Darain repays a little more of hefty price tag
Gosden-trained colt stays unbeaten at Newmarket.
Darain continued to demonstrate why connections went to 3.5 million guineas to secure his services after maintaining his unbeaten record with a facile success in the Newmarket Festival Charitable Novice Stakes.
Having made a big impression on his debut at Newbury, the John Gosden-trained son of Dubawi – who is a full-brother to the Newmarket handler’s multiple Group One winner Too Darn Hot – had no problems following up under a penalty in the mile-and-a-quarter prize. Racing alone from the main body of the field for much of the way, the 1-6 favourite only needed to pushed out under hands and heels to defeat Vottoria Light by two and a quarter lengths, in the process completing doubles for Gosden and winning rider Oisin Murphy.Champion jockey @oismurphy is walked back into the @NewmarketRace winner’s enclosure after the John Gosden trained and @Qatar_Racing owned Darain, who cost 3.5 million guineas as a yearling, and is a full brother to Too Darn Hot defends his unbeaten record pic.twitter.com/gM752H5COy
— Graham Clark (@GrahamClark85) July 24, 2020
Gosden said of the Qatar Racing-owned colt: “He got a bump leaving the gate and that just lit him up. He was drawn out there and never got any cover, but it was hard to get any cover as the pace was steady. “He would have learnt a lot and Oisin said he won comfortably. He was on faster ground and giving 7lb away, but he was happy enough with the horse. “We are lucky we have had two novices. We will see what the mark is and take it from there. He is a progressive horse, but he has still got a lot to learn about being a racing professional. “We will take it step by step. If you start having these lofty targets they don’t half make you look like a fool. There is a banana skin around every corner. “I think he will get further, but right now we are happy at a mile and a quarter.”
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