Into the Cosmos

The 2010 renewal of the St Leger at Doncaster took main stage this Saturday as Arctic Cosmos snatched victory from the lacklustre efforts of Rewilding. The going was always going to be an issue for Godolphin’s Rewilding and the mount of Frankie Dettori would have opted for a little less moisture than was present.

The uneasy 11-8 early morning fancy left the stalls at a more fitting 11-10 chance but Frankie was working hard from three furlongs out. The book made the race look like there was only ever going to be one winner offering each way value in anything else in the field. Dandino owned by the Elite Racing Club, the same syndicate who basked in the successes of Soviet Song years ago looked to be the smaller punters interest but the 3 year old colt failed to impress under Paul Mulrennan finishing 8th in the field of 10 runners.


William Buick took the honours for Jamie Gosden aboard Arctic Cosmos registering a length and three quarter success over Aiden O’ Brien’s Midas Touch and third placed outsider of the field Corsica placing at 40-1 after touching 66-1 earlier in the day.

Speculation earlier in the week led to the possibility that Rewilding could have been keeping a little in the tank if his proposed interest in the Arc de Triomphe bears fruition. But if this is true he will want a drying track for his run.


Elsewhere Sans Frontieres provided the recovery at the Curragh for favourite backers returning at 13-8 under an Olivier Peslier ride. Jeremy Noseda’s four year old colt stayed on well recording a victory of three quarters of a length over Profound Beauty in the 1 mile 6 furlong event.