Drowne was forced to give up his jockey’s licence for over a year whilst a heart virus, which caused him dizzy spells, went undiagnosed.
But he showed that he is getting back to his best with a well-timed ride on Robert Cowell’s four-year-old in Friday’s feature race. He hit the front inside the final furlong and held off the fast-finishing Shea Shea (3/1f) and Sole Power (4/1).
Godolphin had had a quiet meeting until today but roared back with a hat-trick of wins. First up was Ahzeemah (4/1) in the Lonsdale Cup who had a ding-dong battle with Simenon (15/8f) over the final furlongs and won by just a head.
This win was followed by City Style (9/1) in the Strensall Stakes and Golden Town (4/1) in the 7f maiden stakes (16.20). All three were ridden by Silvestre De Sousa, giving the jockey a nice 249/1 treble.
Trainer David O’Meara added to yesterday’s tally by taking the opening staying handicap (13.55) with Chancery (7/1). The gelding was always travelling well and looked the likely winner a long way from home.
The Betfred Ebor Heritage Handicap is the betting highlight on the final day of the festival. There weather forecast is changeable overnight and it will pay to see how the ground changes and what happens in the earlier races on the card.
