DaCosta’s Pepper Stepper upsets applecart

UNITED States-bred PEPPER STEPPER yesterday outsprinted fellow American OF A REVOLUTION to land the Gerry Skelton Memorial Cup, capitalising on a 15lb advantage at five furlongs straight. Partnered by claiming rider Shaheem Gordon, three-year-old PEPPER STEPPER made it two wins in a row and his fourth career victory from six starts, winning at odds of 5-1 in a fast 58.2, beating topweight OF A REVOLUTION by three lengths.