View
comments
Jockey Rossa Ryan reckons the Cazoo St Leger will be tailor-made for Mojo Star as he bids to upset odds-on favourite Hurricane Lane in the final Classic of the Flat season at Doncaster Saturday.
Charlie Appleby-trained Hurricane Lane has never raced beyond a mile and a half so the one mile, six furlongs and 115 yards of Sunday's race will take the Irish Derby winner into unknown territory.
The extended distance has some high-profile casualties in the previous 244 runnings of the oldest Classic in the world.
Rossa Ryan believes the Cazoo St Ledger is set up perfectly for Mojo Star to cause an upset
Odds-on favourite Hurricane Lane is uncharted territory with the length of Saturday's race
The imperious Shergar found it a step too far when only fourth to 28-1 Cut Above in 1981, and Camelot was the beaten 2-5 favourite when his hopes of adding a St Leger win to his successes in the 2,000 Guineas and Derby were dashed by Encke in 2012.
It's a new trip too for Mojo Star, but the Richard Hannon-trained colt, who had Hurricane Lane behind him when runner-up in the Derby at Epsom in June before hitting trouble in running in when fifth in the Irish Derby, has looked in need of a longer distance.
Ryan, 21, says all the signs have been positive since Mojo Star was given a confidence-boosting first win in a Newbury maiden last month.
Ryan said: 'He is a very striking horse and he has really come of age. The taps have been turned on since Newbury and he has really sharpened up.
'The mile and six furlongs is right up his alley and a big open galloping track like Doncaster should suit him.
'He didn't have the luckiest
