Gutsy Array repels Mill Reef rivals at Newbury

The Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef trophy will return to Kingsclere courtesy of Juddmonte's Array and Oisin Murphy.

The Group Two is named in homage to the 1971 Derby winner, who was trained by Ian Balding to an astonishing run of top flight successes.

Balding’s son Andrew took over the reins at the family’s Kingsclere base in 2003 and despite countless other successes, the race named after the yard’s hero has never gone the way of the younger Balding.

That was until Array took his chance as the 7-4 favourite, and in a messy race he found a clear passage to hold off the chasing pack and seal the victory by half a length from Mister Sketch.