Golden oldies rule at Newmarket Pat Eddery and Right Wing - the oldest jockey and oldest horse in the race - outpointed their younger rivals in the Weatherbys Earl Of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket today. Richard Hills attempted to steal the Group Three race from the front on Albarahin, setting a modest gallop and gradually winding up the pace in the final half-mile. Most of his rivals were caught flat-footed but Right Wing showed a good turn of speed when a gap appeared two furlongs out, challenged the leader at the furlong pole and got on top close home for a length and a quarter win. 'He is seven but he still getting better,' Eddery said of the winner. 'He used to stop when he got to the front but now he goes straight to the line and you can`t get by him.' Right Wing, trained by John Dunlop, was gaining the 10th win of his career and taking his career earnings past stg£230,000. Richard Hughes was on target for his new boss Khalid Abdulla again when Welcome Friend obliged in the opener. The lightly-raced 10-1 chance kept on powerfully to defeat Nothing Daunted by one and a half lengths in the Racing Review Magazine Handicap.
