Klondike is seen staying on in the familiar Jonsson cyclamen with spectrum green crossed sashes, white sleeves and cyclamen cap. (Racing TV)
The horse who gave prolific South African owner Nick Jonsson his first winner in the UK, on April 22 last year at Newbury, ran a decent fourth in a big handicap at York today (Wednesday), considering he carried topweight.
The William Haggas-trained Galileo colt Klondike has an official rating of 103 and had to carry 9 stone 12 pounds in the Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Jorvik Handicap over a mile-and-a-half under Tom Marquand.
The race was won by the favourite, the Harry Eustace-trained Crystal Delight, who carried 9 stone 6 pounds under Jim Crowley.
The winner started at odds of 18/5 and collected a stakes cheque of £33,501 after making all and winning readily by 4,75 lengths.
Klondike, who started at 11/2 odds, raced wide early, but was in touch with the leaders on the outer. He was outpaced over two furlongs out, but rallied inside the final 110yds to be beaten 6,75 lengths into fourth.
He could still develop into a useful stayer.
(South African Dylan Cunha, now training out of Newmarket, later had a fifth place finish in a lesser handicap with Asgard’s Captain (Make Believe).)
Klondike was born at Luca Cumani and his wife Sara’s Fittocks Stud, which is situated in the hamlet of Upend, five miles from Newmarket.
He was the subject of a foal share agreement between Fittocks Stud and Coolmore, who owned Galileo.
The Galileo colt was signed for by John Magnier’s son at the Tattersalls October Yearling Book 1 Sale.
Nick Jonsson had had horses trained before by William Haggas and the latter alerted him to there being a share available in Klondike.
Fittocks Stud retained a share and the two others owners are the illustrious partnership of John Magnier and Michael Tabor.
The horse runs in Nick’s familiar cyclamen with spectrum green crossed sashes, white sleeves and cyclamen cap.
He holds a Royal Ascot entry in the Gr 2 Hardwicke Stakes over a mile-and-a-half on June 22.
