St Mark’s Basilica too good in Dewhurst for O’Brien and Dettori
Stablemate Wembley second, with Thunder Moon having to settle for third.
Aidan O’Brien dominated the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket, as St Mark’s Basilica and Frankie Dettori held off stablemate Wembley and Ryan Moore.
The Ballydoyle pair had finished behind Thunder Moon in the National Stakes at the Curragh last time out – but this time the form was turned around as Joseph O’Brien’s colt, the 11-4 favourite, could only manage third behind the 10-1 winner.
The principals came down the centre of the track, while several of the other fancied runners made a dash for the rail, which had been favoured in earlier races.
It was a seventh Dewhurst for O’Brien, while it was a second in three years for Dettori after Too Darn Hot in 2018.
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