“I’m very pleased with Victory Dance as well. “I said to William before he went out to let him get on with it and use himself and he’ll stay further for sure. He was sitting on the fence as to which horse he would like to ride, but he did say he’s always loved this horse and wanted to stick with him. The winner was cut to 25-1 from 33s by Betfair for the St Leger.Īppleby said: “I don’t quite know why the market was the way it was, that’s not my business, but William has always loved Castle Way. Just as the horses pulled up near the stalls, Forca Timao kicked out and caught Waipiro’s jockey Tom Marquand, who was deemed not fit enough to take the ride. The race lost some of its interest before the start with Ed Walker’s Waipiro having to be withdrawn. Sent off the 7-1 apparent Appleby second-string with the James Doyle-ridden and eventual third Victory Dance the 7-2 favourite, Castle Way was handy throughout.īuick kicked clear well over a furlong out and seemed to catch many of his rivals on the hop, with Victory Dance suddenly finding himself out of his ground.Ĭastle Way, a son of Almanzor, soon had the race won and it was left to Circle Of Fire, trained by Sir Michael Stoute in the colours of the King on coronation weekend, to chase him home but he was beaten a length and three-quarters. Castle Way got the Qipco Guineas meeting off to the perfect start for Charlie Appleby and William Buick with a dominant display in the Newmarket Stakes.
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