Atzeni all smiles on the Downs after landing brilliant Oaks day treble

Mr Scaramanga (second right) produced an excellent effort when third to Mountain Angel at the course on Oaks day

Andrea Atzeni and Mountain Angel score as part of the jockey's trebleCredit: Edward Whitaker

What a week it has been for Andrea Atzeni. On Sunday he registered his first Group 1 winner of the season on Zabeel Prince in the Prix d'Ispahan and at Epsom he stole the limelight with a 494-1 treble in successive races.

Gossiping, a 10-1 shot, kicked off the treble with a five-length win in the 1m½f handicap before 11-1 winner Defoe landed the Coronation Cup. The well-backed Mountain Angel, who was 9-2 in the morning but sent off at 11-4, topped it all off in the 1m2f handicap.

Reflecting on a magnificent six days, Atzeni said: "It's been a fantastic week, the horses have been running well and I've been on a lot of nice horses – Defoe was great.

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Published on 31 May 2019inReports

Last updated 19:21, 31 May 2019

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