Maybe Yes, a compact daughter of Tiger Ridge, showed an explosive turn of foot and won comfortably, defying her 16-1 odds. However, Crawford is not sure she will stay the 2 000m trip of the Gr 1 Woolavington 2000 on May 31, so is still thinking about her next step.

The Gr 2 Tibouchina over 1 450m at Clairwood on June 7 and the Gr 1 Jonsson Workwear Garden Province Stakes over 1 600m on Vodacom Durban July day are the obvious targets for a miler, while the Gr 2 Gold Bracelet over 1 800m on Gold Cup day could also be an option.

Captain America, a strapping colt by Captain Al, has always had the Gr 1 Daily News 2000 as his main Champions Season target and will likely be at his peak for that race.

It is often said that big horses are not suited to Greyville, but the key to the course is actually a turn of foot and he has shown before in Cape Town that he has that asset in abundance. He did battle to quicken on Saturday, but that likely had more to with needing the outing.

Furthermore, it is interesting to note that Captain America, despite finishing three lengths behind Legislate in the KRA Guineas, still had a considerably quicker time than Maybe Yes’s winning time in the KRA Fillies Guineas, 1,27 seconds quicker to be exact.

Legislate, trained by Justin Snaith, must be some horse and Richard Fourie did say afterwards that this Dynasty colt was one of the best horses he had ever ridden. It was not surprising that he shortened from 14-1 into 9-2 joint favourite for the Vodacom Durban July after his fine performance last Saturday. Captain America is currently a 16-1 shot.

The shortest priced Crawford-trained horse in the Vodacom Durban July betting at this stage is the unexposed three-year-old Dynasty colt Futura, who has won three out of four starts and been particularly impressive in his last two outings, which were both over 1 600m, at Kenilworth and Clairwood respectively. He is 10-1 in the betting.

Crawford has entered Futura for the Betting World 1900. He is currently merit rated only 85, but did beat the likes of KRA Guineas fourth-placed Top Jet at level weights in his last start in a Graduation Plate and also beat Wild One, who ran last year’s July, by 5,5 lengths at level weights in that same race.

The selection process for the big Champions Season’s races doesn’t only go on merit ratings and an exciting prospect like this stands a chance of being included above a higher rated horse.

The yard’s Gr 2 Sceptre Stakes winner Reflective Image is on track for the Gr 1 SA Fillies Sprint.

She ran 6,35 lengths back in the Gr 3 Poinsettia Stakes over 1 200m last time out at Clairwood, which was her first run since finishing tailed off in the Gr 1 Klawervlei Majorca Stakes over 1 600m on J&B Met day. She was outpaced in the Poinsettia before making up plenty of ground and might appreciate the tougher Scottsville 1 200m course.[/expand]