KINGSTON, Jamaica – A fierce battle in the last furlong saw La La Diva holding on for dear life - eventually winning the fourth race on the 2019 Gold Cup racing programme by three-parts of a length.
Ridden by champion jockey Anthony Thomas and trained by an in-form Patrick Lynch, La La Diva scored after battling for the early lead with Best Advice in a Restricted Allowance IV event for four-year-olds and up - non-winners of three - run over 5 ½ furlongs.
In the straight, several horses were locked in combat but Thomas was strong in the saddle to get the job done on La La Diva at odds of 5-1.
Second at 2-1 was Dyna’s Pride (Christopher Mamdeen) with Nuclear Dan Dada third at odds of 12-1.
This was Lynch's third winner on the two-day Golden Weekend of racing which started yesterday (Friday, August 31).
| RACE 4 REST ALL 1V (NB4YO&UP/NW3)(IMP4YO&UP/NW2)(D11) 1,100M/5-1/2FUR 1:35 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Horse | Jockey | Odds | Win | Place | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Lala Diva | Anthony Thomas | 5-1 | $342 | $136 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Dyna's Pride | Christopher Mamdeen | 2-1 | $95 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Nuclear Dan Dada | Ameth Robles | 12-1 | $159 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | She's Symbolic | Reyan Lewis | 9-5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Lord Ashton | Aaron Chatrie | 7-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TRAINER: Patrick Lynch - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Splits:23.2 x 47.2 - Time: 1:09.0 - Margins: 3/4 x nk - 8 RAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EX:$1,219 | T/Fecta:$7,457 | S/Fecta:$9,402 | ` | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D/E:$3,289 | Triple:$15,605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
