Will ‘Fastnet’ sail away with Maturity?

The ‘boy has done some growing up’.

Whiz-kid Aston Fastnet quite aptly ‘came of age’ in a G1 Maturity Classic heat (525m) at The Meadows last week.

The signs of potential stardom have long been there, but Aston Fastnet’s thrilling win over another champion in the making, Koblenz (who was chasing his 12th successive win), indicated a rise to ‘manhood’.

Trained by Jason Thompson, Aston Fastnet spotted Koblenz a few lengths down the back straight and, despite a couple of split-second moments of indecision approaching the home turn, managed to score right on the line in 29.85sec – the fastest of eight heats.

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Source:: https://www.grv.org.au/news/2021/07/22/will-fastnet-sail-away-with-maturity/

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