Dana shakes a leg
ROTTWEILER’S nap Danadana gave Luca Cumani his second Zetland Gold Cup in three years at Redcar.
The lightly raced colt was backed down to 5-4 on the back of a cosy success at Newmarket on his previous start and never at any stage looked likely to let his supporters down.
Kieren Fallon chose to pass long-time leader Navajo Chief with two furlongs remaining and immediately kicked for home.
Sir Mark Prescott’s Mid Mon Lady finished strongly to get within a head of the winner. Saeed Bin Suroor’s Con Artist completed a clean sweep of the places for Newmarket stables.
“I was waiting for something to peg me back but nothing did,” said Fallon.
“I couldn’t tell you about plans – you would have to talk to Mr Cumani – but this was a race he’d had in mind for some while.”