Frankie Dettori produced a masterful ride on Dubai Warrior to run out a convincing winner of the Betway Winter Derby at Lingfield.
Dettori made one of his rare visits to the domestic all-weather scene this winter - and treated racegoers to one of his hallmark front-running displays aboard John Gosden's charge.
.@FrankieDettori wins his 1st race of the year on home soil 🏇🏻 A huge congratulations to John Gosden & all connections for winning the @betway Winter Derby Stakes 🥇 See you on Good Friday at @awchamps Finals Day! pic.twitter.com/cTw1l6zMLX
— Lingfield Park (@LingfieldPark) February 22, 2020
As soon as Dubai Warrior broke smartly out of the stalls, the popular Italian was able to grab the lead and dictated proceedings throughout the mile and a quarter.
He slowed things down mid-race and then quickened the tempo over two furlongs out, just before the home turn.
Dubai Warrior (13-8) produced a neat turn of foot to put more daylight between himself and his rivals to cross the line two and three-quarter lengths ahead of his stablemate Court House.
Bangkok, the 8-13 favourite, was third having been unable to reproduce his record-breaking win over the course and distance three weeks ago.
