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Galileo Chrome wins St Leger for Joseph O'Brien

Tom Marquand riding Galileo Chrome (R) win The Pertemps St Leger Stakes
Tom Marquand riding Galileo Chrome (R) win The Pertemps St Leger Stakes

Galileo Chrome provided jockey Tom Marquand with a remarkable first Classic victory in the Pertemps St Leger at Doncaster.

Marquand discovered he would be riding Joseph O'Brien's colt barely 24 hours before the big race - after regular jockey Shane Crosse became unavailable because of a positive test for Covid-19.

While Crosse must therefore begin his period of isolation in Ireland, Marquand took his place and prevailed by a neck at 4-1 from 16-1 shot Berkshire Rocco.

Pyledriver (9-2) appeared set to make a bold bid for glory before wandering from a true line out on his own on the far side, and eventually finishing third a length further back.

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