Rideallday set to continue dominance

RIDEALLDAY’S acceleration in his last two races, especially December’s Mouttet Mile when he blew past LEGACY ISLE a furlong and a half out – the only horse to have challenged the leader at any point in the event – followed by his track-record run in April’s Ian Levy, proved beyond doubt that it will take a horse shipped from the mainland to halt his streak any time soon.

After sauntering 1:41.4 to smash Smile N’ Leave’s track record at eight and a half furlongs in the Ian Levy, landing this year’s first win-and-you’re-in for his Mouttet Mile defence, Saturday’s $10-million Diamond Mile should similarly fall victim to the four-year-old grey son of Vekoma.

In what could be a classic case of ‘tired fi si mi face’, the possibility exists that RIDEALLDAY could land all but one of four remaining Mouttet Mile win-and-you’re-ins - the Diamond Mile, September’s Gold Cup and one of either the Jamaica Cup or Port Royal Sprint, a sweep spared only because both will be run on Heroes Day in October.

A winner of nine races from 11 starts, RIDEALLDAY’s two blemishes appear to be a distant memory, first as a two-year-old when idling and caught at six furlongs by UNSPUN in the Dye Job Sprint, followed by a half-length loss in last year’s Gold Cup to LEGACY ISLE, against who he closed with every stride before the post intervened.

LEGACY ISLE, a two-time Mouttet Mile runner-up, caught close home by FUNCAANDUN in 2024 before being annihilated by RIDEALLDAY last year, has a seven-pound swing on the topweight favourite.

However, RIDEALLDAY’s stalking pace and superior staying power tick all boxes for the grey against the usual suspects.