Earlier that year, Orpen's half brother Jules (by Forty Niner) had won in his debut and was runner-up in the Cowdin Stakes (G2) in his second start. Jules later won the Nashua Stakes (G3).

Susan Orpen, a past chairwoman of the Watercolour Society of South Africa, was travelling to the capital with her paintings to try to get money for Refilwe, a charity which serves a disadvantaged ...