Richard Spencer and Saffie Osborne doubled up on day one of the Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Festival on Thursday.
Wild mover in antepost market
The Richard Spencer-trained Wild Thoughts was cut to 16/1 from 100/1 by Paddy Power and Sky Bet for the bet365 Cambridgeshire after winning well at Ayr.
Spencer and owner Phil Cunningham have often aimed their best handicappers at the Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Festival in September, including victory in the main race courtesy of Run Boy Run in the feature event 12 months ago, and the three-year-old Wild Thoughts kicked off a day-one double when adding to their tally at the track with a stylish success.
The three-year-old son of Lucky Vega came into Thursday's Ladbrokes 'Bet 5 Get 30 New Customer Offer' Kilkerran Handicap on the back of a close third behind Bourbon Blues at Doncaster's St Leger meeting last week and was ridden by history-making Leger winner Saffie Osborne.
Those who backed the colt into 11/4 favouritism didn't have many moments of concern, Wild Thoughts travelling well in behind and looking in command when produced between rivals with a furlong to go.
He came nicely clear without Osborne being overly animated in the saddle and ended up scoring by two lengths from 33/1 shot Steel Rave, with Impartiality third at 3/1.
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Wild Thoughts holds an entry in the valuable bet365 Cambridgeshire Heritage Handicap, with Paddy Power and Sky Bet cutting him from 100/1 to 16s in their antepost market.
The same connections also struck courtesy of 5/1 shot Ice Cube in the Ladbrokes 'Get Racing Bet Builder Winnings Boosts' Handicap over the extended seven furlongs.
Spencer and Osborne team up with in-form veteran Twilight Calls in Saturday's Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup and Rapper's Delight in the Silver Cup on the same card, while Righthere Rightnow represents the red-hot duo in Friday's Bronze Cup.
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