De Sousa gets off to flying start on classy Charyn
Roger Varian’s charge powered to a convincing victory in the Doncaster Mile.
Silvestre de Sousa made the best possible start to the new turf season when teaming up with Roger Varian’s Charyn to win the William Hill Doncaster Mile. The former champion jockey has only recently returned from a 10-month suspension picked up in Hong Kong for breaching betting rules. De Sousa, 43, has been getting his eye in on the all-weather recently but will have been thrilled to pick up the first Listed race of the season on the Group One-placed Charyn. Last year’s winner Astral Beau made another bold bid for Pam Sly but she had no answer close home to the 2-1 winner, who streaked three and a half lengths clear under hands and heels riding. “He’s a lovely horse, he just felt a little bit lazy out there,” said De Sousa.Impressive!
Charyn is a different class and storms to victory in the Listed @DoncasterRaces Mile Stakes for @SilvDSousa and @varianstable 🔥 pic.twitter.com/9E2mFgNuAQ — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) March 23, 2024

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