Confident, easy win crowns Camelot king of the castle

Camelot looked a colt out of the top drawer when recording an impressive victory in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster.

Brought from the rear of the five-horse field, Aidan O’Brien’s once-raced youngster came through stylishly towards the stands side to make his challenge.

Leading a furlong out under a confident ride from the trainer’s son Joseph O’Brien, the 10-11 favourite won cosily by two and a quarter lengths from Jim Bolger’s Zip Top, with Fencing third.

The O’Brien stable second-string Learn made the running, but set no more than a steady gallop, shadowed by Talwar with Zip Top handy in third place, and Camelot and Fencing at the back.

The pace quickened from three furlongs out with Camelot still travelling strongly, while his rivals were soon at full stretch.

The unbeaten son of Montjeu looked a cut above as he eased to the head of affairs to put the race to bed in a matter of strides.

O’Brien junior, riding his first Group One winner in Britain, said: “I thought I was on the best horse in the race and he never really came off the bridle. I think he’s a very smart horse, he was a bit keen in the first furlong as he hadn’t raced for a while, but he won very easily.”