RideAllDay dismisses Poorlittlerichgirl field

RUNNING IN silky fashion as the 4-5 favourite, United states-bred RIDEALLDAY made last year’s Jamaica Derby runner-up, RUN JULIE RUN, appear ordinary in a dismissive performance, which left the filly struggling for fourth in yesterday’s seven-and-a-half furlong Poorlittlerichgirl for open-allowance runners.

Chalking a fourth consecutive win, three-year-old RIDEALLDAY wasted no time, challenging RUN JULIE RUN down the backstretch in opening fractions of 24.0, before swatting the filly off the lead three and a half furlongs out, gliding the second quarter in 22.4, splits which left her choking after the first half-mile.

American SHEER DELIGHT, who had placed third behind FUNCAANDUN and RUN JULIE RUN at nine furlongs and 25 yards in June, picked up the chase but all in vain. Paul Francis barely gave RIDEALLDAY a few taps as reminders for the grey to complete the trip in 1:31.1, the fastest time clocked at the distance this season.

Boasting five wins from six starts, marred by a short-head loss as a two-year-old to fellow American UNSPUN last Boxing Day, RIDEALLDAY’s performance flagged him as a major contender for December’s Mouttet Mile after debuting with a smashing win as a juvenile on last year’s undercard.

RIDEALLDAY’s almost-effortless 1:31.1 bettered Mouttet MIe third-place COMMANDANT’s 1:31.4, posted May 17 when getting the better of local champion mare ATOMICA and TIZ TOK, all grade-one runners.

Having shown his hand, RIDEALLDAY has one more shot at open-allowance runners, a victory against whom would put him face-to-face with defending Mouttet Mile champion, fellow American FUNCAANDUN, in an epic grade-one battle.

Racing continues on Saturday.