He's got a proper turn of foot' - York on Aidan O'Brien's radar for Eclipse hero Delacroix teeing up sizzling Field Of Gold showdown

'He's got a proper turn of foot' - York on Aidan O'Brien's radar for Eclipse hero Delacroix teeing up sizzling Field Of Gold showdown

Delacroix (right) just denies Ombudsman to win the Eclipse at Sandown

Delacroix (right) somehow snatched victory in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown on SaturdayCredit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)

The sizzling prospect of Delacroix taking on Field Of Gold at York has emerged after Aidan O’Brien said yesterday that the Juddmonte International was on the radar for his Coral-Eclipse winner.

A last-gasp surge saw Delacroix snatch victory from the jaws of defeat at Sandown on Saturday, defying an in-running high of 369-1 on Betfair in the process, as he defeated Ombudsman by a neck and proved himself a serious operator over ten furlongs.

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David JenningsDeputy Ireland editor

Published on 6 July 2025inIreland

Last updated 08:58, 7 July 2025

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