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Euro G1 2YO Pedigree Watch - Camelot Colt Wins Dewhurst

Tara Madgwick - Saturday Oct 10

It was Godolphin vs Coolmore in the Group I Dewhurst Stakes (7f)  for 2YO colts at Newmarket overnight with a neck at the finish separating top class colts by Camelot and Frankel.

The Aidan O’Brien trained Camelot colt Darkness Falls came into this race off a last start win in the Group I Golden Fleece Stakes (1m1f) at Leopardstown last month, so was dropping sharply in trip for this assignment and taking on unbeaten Charlie Appleby trained Frankel colt Desert Castle.

Ridden by Ryan Moore, Darkness Falls was too strong for Desert Castle in a thrilling finish taking his overall record to three wins from four starts.

“Darkness Falls is a really good colt. He's proven that he has the speed to come back here and win a Dewhurst. It feels like there's more in the tank. Being by Camelot he has a chance of staying further,” said Ryan Moore.

“How far he'll go, I don't know. He has a lot of pace. To win over nine and then to come back and win over seven, it's very unique.”

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Darkness Falls is held in the highest regard by the team at Ballydoyle and already there is talk of a tilt at the Triple Crown next year comprising 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby and St Leger.

A homebred for the Coolmore partners, Darkness Falls is the second foal and second winner from stakes-placed No Nay Never mare You’resobeautiful, a daughter of Group I Irish 1000 Guineas winner Hula Angel.

Darkness Falls is the 15th Group I winner for Camelot and is the second for No Nay Never as a broodmare sire.

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