Aldo Domeyer salutes as Shine Like A Star passes the post to win the East Cape Nursery (Coastal Photos)
The fast improving Miesque’s Approval colt Shine Like A Star is going in the right direction and he followed up on his recent maiden win with a smooth victory in Friday’s R150 000 Listed East Cape Nursery run over the Fairview 1200m.
Jockey Aldo Domeyer’s decision to stick with the colt was vindicated when he ran out an easy winner of the prestigious local 2yo contest.
With Justin Snaith’s smart Trippi filly Cotton Candy going off a 15 to 10 favourite, Shine Like A Star represented some good value for his supporters at 10 to 1.
In a true run race, Shine Like A Star moved through the nine horse field smartly and got the better of the pacy Snaith challenger Cotton Candy by 1,50 lengths to win in a time of 70,36 secs.
Gavin Smith trained winner and third place
One of the other runners in the Gavin Smith trio, Frederick Fox, ran on nicely for third.
Shine Like A Star has won 2 of 5 starts with 2 places and R146 075 in stakes.
Shine Like A Star was bred by Mr and Mrs Anton Procter.
He is by Miesque’s Approval out of the three time winning Qui Danzig mare, Sky Gazer. He should go a mile in time to come.
Shine Like A Star sold for R60 000 on the National Two Year Old Sale.
Cotton Candy should also atone soon for her two consecutive feature seconds when she reverts back to her own company.
