Jockey Adam Kirby dealt the Cazoo Derby a 16-1 shock on Adayar, just days after losing the ride on John Leeper to Frankie Dettori.
Instead, he was given the Godolphin third-string Adayar to ride on Cazoo Derby Day – and what a ride in turned out to be. A first British Classic win on a beautiful day at Epsom in front of crowds for the first time since 2019.
Gear Up and Youth Spirit took the field along in the opening stages of the race, closely tracked by Ryan Moore and hot-favourite Bolshoi Ballet – Aidan O’Brien’s only runner in the race. It wasn’t until rounding Tattenham Corner that the race began to unfold.