David Egan, having his first ride in the St Leger on the 9-2 chance Eldar Eldarov, won a dramatic race for the world’s oldest Classic at Doncaster on Sunday in which the second horse home was demoted to fourth after a stewards’ inquiry. The day was marked by a series of tributes to the Queen following racing’s return to action after a break of 48 hours and the meeting being put back a day.
Egan dedicated his triumph to Jack de Bromhead, who died last weekend in a riding accident in Ireland and was the 13-year-old son of hugely successful racehorse trainer Henry de Bromhead. “It’s a week since Jack de Bromhead died and he was the first person I thought of when I crossed the line – that was for him,” said Egan.
