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Australian Mare Asfoora Seals Commanding Nunthorpe Victory at York

The win revived her campaign after two subdued runs, lining her up for Ireland's Flying Five.

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Oisin Murphy (R) rode Australian star Asfoora to victory in the Nunthorpe Stakes to add to their win in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot last year
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Overview

  • Asfoora, trained by Henry Dwyer, captured the Group 1 Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes by a length and a quarter under Oisin Murphy.
  • Long shot Ain't Nobody finished second at 100-1, with Frost At Dawn taking third in the five-furlong dash.
  • Dwyer had framed the race as “win or be retired,” and the result keeps the seven-year-old in training for the remainder of the European season.
  • Connections have pencilled in the Group 1 Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh next month, with France’s Prix de l'Abbaye under consideration afterward.
  • The success made Asfoora only the second Australian-trained Nunthorpe winner since Ortensia 13 years ago, in a season that has frequently produced unpredictable sprint outcomes.