Willie Mullins dominates as Low Sun wins Cesarewitch thriller at Newmarket

The 10-1 chance Low Sun showed plenty of guts to beat her stablemate Uradel (16-1) in a thrilling finish to the £500,000 marathon.

The early pace was frantic in the historic 2m2f contest, with Stars Over The Sea and Cliffs Of Dover going off far too quick.

The pack began to close around half a mile out, and Seamie Heffernan kicked for home aboard Low Sun.

Uradel travelled strongly alongside the winner, but the five-year-old found plenty for pressure to win by a neck.

Cleonte (25-1) ran on well for third, with the 4-1 favourite Southern France back in seventh spot.


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Mullins said: "Low Sun is a real hard grafter. The more we ask the more he gives.

"To think he was on our selling list. We had him on our selling list after Punchestown and he just kept on winning and improving.

"I wasn't looking at the two of those in the last furlong, I was looking at what was going to pass the two of them.

"I was hoping one would hold on. I was just delighted nothing came from out the back.

"We had this race in mind when we saw the prize money. We've another seven in the Irish Cesarewitch tomorrow and they could have come over here.

"We brought our best ones here. Apart from it being an iconic race which is a delight to have on the CV, the prize money (£500,000) was good and we aimed what we could.

"That is probably Low Sun's limit. I can't see him producing another 10lb. I think we've squeezed everything we can out of him today. I don't think he would get into a Melbourne Cup.

"We will try and keep him for those big handicaps. I don't think he needs to go back over hurdles, I think we let him rest on his laurels."

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