Exceed And Excel Colts Finish One-Two

With seven of the 11-strong field in the first juvenile Black type race of the day being progeny of the Darley stallions, the result continued that trend with Godolphin’s Exceed And Excel colts Haptic and Furnaces finishing one-two, with Street Cry’s Wolf Cry third in the Listed Lonhro Plate (1100m) at Royal Randwick.

Swiftly away from barrier two, jockey Blake Shinn drove the last start winner Haptic straight to the lead where he settled well and controlled the race.

With stablemate Furnaces following him throughout, Haptic came slightly wide as they rounded the home turn, fighting down the home straight to hold off the challenges from the rest of the field to remain undefeated and become the 92nd Stakes winner for his sire.

Bred by Darley in Australia, the G1 Golden Slipper-bound Haptic is the first Stakes winner for the Beautiful Crown mare Troubeaut, whose only other foal to race is the stakes placed Heart’s Delight.

Exceed And Excel is the sire of nine G1 winners and is standing at Kildangan Stud at €40,000 October 1st SLF alongside his triple G1-winning son Helmet who stands at €10,000 October 1st SLF.