Logician in a different league for Frankie Dettori and John Gosden in St Leger
The well-backed 5-6 favourite Logician justified the market support to run out an impressive winner of the William Hill St Leger at Doncaster for the stellar combination of Frankie Dettori and John Gosden, with the three-year-old breaking the track record in the process.
The unbeaten Logician confirmed his Leger credentials by hacking up in the Great Voltigeur Stakes at York last month and produced another sparkling display, putting two and a quarter lengths between his nearest pursuer Sir Ron Priestley.
“It feels good,” said Dettori. “We came into the race with lots of expectation as a short-priced favourite in front of a massive crowd and everyone likes to see a favourite win on the big day. He’s only run four times and there’s definitely more improvement to come.”
The victory provided a remarkable 12th Group 1 of the season when Dettori and Gosden have joined forces and a 15th for Dettori in his own right.
Progressive handicapper Sir Ron Priestley served up another career-best performance to stay on well for second, with Nayef Road completing a 2-3 for the Mark Johnston team in the final British Classic of the season.
Sir Dragonet, the second favourite for team Ballydoyle, had briefly threatened to have a say in the finish but did not stay the trip and was only fourth.
The son of Frankel, who followed in the footsteps of Oaks-winning stablemate Anapurna by securing a second Classic for the sire, also became the second roan to win the race in recent years following Kingston Hill’s 2014 triumph. (fonte : RacingPost)
Leger Glory For Frankel’s Logician
| 4th at DON, Gr. Stk, £700,000 | G1 William Hill St Leger S. | (14f 115y) | Winner: Logician (GB), c, 3 by Frankel (GB) |
Logician and Frankie Dettori | racingfotos.com
By Tom Frary
It was all Logician (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in Saturday’s G1 William Hill St Leger at Doncaster as Khalid Abdullah’s homebred made light work of the task to provide his sire with a second British Classic and the first in these silks. Heavily-backed into 5-6 favouritism, the G2 Great Voltigeur S. winner was anchored towards the rear early by a confident Frankie Dettori as the pace proved predictably strong. Angled towards the stand’s side once straightening for home, the grey produced a telling surge to gain command passing the two-furlong pole and his rider was looking around for non-existent dangers in the last furlong. At the line, the unbeaten colt had recorded a new course-record time as he sauntered to a 2 1/4-length success from Sir Ron Priestley (GB) (Australia {GB}), with Nayef Road (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) a head away in third.
1–LOGICIAN (GB), 127, c, 3, by Frankel (GB)
1st Dam: Scuffle (GB) (SP-Eng), by Daylami (Ire)
2nd Dam: Tantina, by Distant View
3rd Dam: Didina (GB), by Nashwan
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-John Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £396,970. Lifetime Record: 5-5-0-0, £514,013. *1/2 to Suffused (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}), MGSW-US, GISP-Can & SP-Eng, $697,248; and Battlement (GB) (Dansili {GB}), SP-Eng. (fonte : TDN)
Galileo’s Mogul Takes the Champions Juvenile
| 3rd at Leo, Gr. Stk, €150,000 | G2 KPMG Champions Juvenile S. | (8f) | Winner: Mogul (GB), c, 2 by Galileo (Ire) |
Mogul | Racing Post
By Tom Frary
Entering Saturday’s G2 KPMG Champions Juvenile S. as the 1-2 favourite, TDN Rising Star Mogul (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) had his reputation on the line but he duly emerged from the Leopardstown contest as a leading Derby hopeful. Having beaten the subsequent winner Shekhem (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) by 3 1/4 lengths in a Curragh maiden Aug. 30, the full-brother to Japan (GB) broke fast and was free without cover in the hands of Ryan Moore before settling behind the pace in a share of fourth. Enjoying a clear run turning in, he led with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining and stayed on to defeat Sinawann (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) by 1 1/4 lengths. “He might race again, as he’s three weeks ahead of where Japan was at the same time but the lads will see,” trainer Aidan O’Brien said. “He has a lovely mind and that is also Japan’s main strength.”
MOGUL (GB), 129, c, 2, by Galileo (Ire)
1st Dam: Shastye (Ire) (SP-Eng), by Danehill
2nd Dam: Saganeca, by Sagace (Fr)
3rd Dam: Haglette, by Hagley
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (3,400,000gns Ylg ’18 TATOCT). O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Newsells Park Stud (GB); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €88,500. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, €103,800. *Full to Japan (GB), G1SW-Eng & Fr, GSW-Ire, $1,601,770; Secret Gesture (GB), GSW & MG1SP-Eng, G1SP-Fr & Ger, GISP-US, $746,427; and Sir Isaac Newton (GB), GSW-Ire, SW-Eng & GSP-Aus, $403,231; and 1/2 to Maurus (GB) (Medicean {GB}), SW & MGSP-Aus, $403,286. (fonte : TDN)
