Cool Hoof Luke darts to Gimcrack victory at York

Group Two strike for Andrew Balding-trained juvenile.

Cool Hoof Luke advertised his star quality when hitting the bullseye in the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Gimcrack Stakes at York.

Named after World Darts champion ‘Cool Hand’ Luke Humphries, Andrew Balding’s son of Advertise has performed admirably in defeat since making his winning debut at Chelmsford, finishing fourth in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot before going a place better in the Vintage Stakes at Goodwood.

With experience under his belt, Oisin Murphy’s mount was sent off at 8-1 and breezed smartly into contention approaching the business end of the Group Two event.

Once hitting the front, he put his racecourse knowledge to good use inside the final furlong to hold off the challenge of Charlie Appleby’s previously unbeaten Shadow Of Light, with Adrian Keatley’s Symbol Of Strength outrunning odds of 80-1 for third.

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