The Cape fairer sex juvenile form received a sobering reminder that there is plenty of talent in the smaller yards in other regions when the fancied Wild Wild Green, possibly in need of the run, ran out of the top three in the R250 000 Tote Gr3 Strelitzia Stakes at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.
Kabelo Matsunyane has Quicktepgal in front as Captains Envy (Tristan Godden) tries hard (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Having not run in 9 weeks since well beaten by the undefeated Direct Hit in the Gr3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery, the Snaith’s Wild Wild Green firmed to 11-10 before the off, but was firmly put in her place by three locals.
Showing courage and resolve, it was Tienie Prinsloo’s recent runaway maiden winner Quickstepgal (17-2) who squeezed through a gap under Kabelo Matsunyane, before staying on best to beat the 10-1 Captains Envy by a quarter length, with Polar Light (20-1) a further three lengths back in third.
The winner, who is raced by Rakesh Singh, clocked 64,01 secs for the 1100m and marked a maiden Gr3 success for the former Kimberley conditioner.
The favourite Wild Wild Green was well beaten 4,15 lengths back in fourth.
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A R450 000 KZN Yearling Sale graduate, the winner was bred by the Greenacres Trust and was the second consecutive feature winner by Vercingetorix (Silvano). She is out of the three-time winning Jet Master mare, Victoriana.
Now a winner of 2 races from 3 starts, Quickstepgal took her stakes earned to R225 626.
