Limato the July Cup hero Limato stormed to an impressive two-length victory in the Darley July Cup at Newmarket. The 9/2 favourite stalked the pace under Harry Bentley before being unleashed with a furlong to travel and his brilliant turn of foot saw him immediately burst clear of the rest of the field. David O'Meara's 25/1 outsider Suedois was prominent throughout and stuck to his task really well in second, while third went to Karl Burke's Commonwealth Cup-winning filly Quiet Reflection at odds of 7/1. Candy said: "That was absolutely electrifying, horses like him make the job easy. "Getting the saddle on his back is still almost impossible, he's getting worse in that regard and it took a very long time and the other thing was whether he'd jump out of the stalls. "We got the saddle on and he came out of the stalls okay. He was going well but he was all over the place when he got the front and he does tend to do that." Bentley said: "I got in a great position and he took me there almost too well. I knew in my back of my mind he does get further than six (furlongs), but he's got so much natural speed. "This is an amazing opportunity. To get a ride like him in a Group One is so, so special." O'Meara was equally thrilled with the runner-up who he felt took another step forward on his previous form. O'Meara said: "We're delighted with him and that's an improvement again. He's obviously come up against a very good horse in Limato but we're delighted with the performance. "He's very versatile on the ground really, it's not that important to him. "We'll perhaps be looking at Haydock (Sprint Cup) a little later on and maybe the big race over in Deauville (Group One Prix Maurice de Gheest)."
