Leger Triumph For Australia’s Galileo Chrome

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There was joy for Tom Marquand and despair for Shane Crosse as Galileo Chrome (Ire) (Australia {GB}) battled to G1 Pertemps St Leger glory at Doncaster on Saturday. Earning this tilt with success in the Aug. 29 Listed Yeats S. at Navan, the 4-1 shot was mid-division early off the searching pace. Staying on to get the better of Berkshire Rocco (Fr) (Sir Percy {GB}) in the last 100 yards, he earned a neck success, as Pyledriver (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}) was a length away in third and 5-2 favourite Santiago (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}) fourth.

Saturday, Doncaster, Britain
PERTEMPS ST LEGER S.-G1, £350,000, Doncaster, 9-12, 3yo, 14f 115yT, 3:01.94, gd.
1–GALILEO CHROME (IRE), 127, c, 3, by Australia (GB)
1st Dam: Curious Mind (GB), by Dansili (GB)
2nd Dam: Intrigued (GB), by Darshaan (GB)
3rd Dam: Last Second (Ire), by Alzao
1ST GROUP WIN; 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (€75,000 RNA Ylg ’18 GOFOR). O-Galileo Chrome Partnership; B-Mohamed Ali Meddeb (IRE); T-Joseph O’Brien; J-Tom Marquand. £198,485. Lifetime Record: SW-Ire, 5-4-0-0, $313,148. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Berkshire Rocco (Fr), 127, c, 3, Sir Percy (GB)–Sunny Again (GB), by Shirocco (Ger). (€35,000 Wlg ’17 ARQDE; €50,000 Ylg ’18 GOFOR). O-Berkshire Parts & Panels Ltd; B-S.A.G.L. Seserve (FR); T-Andrew Balding. £75,250.
3–Pyledriver (GB), 127, c, 3, Harbour Watch (Ire)–La Pyle (Fr), by Le Havre (Ire). (10,000gns RNA Wlg ’17 TATFOA). O-La Pyle Partnership; B-Knox & Wells Ltd & R Devlin (GB); T-William Muir. £37,660.
Margins: NK, 1, NO. Odds: 4.00, 16.00, 4.50.
Also Ran: Santiago (Ire), Hukum (Ire), Dawn Patrol (Ire), Subjectivist (GB), Sunchart (GB), Tyson Fury (GB), Mythical (Fr), Mohican Heights (Ire). Scratched: English King (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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