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And on the famous Epsom turf he proved the validity of all those comments by obliterating the Derby field in a record breaking time.
Stoute, who held Workforce in such high esteem before the Derby, was justifiably delighted with the vindicating performance.
He said: "He was seriously good today. That could be one of the great performances.
"I'm thrilled for Ryan as he missed Conduit in the St Leger so it's good for him to get the monkey off his back.
"It's great for [owner] Prince Khalid Abdullah as he is a great supporter of the yard and of the sport in Europe."
Owner Khalid Abdullah, who last won the Derby with Commander In Chief in 1993, said: "I'm delighted, I have won the Derby before but this is special. He's a wonderful horse."
Just 24 hours earlier Moore scooped his first Classic on Snow Fairy in the Investec Oaks, becoming the first jockey to ride the Oaks-Derby double since Kieren Fallon in 2004.
The champion jockey, famous for his reserve, was almost overcome in the post-race interview. With tears in his eyes he said: "We had a real clean run, I was always happy with him, he traveled beautifully. The ground was fast enough.
"He's a real good horse. This is the most important race to me."
Moore held up the Derby 6-1 third-favourite near the rear, quietly biding his time.
Ballydoyle pacemaker At First Sight, having grappled with Azmeel for the early lead, established an undisputed advantage going uphill and rolling down Tattenham Hill stretched over ten lengths clear.
For a furlong, it almost seemed as if the impossible would occur, that through a combination of unlikely speed and poor judgment the apparent pacemaker and 100-1 outsider would run away with the biggest prize in Flat racing.
But Workforce and Moore were blasting from the laboring pack like a rocket. He ate up the ground with a relentless stride, swooped past At First Sight, and came home to the roars of Epsom.
Blue Square immediately quoted Workforce as a 6-1 chance for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, but were quickly forced to cut that price to 4-1.
The debate about whether this was a spectacular performance against a relatively weak field or a downright phenomenal victory is only just beginning.
There was no question about the record-breaking nature of this win, however. Workforce broke the track record of 2m32.31s, set by Lammatara in 1995, by almost a second, getting home in 2m31.33s.
Longtime leader At First Sight came home a wonderful runner-up with Rewilding staying on into third and Jan Vermeer, the 9-4 favourite, in fourth.
It may be recalled that Ryan More had recoded a back-to-back double on Indian bred Mystical a few years back at Dubai. Ryan More had also ridden a winner at the famous Mahalaxmi track in Mumbai.
Kieren Fallon absent from the Derby for the last four years, was almost absent from it once again after the race's three-time winner endured a nightmare journey to the track that almost led to him missing the race.
Newmarket-based Fallon, engaged to ride Al Kir for Godolphin, engaged a taxi and entered the weighing room at 3.14pm, just 31 minutes before the stipulated deadline, having already missed two mounts, one of which, Hawkeyethenoo, was a fast-finishing second in the Investec Dash.
BHA chief stipendiary steward William Nunneley said: "Kieren Fallon was first delayed by the Dartford Crossing being blocked. He then went into London but the Blackwall Tunnel was closed. After that, he abandoned his car with his driver and family before getting a train to Epsom.
"He said there was nothing he could and other jockeys also found the traffic to be very bad as well. He told the stewards he was going to be late and no action will be taken."
Also troubled by traffic was trainer Michael Jarvis, who said: "There was a ten-mile tailback on the M25. It took us three and a bit hours, and we left home at ten o'clock."
Review By : Tom Kerr
Courtesy: www.racingpost.com
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