Ocean Wind delights Roger Teal with Doncaster success

‘He’s a stayer on the up, which is exciting to have’.
Ocean Wind put up a strong staying performance when defying the steadier of 10st in the vertem.co.uk Handicap at Doncaster. Roger Teal looks to have an exciting stayer on his hands after the lightly-raced four-year-old gave 21lb and 14lb to Opera Gift and Hiroshima respectively. Formerly a smart bumper performer, Ocean Wind was denied the chance to go for the Cesarewitch despite winning the official trial at Newmarket as he had only run twice under Flat rules when the weights came out.Talent! Champion Bumper sixth Ocean Wind has plenty of flat speed, using it to good effect for @Mitchelljack77 and @RogerTealRacing at @DoncasterRaces pic.twitter.com/KJsZaHYCZn
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) October 23, 2020
This was his first race since and he showed he would have been a player in the two-and-a-quarter-mile marathon after outstaying and outbattling two persistent challengers. Getting on top in the closing stages after a prolonged three-way fight, Ocean Wind (13-8) got the verdict by half a length and the same in the hands of Jack Mitchell. “God bless him. He just knows how to please – he’s just a little superstar. If I had a few more like him I’d be delighted,” said Teal. “He just keeps on improving. It was a good performance giving all that weight to Andrew Balding’s horse (Opera Gift).” Ocean Wind, who was sixth in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenham in March, has won his last three of four starts on the Flat and is set to be aimed high in 2021.
Race 4 Result – @vertemam Investing In The Future Handicap
Aberama Gold – 9/1
King’s Lynn – 6/1
Tranchee – 7/2F Jockey: @SilvDSousa Trainer: Keith Dalgleish Owner: Weldspec Glasgow Limited
@nigekirby pic.twitter.com/x428HlplPY — Doncaster Racecourse (@DoncasterRaces) October 23, 2020
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