There was an early upset on Hollywoodbets Durban July day when Brett Crawford’s longshot Crimson King stormed home to win the R250 000 Gr3 SplashOut 2200 in dazzling style.
The ‘consolation’ July attracted a quality field and opened the Place Accumulator on the big day.
Crimson King upsets the odds under Kabelo Matsunyane (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
With the field fanning out, late Kabelo Matsunyane had things under control as Crimson King (40-1) shot clear and stormed up the outside to beat the headline feature reject Aragosta (4-1) by 1,70 lengths in a time of 136,36 secs.
Lord William (8-1) ran down the inside and was a further 1,50 lengths back in third.
Bred by Ridgemont Highlands, the winner is out of the three-time winning Mogok mare, Cup Of Rubies, a half-sister to 2007 Durban July winner Hunting Tower.
It was Crimson King’s first victory in two years.
A R200 000 graduate of the 2019 BSA KZN Yearling Sale, Crimson King has won 3 races with 9 places from his 27 starts for stakes of R427 750.
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