Liberty Lane surges to Cambridgeshire Handicap win

Liberty Lane surged to a decisive triumph successful nan Cambridgeshire Handicap astatine Newmarket connected Saturday.

Trained by Karl Burke and ridden by Clifford Lee, nan bay started astatine 8-1 successful a section of 31 for nan valuable nine-furlong contest.

He stuck pinch nan group connected nan outer obstruction and gained crushed continually to travel location 2 and a half lengths up of James McHenry, pinch Toimy Son third.

It capped a memorable week for Burke, who saddled nan first 3 location successful past Saturday's Ayr Gold Cup, pinch Lee winning connected Lethal Levi.

Burke said: "I deliberation I'd person been happier if he'd had a lead for longer, but Cliff said he was going truthful good he was happy to footwear on.

"He's ever been a very bully equine and he's conscionable getting his enactment together now."

The title besides featured Brighton footballer Georginio Rutter's equine Bopedro and started half an hr aft nan Frenchman scored his first Premier League goal, yet nan 14-1 changeable came location successful 10th.

Earlier, Lake Victoria maintained her flawless grounds pinch a comfortable triumph successful nan Cheveley Park Stakes.

After winning nan Moyglare Stud Stakes complete 7 furlongs earlier this month, she was nan 6-4 favourite and Ryan Moore led her clear successful nan last furlong.

She hit Daylight by 3 lengths, pinch Arabian Dusk 3rd and nan antecedently unbeaten Babouche a disappointing fourth.

Trainer Aidan O'Brien said: "For a Frankel filly, she was very awesome complete six furlongs. We ever had this title successful mind, moreover earlier she won nan Moyglare.

"We wouldn't beryllium acrophobic of stepping up to a mile, to travel backmost present for nan Fillies' Mile. That's what Ryan said. We'll see."

In nan day's different Group One title astatine Newmarket, Shadow Of Light made short activity of his rivals successful nan Middle Park Stakes, beating 4-5 favourite Whistlejacket by 4 lengths while Dash Dizzy was third.

After 2 consecutive wins, Godolphin's 11-4 chance was 2nd successful nan Gimcrack astatine York past period but sewage backmost to winning ways, pinch William Buick easing him into nan lead 2 furlongs from home.

Trainer Charlie Appleby said: "Mentally, he jumped guardant truthful overmuch from that tally [the Gimcrack] and we came present softly confident.

"When nan crushed started drying out, we felt it suited america much than nan favourite."