KASIMIR, bought as a yearling by Peter Doyle and owned by a partnership that includes his wife Anna, Diane Nagle, Linda Shanahan and Drogheda-based William Drew, made virtually certain of being crowned Sprinter of the Year by getting up close home to justify favouritism in the Group 1 Mercury Sprint at Greyville last Saturday.

The title is decided not on ratings but on votes, the Captain Al four-year-old has now won seven of his 16 starts, and in recent months he has also carried the Nagle colours to victory in the Cape Flying Championship and the Diadem Stakes.