Elmonjed surges to commanding victory in Minster Stakes

Elmonjed announced himself as a sprinter on the rise with a commanding victory in the Go Local Stores Minster Stakes at York.

A winner of three of his four previous starts on the Knavesmire, including a Listed success here in September, William Haggas’ five-year-old was sent off 8-1 in the hands of William Buick for what was his second outing of the season having blown away the cobwebs at Newmarket last month.

In no rush tracking the pace on the far side of the track, Buick soon manoeuvred his mount into a position to strike and he breezed passed the reappearing Group One winner Kind Of Blue before surging to a length success over James Fanshawe’s 4-1 joint favourite for what was a clear career-best performance.