Massive carryover in Reggae 6 after two big upsets

July 07, 2025
I DREAM AGAIN (left), ridden by Robert Halledeen, wins the 99th running of the Jamaica St Leger, a Grade One Stakes for three-year-olds over 10 furlongs at odds of 5-1 at Caymanas Park yesterday.
I DREAM AGAIN (left), ridden by Robert Halledeen, wins the 99th running of the Jamaica St Leger, a Grade One Stakes for three-year-olds over 10 furlongs at odds of 5-1 at Caymanas Park yesterday.

ANT'S ATTACK's 31-1 uppercut in the third event, followed by T BRADY's roundhouse at 15-1 in the fourth, left two Reggae Six tickets standing before CAPTAIN PHILIP completed the job at 5-1 in the fifth, sending a $5.4m carryover and $2.2m single-winner bonus to next Saturday's race meet.

DUTCHESS started the day rolling at 2-1, a king's ransom with Omar Walker from Anthony Nunes' barn, overpowering ALL TOGETHER inside the final half-furlong with a late rail kick at five furlongs round, beating three-year-old maidens.

The second event was always between even-money favourite ALKEBULAN and NOBLE SOVEREIGN, speed factors in the five-round event for four-year-old maidens. Raddesh Roman settled ALKEBUAN on the lead, awaiting Richie Shakes aboard NOBLE SOVEREIGN, who flattened when challenging in the stretch run.

Many tickets were still going strong in the third but ANT'S ATTACK being fitted with a visor pulled off the coup for Ian Alexander, reversing the dismal form of his previous race without headgear to outfinish LADY KATHARA and TIME BOMB at four furlongs straight.

T BRADY, who raced prominently off a nine-month lay-up last Sunday, fell out of the sky at five furlongs straight, motoring late past BASILICUS and JAGUAR, leaving two Reggae 6 tickets standing.

However, CAPTAIN PHILIP, unusually early, stalked the pace to pounce on SHOAMIDIBUTCHER a furlong and a half out at seven furlongs in the fifth, ensuring no survivor reached the shores of the sixth race.

CHERRY BLOSSOM making all as a 6-5 favourite in the Reggae 6 closer at five and a half furlongs served as Clive Lynch's welcome-home victory, a once-promising champion apprentice turned journeyman unsaddling his first winner at Caymanas Park in more than a decade.

Meanwhile, Robert Halledeen, last year's Mouttet Mile-winning jockey, struck with I DREAM AGAIN, beating 2000 Guineas winner and runner-up, SENSATIONAL SOUL and BOB THE BUILDER, out of sight in the Jamaica St Leger at 10 furlongs.

Held sixth off the pace down the backstretch while 25-1 outsider HANSA made a sweeping move to tackle BOB THE BUILDER on the lead, Halledeen urged I DREAM AGAIN to go after the leaders leaving the half-mile marker.

Taking aim at the filly HANSA, who had peeled off from BOB THE BUILDER, I DREAM AGAIN turned for home needing four lengths to pull level while SENSATIONAL SOUL and 1000 Guineas winner BURNING HEDGE swooped wide for the kill.

BURNING HEDGE, though given far too much to do by her rider, made a brave run to go by SENSATIONAL SOUL and BOB THE BUILDER, but came up against a bustling Halledeen, who roused I DREAM AGAIN to reel in HANSA shades from the wire, reminiscent of his Mouttet Mile win aboard FUNCAANDUN.

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