Noble Champion runs away with Jersey Stakes

A good week for Kieran Shoemark turned into a great one when Noble Champion ran out an impressive 25-1 winner of the Group 3 Jersey Stakes. The jockey, who lost his job as first rider to John and Thady Gosden in May, has put a challenging six weeks behind him with two winners in two days. After winning the Sandringham Stakes on Never Let Go on Friday, Shoemark once again teamed up with Ed Walker to score aboard Noble Champion.

The three-year-old was unconsidered in the market after failing to make an impression in three starts this year, most recently in the Carnarvon Stakes.

However, stepped back up to seven furlongs, he returned to form when stretching three and a quarter lengths clear of Godolphin’s 20-1 shot Spy Chief.

Ed Walker reflected: “It’s been a great week. We’ve had a few blips but we’re thrilled. I’m just so pleased for this horse. We had a massive belief in him coming into this year and for one reason or another we’ve just not get it right but today everything fell into place. He’s fast, hence why we brought him back over six furlongs, because he was keen over a mile. I just got it wrong. The stiff seven furlongs was absolutely perfect. He’s as good a work horse as we’ve had; he’s got such a high cruising speed and he’s just a very, very smart horse.”