Straightforward win for Drumbeat in Zetland Stakes
By Racing TV
Last Updated: Sat 10 Oct 2026
Ryan Moore was untroubled in the saddle as 10-11 favourite Drumbeat ran out a very comfortable winner of the Group Three Native Trail Zetland Stakes at Newmarket.
The Aidan O'Brien-trained winner was following in the footsteps of stablemate Pierre Bonnard who won the race 12 months ago, and he was able to stretch well clear in the closing stages for a five and a half length success.
The Andrew Balding-trained Wykehurst was the best of the rest in second, ahead of Apulia Bay in third.
Moore said: "He had good form coming into the race. He's a classy horse who does everything lovely. He was dominant in the last half mile. He was good all the way through the line and pointed his toe well.
"I'd say he'd me more of a Derby horse [rather than Guineas] but he's improving. There's plenty to look forward to."
Watch: Drumbeat stakes his Classic claims with an easy Zetland win
The success was a fourth in the race for O'Brien, whose other winners include the 2017 scorer Kew Gardens, a horse that the trainer compared Drumbeat to when talking after the race.
He explained: "He had a lovely run the last day, we thought he'd love the mile and a quarter, and he will be a lovely horse for the Classics next year."I think he's a mile and a quarter, mile and a half horse.
"He's probably pacier than Kew Gardens was at this stage. He travelled and quickened well."He could go to France for the mile or mile and a quarter races at Saint-Cloud - we will see what 'the lads' want to do.
"He'll probably go down the Derby trial route next year."
The son of Wootton Bassett was cut to a general 25-1 for the Epsom contest.
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