Aldermoor plunge rewarded
Aldermoor easily landed a hefty gamble under Daniel Tudhope in the Yorkshire Radio Maiden Stakes at Catterick.
The Stuart Williams-trained youngster was backed at 25-1 in the morning exchanges and was a 6-1 chance on course at the off.
He never gave his supporters an anxious moment, travelling well for Tudhope who sent him past the favourite Starry Sky inside the final furlong to score by a length with any amount to spare.
Williams said: “He had been going well enough at home to come to Catterick (for his debut), but with all respect to Catterick he would not have gone to Newmarket or Royal Ascot for his first run.
“My horses have not been in good form, there has been a lot of coughing around the town (Newmarket).”
He went on: “He was bought at the Doncaster Breeze-Up and they usually know what to expect, but it had been soft old ground at Doncaster so we backed off him a bit and that is why he has not run until now.”
There was an upset in the following Subscribe Online@racinguk.tv Selling Stakes when Dougie Peel, 11-2, came out best in the hands of Fergal Lynch.
The odds-on favourite Debbys Boy (5-6) made the running and was still going well enough inside the final quarter-mile.
But then Lynch pounced on Dougie Peel, who got his head in front approaching the final furlong and was kept up to his work to hold the renewed effort of the market leader by a neck.
Winning trainer Kevin Ryan went to 5,000 guineas to retain Dougie Peel at the ensuing auction and he said: “They all have their day. It was a poor race and they went very fast which may have suited him.”
