Jockey Richard Fourie bounced Crown Towers out smartly, and the pair went to the front – and stayed on to post a strong three length victory at the expense of Uncle Mo’s four-year-old son Our Coys, and the consistent Dynasty gelding Shogun.
Trained by Justin Snaith, the gelded Crown Towers had been a fluent winner on debut before recording a pair of runner up finishes.
Well held in three subsequent starts, the Nick Jonsson owned (in partnership with the estate of the Late Jack Mitchell), 3yo came into Saturday’s race off an unplaced effort in the G3 Byerley Turk, when finishing nearly eight lengths off the smart Tristful.
According to his trainer, Crown Towers (who was giving weight away) had pulled hard last time out when nothing when right.