Fancied pair Gstaad and Distant Storm had been crushed as 25-1 outsider Gewan gained the Group One Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket.
Educated by Andrew Balding and ridden by James Doyle, Gewan drifted in direction of the near-side rail within the closing phases having been distinguished all through however was capable of struggle off favorite Gstaad (7-4) who completed second and Distant Storm (9-4) who got here residence in third.
The win represents a return to kind for Gewan, following a poor run when favorite at Doncaster within the Group Two Champagne Stakes final month.
“[I am] very fortunate to get the experience on him,” Doyle advised ITV Sport.
“He did an impeccable job. As soon as he obtained that rail he caught at it very properly.”
Coach Aidan O’Brien was in search of a record-breaking ninth win within the seven-furlong race with the market chief Gstaad or his stablemate Italy, however the latter solely managed eighth.
The Dewhurst is the main race for two-year-old horses on the flat calendar and is used to supply tips that could subsequent season’s Classics – the two,000 Guineas, the 1,000 Guineas, the Oaks, the Derby and the St Leger – which might solely be contested by three-year-olds.
Additionally at Newmarket, Beylerbeyi (7-1) went from final to first below Billy Loughnane to beat Daybreak Rising (15-2) to victory within the Cesarewitch Handicap with Bunting (5-1) ending third.
