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Gewan Springs 25-1 Dewhurst Upset as Balding Secures Second Title

The surprise winner swept past the principals at Newmarket, triggering a sharp cut in his 2,000 Guineas price.

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Overview

  • Gewan, a Night Of Thunder colt ridden by James Doyle, took the Group 1 Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket at 25-1, finishing ahead of Gstaad and Distant Storm.
  • Paddy Power shortened Gewan’s 2,000 Guineas odds from 50-1 to 14 immediately after the race.
  • Aidan O’Brien’s Gstaad ran second after racing keenly, while National Stakes winner Zavateri, previously unbeaten, finished fourth.
  • The result hands trainer Andrew Balding his second Dewhurst, following Chaldean in 2022, a colt who went on to win the 2,000 Guineas the next spring.
  • Pre-race consensus had focused on Zavateri, Gstaad and Distant Storm, and the upset forces a reassessment of juvenile form and early Classic prospects.