Deadly Levi spearheaded a one-two-three for coach Karl Burke within the Ayr Gold Cup.
Burke had already educated the primary and second finishers within the race again in 1998, however he bettered that effort as Deadly Levi was simply too good for stablemates Silky Wilkie and Korker on this 12 months’s renewal.
The five-year-old has been working persistently effectively all season, however his victory over seven furlongs at Newbury final time pushed him up one other 4lb and, mixed with what had beforehand been seen as a adverse attract stall 20, he was despatched off at 20-1 below Clifford Lee.
Adopting his traditional front-running techniques, he was taken on for the lead by Silky Wilkie and half a furlong to run, Deadly Levi started to drag away and finally crossed the road three lengths to the nice.
Silky Wilkie held off stablemate Korker by a brief head for second with Aramis Gray first dwelling behind the Burke trio in fourth.
The closely backed 11-4 favorite American Affair met loads of site visitors issues and completed unplaced.
Burke was not at Ayr, having determined to journey to Newbury the place Andesite was resulting from contest the Mill Reef Stakes. Nonetheless, he was withdrawn due to heavy floor, leaving Burke to soak up the motion at his Spigot Lodge base in Middleham.
“I believed we had loads of employees going as much as Ayr and I used to be heading to Newbury with the two-year-old, however when he did not run I stayed at dwelling – I ought to have most likely gone the opposite approach,” he mentioned.
“If the whole lot went to plan, I did suppose Deadly was our greatest likelihood as he is been in nice type.
“It had seemed just like the handicapper had Deadly Levi till not too long ago, however he received effectively at Newbury final time over seven and he is damaged the monitor file at this time over six. He is in nice type. Placing blinkers on him has made an enormous distinction.
“I am unsure what we’ll do, I might think about he’ll be out of handicaps however I will should look within the e book, that at the very least a Group Three efficiency and he’d deserve the step up.”