CRS Cape Slipper candidate Glastonbury produced her best performance to date with a resounding victory in the R200 000 Wilgerbosdrift Listed Ruffian Stakes at Turffontein on Classic day.
Rachel Venniker keeps Glastonbury balanced all the way (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
After an untidy start, where the eventual winner jumped sideways hampering Princess Keira, Rachel Venniker kept Glastonbury (28-10) balanced all the way and then stayed on well to beat eye-catching first-timer Green Diamond (6-1) by 2,10 lengths in a time of 57,66 secs for the 1000m on sticky ground.
The 7-10 tote favourite and recent debut winner Elegantrix (7-10) was beaten a further 0,30 lengths back in third.
The winner is raced by the Kapnias family and is trained by Paul Matchett.
A R250 000 Cape Premier Yearling Sale graduate, Glastonbury was bred by Pippa Mickleburgh and is a daughter of boom Redoute’s Choice sire Rafeef out of the one-time winning Gimmethegreenlight mare, Gimme London.
Now a winner of 2 races with a place from her 3 starts, Glastonbury took her stakes bank to R281 250.
Entries for the R1,5 million CRS Cape Slipper close at 11h00 on Friday 7 March.
Declarations for the CRS Cape Slipper are due by 11h00 on Monday 10 March.
