'What a way to go out' - Chipotle is too hot in £150,000 Two Year Old Trophy

Owners' dreams can come true. Ask the Woodway 20 partnership, whose memorable season with Chipotle was capped by success in the William Hill Two Year Old Trophy.

Their colt, bought for 10,000gns last year, won the Brocklesby Stakes on the opening day of the turf season and went on to land the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Highly tried since, including in the Nunthorpe Stakes, he took his earnings to nearly £140,000 by catching Last Crusader late on to score his fourth and final victory for a partnership which will be dissolved at the end of the season.

"He's been wonderful for us," said Maurice Thomas, from Oxfordshire: "He's taken us to places we never thought we'd ever go to."

Wendy Page from Warwickshire added: "The syndicate has three horses and you hope that one of them might be good – and he's really good!

"The other two have got injuries and have hardly run, so he's flown the flag almost single-handedly," added her husband Mark. "He's off to the sales now – what a way to go out."

Chipotle's part-owners Maurice Thomas (left), Wendy Page and Mark Page (right)Credit: David Carr

Charlie Bishop, on board for each of the Eve Johnson Houghton-trained juvenile's wins, said: "He got me out of a bit of trouble. He jumped very well and on his first run over six furlongs I wanted to hold on to him.

"Typically, in these races there are a lot that are probably not good enough to lead him and he got stuck behind a wall of horses. Once he got out he had a bit of a mountain to climb, but he's got a bit of class and he's done it well in the end.

"He's been amazing for the yard. He's had a long year and he's danced every dance. To get him back here and get a big pot like this is massive for the owners."

There was another partnership success when Reality's Delgrey Boy gave Tim Easterby his fifth win in six years in the Straight Mile final.

Spirit is willing

Mark Johnston reached his double century in style as Spirit Catcher made an impressive debut in division one of the two-year-old novice event.

It was the tenth time the most successful trainer in British racing history has sent out 200 winners in a year in the last 13 years.

"It's good to keep the consistency," he said. "That's the hardest part really. The big disappointment of this year has been the best horses getting injured, Subjectivist and Sir Ron Priestley.

"In the middle of the summer it looked like we were in for a fantastic year, but it's still been a good season."

Spirit Catcher, a £120,000 breeze-up buy, won by four lengths under Joe Fanning and Johnston said: "That was a good start. He was a little bit on his toes, which we were a bit concerned about, but Joe said the hardest part was pulling him up.

"Once he settled in front he was going nicely. As soon as something joined him he found another gear."

Johnston moved on to 201 as Mariha took division two under Dane O'Neill, who also won the 1m6f handicap on Tajdid for Richard Hannon.

Mark Johnston: 'It's good to keep the consistency'Credit: David Carr

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