) ran a gutsy third a further neck back, with Cats Pajamas (66-1) enjoying the kind handling of Piere Strydom to crown the quartet.