FRANKIE DETFORI wasted no time in making an impact in South Africa by scoring on his first ride there aboard 6 to 4 favourite Lynton Hall in a modest five furlong maiden at Turffontein on Saturday.
Alas, the Italian had no luck in his six other remaining rides on the card.
However, the dual British champion will be hoping to go on to bigger and better things on Saturday when he partners London News in the Group One Queen's Plate at Kenilworth in Cape Town.
Dubai World Cup hopeful, London News, is trained by Alec Laird the handler of Lynton Hall.
After his South African trip, Dettori will jet off to Australia to take part in an international jockeys' competition.
Tony McCoy is set to make his first visit to Catterick weather permitting. With racing unlikely anywhere else tomorrow, the champion jockey is planning to ride at the North Yorkshire course.
His agent Dave Roberts said: "There's not much chance of any racing going ahead in the south or the midlands, so we've decided to go to Catterick".
