Orville Clarke, Freelance Writer 
HERECOMESFUDGIE, with Paul 'Country' Francis aboard, returns to scale after winning the City of Kingston Centenary Cup feature at Caymanas Park yesterday. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer
THE 2003 Governor's Cup and St. Leger winner, HERECOMES-FUDGIE, returned from a four-month layoff to win yesterday's Caymanas Park feature race for the City of Kingston Centenary Cup (claiming $460,000 - $410,000) over 1600 metres in decisive fashion.
Installed a 3-2 second favourite in a field of six. HERECOMES-FUDGIE with in-form Paul 'Country' Francis riding for veteran trainer Noel Ennevor, was early in the lead and proceeded to make all.
The seven-year-old bay gelding by Law Of The Sea out of Hya turned for home with the even-money favourite SIR KHAN and 3-1 chance ALL FIRED UP on his heels. But under a confident ride from Francis, HERECOMES-FUDGIE repelled a feeble challenge from SIR KHAN approaching the distance, finding another gear down on the rails to winby 2 3/4 lengths with ALL FIRED UP third.
HERECOMESFUDGIE, who has now won 10 races and $7.5 million in stakes, is owned by Philip Azar and bred by his previous owner, Joseph 'Fudgie' Duany for whom he won the Governor's Cup, St. Leger and Gold Cup in 2003. Few can forget his memorable victory in the St. Leger when getting up in the nick of time to deny his more fancied stable companion, A KING IS BORN, triple-crown glory in the season's final classic. He was then trained by many-time champion Philip Feanny.
Ennevor explained that after claiming him out of a one-mile on December 9 last year, HERE-COMESFUDGIE broke down.
"However, I exercised a lot of patience with him in order to get him back on the track in good condition and was rewarded with a win," said Ennevor.
"Although getting on in years now he still has more races to win so long as he is not aimed too high," said the trainer.
Later in the afternoon, SIR KISSON LAL (9-2) with top apprentice Javour Simpson riding for trainer Dennis Lee, held off a late charge from the 6-5 favourite SIR MOHANDAS BABA to win the closing circular nine race for the Dr. David 'Jack' Radix Memorial Cup by a head, this for $170,000 claimers.
Third went to the 9-2 shot MICHAEL POWER who enjoyed a clear lead into the straight only to be worn down in the last furlong. Twelve ran.
On a day when the three Simpsons got among the winners, Javour Simpson and trainer Ennevor had a second winner on the card in 5-2 chance PRINCESSJACQUELINE.
Another apprentice, Jason Simpson had an armchair ride aboard 2-5 favourite AVA-LANCHE, while five-time cham-pion jockey Trevor Simpson booted home 3-5 favourite DEVIL WOMAN for trainer Dwight Chen in the third.
Mid-week racing takes a break on Wednesday to pave the way for the season's third classic, the Jamaica Oaks over 2000 metres for native-bred fillies.
