Rewilding displays St Leger intentions
August 17, 2010 17:02:34 UK
Rewilding gave notice he is ready to become Godolphin's sixth winner of the Ladbrokes St Leger by turning in a devastating performance in the sportingbet.com Great Voltigeur Stakes at York.
The famous royal blue silks were carried to Town Moor glory by Mastery last year, and Rewilding is currently the 2.25 ante-post fancy follow up after an effortless success in this recognised trial for Doncaster.
Sent off at 6/4 for this contest under the ever-popular Frankie Dettori, Mahmood Al Zarooni's Epsom Derby third appeared to have plenty on his plate turning for home, but his rider never flinched in arrears.
While Midas Touch cruised to the front halfway up the straight, Dettori continued to sit quietly before unleashing his mount heading inside the final two furlongs and he quickly went clear to score by four lengths.
Godolphin's racing manager Simon Crisford said: "We knew his Derby run was good enough to win this race.
"He was a little bit under-cooked coming here, but he's gone and done it well.
"He had quite a hard race at Epsom and it took quite a bit out of him, so it was always the plan to miss Goodwood and come straight for this.
"It is a good route to go down with the Leger in mind and it's worked for us before with Rule Of Law.
"This is a horse who has enough class to run over a mile and a quarter, but he'll go for the Leger and he must have a favourite's chance.
"He is definitely a classier horse than either Mastery or Kite Wood (first and second in the Leger last year)."
Dettori added: "You need stamina and he has got plenty of that. You never know first time back, but it's the best St Leger trial and he could have done no more than he has."
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