Dylan Hogan rider of Caburn© Photo Healy Racing
Jack Jones registered the biggest success of his training career, as Caburn struck late in the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes at Newbury.
A winner over six furlongs at Brighton on debut, the son of Twilight Son was dropped back to the minimum distance for this valuable prize, exiting the stalls a 12-1 chance for success in the hands of Dylan Hogan.
Hogan was niggling along on his mount as Hollie Doyle aboard Vingegaard burst out of the pack and made a bid for home two furlongs out.
Vingegaard was still going strong deep inside the final furlong, however, Hogan had weaved his way through the pack and was conjuring up a strong finish from his mount, with Caburn hitting top gear when it mattered to edge a neck success over Archie Watson’s 4-1 second favourite.
Newmarket-based Jones admitted he was somewhat in shock as he begins to dream of even bigger days ahead for his game winner.
Jones said: “It’s unreal, it’s my biggest winner by a country mile and I’m lost for words you could say.
“It didn’t look likely at half way and he was always going to run in the race given the prize-money and the horse’s profile, but my one obvious doubt would have been the drop back to five furlongs.
“I think it was going to be one of those where if he ran in it and looked like he wants six, we can do that next time. To win as he did was fantastic and he’s only going to be better going back up to six furlongs and maybe even seven by the end of the year.”
He went on: “I entered him in the Gimcrack last week and I think that is the obvious next step.
“Steve Antram, the main shareholder, approached me in the autumn and wanted to buy a yearling we could sell as a breeze-up horse. He was working very well in the spring and I said he wants to be making quite a bit of money to let him go, and thankfully they listened to me and let me run him and here we are.
“It’s fantastic. It’s my second full season and to get a horse like this hopefully gets us noticed and gets us some more owners and better horses. I’m delighted with how things are going and it is now all about taking the business to the next step.”
Following the race, Hogan was handed an 11-day ban by the stewards for improper riding and causing “considerable interference”.
However, Jones was full of praise for the 29-year-old who was also enjoying a day in the spotlight and has long been by the winning trainer’s side.
Jones added: “If you park the ban to one side, Dylan has been a huge part of my team from day dot.
“He rode my first winner for me and doesn’t get the chances on Saturdays like some.
“He needs a special mention really as he’s done a lot of work with this horse, he rode him in the breeze-up and he’s not Oisin Murphy or James Doyle, but it is nice for him to get a chance to enjoy a win like this on the big stage.
“He deserves it and he’s shown there he’s as good and as able as anyone else when given the opportunity and the right tools. He’s not let us down and I’m delighted for him.”
