Duke Of York Result: Fallon scores aboard Society Rock

Society Rock scored on Wednesday at York.

Jockey Kieren Fallon continued his great run of recent form by driving home Society Rock in the Duke of York Stakes on the Knavesmire...

After struggling to get his mount into the stalls, Fallon managed to get the notoriously slow starter away on a par with the rest of the field.

Lethal Force travelled with great purpose and always looked like playing a hand in the finish, but Society Rock passed him inside the final furlong.

Lethal Force came back at James Fanshawe's sprinter at the line and only a head separated them, with Gordon Lord Byron back in third.

Fallon said: "Things went wrong for me. Drawn 18 I couldn't get too much cover and I got there too soon.

"He was going to walk straight in (to the stalls). He was as good as gold but his shoulder hit the sidebar and spooked him. Other than that, he would have been fine.

"I didn't know if I had won. The other horse (Lethal Force) was bearing down on me and you never know."

The well-backed favourite Maarek was slowly away and could never get on terms, but still managed to finish well into fifth.

Bogart and Mince set a good pace, while Tickled Pink threatened briefly, but they all faded tamely.

Swiss Spirit shaped nicely on his first start for John Gosden, with Hawkeyethenoo running well in fourth.

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