Australia’s Asfoora surged clear to win the Nunthorpe Stakes on day three of the Ebor assembly at York.
The seven-year-old mare, skilled by Henry Dwyer and ridden by champion jockey Oisin Murphy, adopted the early tempo set by Karl Burke’s Evening Raider.
With simply over a furlong to go, Asfoora powered away to complete a size and 1 / 4 away from Kevin Ryan’s 100-1 outsider Ain’t No person and William Knight’s Frost At Daybreak, who was third. Evening Raider took fourth.
“It was good. She obtained a pleasant run [into the race] from Evening Raider and I allowed her to go ahead,” Murphy instructed ITV Racing.
“She travelled very nicely and the monitor is kind of fast which fits her. She was electrical.”
It’s the second top-level victory for Asfoora, who additionally triumphed within the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot final 12 months.
