Dettori makes his Racing League mark – but night belongs to London and The South
Matt Chapman’s team in firm control after week two at Lingfield.
London and The South continue to rule the roost in the Racing League – but not for the first time, Frankie Dettori drew the biggest cheer on a balmy night at Lingfield. The league is still in its infancy, yet there is no better person to give the burgeoning team concept a boost than Frankie riding a winner. Dettori may be in the autumn of his career, yet he will always draw a crowd like no other and he has bought into innovative concepts before. The 51-year-old is a large reason why the Shergar Cup has flourished and he has done his bit to kick-start this latest innovation, the brainchild of Jeremy Wray. He even treated the punters to a flying dismount after giving the Milton Harris-trained Postmark (7-1) a positive ride to take the William Hill Bet Boost Racing League R11 by two and a quarter lengths.Though Wales and The West, of which he is a part, lags behind London and The South after two of the six Racing League meetings, Dettori remained upbeat. “It is great to get a winner on the board for my team. Milton is happy, Jamie (Osborne, team captain) is happy, and I’ve managed to win for the trainer at last – he said I rode about six seconds for him, so it is great to get him off my back! “To be honest, I wasn’t sure about the Racing League as a concept initially, but I see what they are trying to do and everyone loves a team – so we are trying to build it up and the punters seem to be taking to it. “The prize-money is great for horses of this calibre, and people cannot knock that. We have the TV cameras here and it is a lovely evening – what more could we ask for?” Dettori’s team had two winners on the night, as Saffie Osborne steered the Clive Cox-trained Tregony (10-1) to success in the William Hill Pick Your Places Racing League R12.
Sean Levey won his fourth race (from 10) in the Racing League, as he brought home Immortal Beauty with a withering run in the 7f nursery for the @rhannonracing team at Lingfield. Team London & The South had a 1-2 in the race and are mies clear now. @MCYeeehaaa is very happy! pic.twitter.com/Ww3oj6quN4
— Simon Milham (@simonmilham) August 11, 2022
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