Upsetter Aliya’s Will derails Reggae 6

ALIYA'S WILL, a debutante in the fifth for maiden three-year-old fillies, won as a 7-2 market-springer at five furlongs round, derailing many Reggae 6 bets on Saturday, resulting in a $55,393 payout despite being stacked with five winning favourites.

Hot lightweight claiming rider Tajay Suckoo produced ALIYA'S WILL with a strong finish along the rail to collar 1-5 favourite SKY IS THE LIMIT close home, winning by three-quarter length, defying her 6-1 morning-line odds.

ALIYA'S WILL turned the Reggae 6's tide after four winning favourites obliged, BALLISTIC MISSILE (6-5), STORM (3-5), PAPI USO (4-5) and OF A REVOLUTION (1-2).

RESTORATION won the sixth as a 9-5 favourite, one of two Reggae 6 wins for Javaniel Patterson, who had earlier landed the third with PAPI USO, the first of five winners for trainer Anthony Nunes.

Defending champion jockey Raddesh Roman rode two Reggae 6 winners among his five victories on the 11-race card.

Roman, who landed the second event with STORM for Adrian Prince, teamed up with Nunes for three winners, Americans OF A REVOLUTION and BOWMORE in the fourth and eighth, respectively, followed by ONEIANZHALINKS, who beat fellow three-year-old maidens at seven and a half furlongs in the ninth.

Roman's other winner was 12-1 longshot HE STANDS ALONE, who closed late in the seventh event at five furlongs straight.

Meanwhile, Suckoo closed his two-timer with Nunes' NEO STAR in the International Women's Day Trophy at nine furlongs and 25 yards, handing the three-time champion trainer his fifth winner of the afternoon.

Going in chase of DON KWESI, who had shot through a half-mile out past HAIL THE QUEEN, seven-year-old NEO STAR got on level terms with the burdened four-year-old inside the last furlong, eventually pulling away to win by two and a half lengths as the 4-5 favourite.

Nunes had smartly summoned Suckoo to partner NEO STAR, slipping six pounds from 124lb, ensuring his course-specialist ran with 118lb, getting eight pounds from DON KWESI, who the conditions book had allotted topweight, made worse by the scale moving upwards by four pounds, resulting in a burden of 126lb on the colt.