Delacroix came out on top in a prolonged battle with Stanhope Gardens to win the Emirates Autumn Stakes for Ryan Moore and Aidan O’Brien.
Moore sent Delacroix (15-8 favourite) into the lead going into the dip when Wolf Of Badenoch faded, but he was briefly headed by Rossa Ryan on Ralph Beckett’s Stanhope Gardens.
It has taken something special to get the better of Ryan and Beckett of late, but Moore always looked confident that this time he would get the upper hand and he went on to win by a neck.
The winner was paying a huge compliment to Jessica Harrington’s Green Impact, who has already beaten Delacroix twice.
“He’s improving and learning and he got a bump early which just unnerved him a little bit,” said O’Brien.
“He’s progressive and that’s why we are racing him and keeping him busy and Ryan was much happier with him today.
"He’s a tough, hardy horse who looks like he’s going to get a trip - he’s going to get middle-distance next year.
“You have to be very happy with him and Ryan said he could be a Futurity Trophy horse if we want, so we will see how he is and how it goes." He was cut from 20/1 to 8/1 by bookmakers for that Doncaster contest on the back of this success.
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