 beat Emily Upjohn in a thriller at Sandown Credit: PA It was a record seventh win in the race for his all-conquering trainer and another substantial feather in the cap of a colt who has reached the top in a short space of time. After all, he started his campaign in a handicap on a bleak March afternoon at Naas - not the typical starting point for a potential champion. He has made huge strides since then, winning the Irish 2000 Guineas at the end of May and following up impressively in the St James's Palace Stakes at Ascot. But he was popping his cherry against the older horses at Sandown, with the £750,000 Eclipse offering up the first chance for a clash of the generations. OFFERS OF THE DAY Tote: Bet £5 Get £20 in Free Bets - CLAIM HERE Bet UK: Bet £10 Get £30 in Free Bets and Bonuses - CLAIM HERE William Hill: Bet £10 Get £40 in Free Bets (MOBILE ONLY)* - CLAIM HERE Betfair : Bet £10 Get £30 in Free Bets - CLAIM HERE Paddy Power: Bet £20 and get it back as Cash if it Loses - CLAIM HERE Sky Bet: Bet £10 Get £30 in Free Horse Racing Bets - CLAIM HERE Tote: New customers online only. Place your first bet on racing pools for a minimum of £5 and win or lose you will receive £20 Tote Credit. £20 Tote Credit rewarded as £10 redeemable against racing bets only and £10 redeemable against UK and Irish placepot bets only. Tote Credit cannot be withdrawn, exchanged, or substituted and expires after 7 days. Qualifying bet is the first racing pool bet added to the bet-slip. Ten to Follow, virtual and football bets do not qualify. Totewin will be the qualifying bet when a Totewin and a Toteplace bet are struck at the same time. New UK & ROI customers only. 18+. Full T&Cs apply. begambleaware.org Bet UK: Ne){kind=link}
PADDINGTON is no ordinary bear, and this is no ordinary horse.
Aidan O’Brien’s three-year-old made it six wins on the bounce with a stirring defeat of Emily Upjohn in the Coral-Eclipse.
It was a record seventh win in the race for his all-conquering trainer and another substantial feather in the cap of a colt who has reached the top in a short space of time.
After all, he started his campaign in a handicap on a bleak March afternoon at Naas – not the typical starting point for a potential champion.
He has made huge strides since then, winning the Irish 2000 Guineas at the end of May and following up impressively in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Ascot.