Quorto takes top ranking as Van Dyck looks ready for another furlong

Charlie Appleby with jockey William Buick after Quorto's win in the Goffs Vincent O'Brien National StakesCredit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)

The Group 1 National Stakes has a rich tradition of providing quality performances and it lived up to its billing again as Quorto retained his unbeaten record.

The colt is now this year's leading two-year-old, earning a Racing Post Rating of 122 for his defeat of Anthony Van Dyck (119).

Quorto travelled through the race much better than the runner-up, if anything overracing a fraction, suggesting there is more improvement to come.

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Simon TurnerRacing Post Reporter

Published on 16 September 2018inReports

Last updated 18:21, 16 September 2018

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