Toimy Son lights up Goodwood’s Golden Mile

Big handicap prize goes to David Menuisier and Oisin Murphy.

Toimy Son produced a powerful finish to land the Coral Golden Mile for trainer David Menuisier.

The five-year-old Twilight Son gelding was in the midfield for much of the valuable handicap before three-time champion jockey Oisin Murphy made his move inside the final quarter of a mile.

As the pace quickened, Toimy Son (12-1) made headway on the outside to pass many of his rivals, including early frontrunner Benacre.

Holloway Bay put up a fight at the furlong marker, but he was no match for Toimy Son who stretched his advantage to two lengths in an impressive display, with the Charlie Johnston-trained Dutch Decoy pipping Karl Burke’s charge into second by half a length.

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