Cassandra Go shows plenty of pace

Cassandra GO supplied Geoff Wragg with his 13th winner of the season when landing the Tripleprint Temple Stakes at Sandown yesterday…

Cassandra GO supplied Geoff Wragg with his 13th winner of the season when landing the Tripleprint Temple Stakes at Sandown yesterday.

However, anyone thinking that the landmark might prove unlucky for the Newmarket trainer were proved wrong when, just 20 minutes later, The Whistling Teal provided number 14 by landing the Stanley Racing Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar.

Cassandra Go was driven to the front approaching the two-furlong pole by Michael Roberts and the South African kept his mount up to her work despite the saddle slipping back on the horse in the final half-furlong. Nuclear Debate, Cassandra Go's fellow 100 to 30 joint-favourite, faced an almost impossible task when he had to be switched round the field by Japanese jockey Yutaka Take before running on into third place.

Solo Mio (7-1) followed up his success in Newmarket's Sagaro Stakes with an emphatic one-length victory over Romantic Affair in the Bonusprint Stakes. Michael Kinane's mount galloped to the front inside the final furlong to deny Romantic Affair, with long-time leader Persian Punch a head back in third.