The Rowley Mile was decked out in Godolphin blue for the closing afternoon of Future Champions Weekend here on Saturday, but on the track, it was the Dubai-based operation’s fierce rivals from the Coolmore Stud syndicate who claimed the major spoils for the second day running, as City Of Troy stormed home by three-and-a-half lengths in the Group One Dewhurst Stakes.
It was a deeply impressive performance by City Of Troy, a son of the 2018 US Triple Crown winner, Justify, who will now head into the winter as the unbeaten even-money favourite for the 2,000 Guineas next May. Ryan Moore was in front from the first stride, not least because his mount broke from the stalls so well, and despite racing on sticky, rain-softened ground that did not suit his long-striding action, City Of Troy powered away from his field in the final quarter-mile and was still going further clear at the line.
