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Fancied pair Gstaad and Distant Storm were beaten as 25-1 outsider Gewan won the Group One Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket.<\/b><\/p>\n
Trained by Andrew Balding and ridden by James Doyle, Gewan drifted towards the near-side rail in the closing stages having been prominent throughout but was able to fight off favourite Gstaad (7-4) who finished second and Distant Storm (9-4) who came home in third.<\/p>\n
The win represents a return to form for Gewan, following a poor run when favourite at Doncaster in the Group Two Champagne Stakes last month.<\/p>\n
“[I am] very lucky to get the ride on him,” Doyle told ITV Sport.<\/p>\n
“He did an impeccable job. Once he got that rail he stuck at it very well.”<\/p>\n
Trainer Aidan O’Brien was seeking a record-breaking ninth win in the seven-furlong race with the market leader Gstaad or his stablemate Italy, but the latter only managed eighth.<\/p>\n
The Dewhurst is the leading race for two-year-old horses on the flat calendar and is used to provide pointers to next season’s Classics – the 2,000 Guineas, the 1,000 Guineas, the Oaks, the Derby and the St Leger – which can only be contested by three-year-olds.<\/p>\n
Also at Newmarket, Beylerbeyi (7-1) went from last to first under Billy Loughnane to beat Dawn Rising (15-2) to victory in the Cesarewitch Handicap with Bunting (5-1) finishing third.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n