Mullins' Sesenta claims Ebor win

Willie Mullins’ Sesenta fended off the challenge of red-hot favourite Changingoftheguard to snatch victory in the totesport Ebor at York today.

Rising star Gary Carroll brought the petite Irish mare with a challenge inside the final furlong and the 25-1 chance stuck to the task well to deny the 15-8 market leader by a head.

Hits Only Vic was three-quarters of a length adrift in third, with Nanton taking a close-up fourth in a photo-finish for the minor honours.

Johnny Murtagh was slowly away from the stalls aboard the Aidan O'Brien-trained favourite, and having taken a brave route around the inside was trapped for racing room as the pace increased down the home straight.

Warringah bravely tried to pull away from the field under his top weight, but the burden told close home and he dropped back to finish fifth.

Sesenta, meanwhile, came steaming down the outside of the field under 5lb-claiming apprentice Carroll, and found the line coming at just the right time as Murtagh lunged late aboard Changingoftheguard.