The R1 million Gr1 Computaform Sprint is the next target for Corne Spies’ top-class Rafeef gelding William Robertson who lumbered top weight of 62kgs when running out a convincing winner of the R300 000 TAB Gr3 JJ The Jet Plane Stakes at Turffontein on Saturday.

"If all goes well, we'll see him in the Computaform Sprint, running against more or less the same horses, and we'll be hoping he can get away from them again. He keeps getting better at six years of age," enthused Xander Spies.

Ridden by Ryan Munger, who won his maiden on William Robertson at the Vaal in June 2021, returns to Canada on 31 March - and thus probably a partner for the 6yo in the Champions Day Grade 1 contest on 29 March - William Robertson was always going superbly well in the 1000m contest.

On this showing, nobody told William Robertson that he had blown from 4’s to 10’s on the betting boards!

At the 200m marker it was race over and William Robertson (10-1) went on well to beat tote favourite Golden Sickle (33-10) by 2,25 lengths in a time of 57,32 secs.

Raced in a partnership by Rob Macnab, Keegan Govender, Xander Spies, Corne Spies Racing (Pty) Ltd & Jannie de Lange’s Waste Glass Recovery (Pty) Ltd, the Ridgemont- bred William Robertson is by the champion farm’s in-form sire Rafeef (Redoute’s Choice) out of the thrice winning Trippi mare, Massachusetts.

The gelding cost R500 000 on the BSA National 2yo Sale and is a winner of 14 of his 41 starts with 16 places – he has earned R2 407 375.

"I had a chance today to lead William Robertson into the winner's enclosure," said co-owner Rob Macnab. "Keagan Govender has been leading him in, in Kwazulu-Natal. I think he will be visiting us soon!"