McEvoy and Rest of the World team second in Shergar Cup

Darryl Sherer - Sunday August 13

The Rest of the World team finished second in Saturday's Shergar Cup standings at Ascot with Kerrin McEvoy as captain.

Advertisement
The Shergar Cup teams. Photo: Ascot Racecourse

The Rest of the World team comprising Anthony Delpech, Keita Tosaki and McEvoy came second (67 points) behind Great Britain and Ireland (86 points) comprising Fran Berry, Jamie Spencer and Neil Callan.

Michelle Payne was a withdrawal from the Girls team due to illness, Hollie Doyle, Hayley Turner and Emma-Jayne Wilson finishing with 23 points.

McEvoy finished fifth in the individual standings with 27 points behind Berry, who rode a double, on 37 and told Racenews he enjoyed the day.

"I didn't personally get a winner but I was up amongst the placings and I'm happy for our team coming second, we finished with a real flurry," McEvoy said. 

"It's been a great day, with a tight contest, unfortunately the Irish boys beat us."

Ascot hosted a sell-out crowd of 31,696 with 12,000 tickets sold for the concert after the last race featuring Feeder and All Saints.

Nick Smith, director of communications and racing, said much of the crowd was on course for the racing.

"What was particularly interesting today was that 84 per cent of this great crowd were through the turnstiles by 1.15pm, showing that they were keen to see the racing," Smith said.

"With a capacity of about 12,000 for the concert, the evidence today is that the majority of the crowd were here to fully embrace the racing, which is very gratifying.

"It shows the event and the structure are building well.

"All in all, it was a tremendous day. We were sorry that Michelle Payne had to miss out, but it was good to see Hollie Doyle ride well and nearly have a winner."

Advertisment
More Reading...
First Stakes Win For Exciting Tarzino Mare
Matamata trainer Andrew Scott brought up his 1000th win in New Zealand when exciting talent Tomodachi took out the Gr.3 Rotorua ITM Stakes (1400m) at Arawa Park on Saturday.
Beadman Bolts Away with G3 Ken Russell Memorial
When the China Horse Club/ Newgate and partners stallion syndicate elected to name an expensive Snitzel colt Beadman there would have been high hopes he could honour the name and it looks like a good decision was made.
Breeding To Win - The G1 Goodwood 2025
The set weights and penalties conditions of the $1million Group 1 The Goodwood (1200m) has set the stage for an intriguing race this Saturday with an Everest winner weighted to win, but will he?
Sires With Winners - Thursday May 8
Here is the full list of 41 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Catchy Family on Fire!
A high profile female family that centres around Group I MRC Blue Diamond winner Catchy, who sold at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale this week for $800,000, was in the spotlight on Saturday producing two new stakes-winners.
Wootton Bassett Fee Announced
During a high octane night of trade at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale Coolmore boss Tom Magnier was active at the top of the market purchasing three stunning mares in Amelia’s Jewel, Tiz Invincible and Estriella and also announced the fee for Wootton Bassett (GB).
El Roca's Fresh Enrico takes Masterton Cup
In his first racetrack appearance in 105 days, Enrico stormed home from the back of the field for a dominant first-up win in the Trust House Masterton Cup (1400m) at Trentham on Saturday.
Trapeze Artist filly Wins Listed Gold Coast Bracelet
Godolphin don’t buy many yearlings at Australian sales, but one that did take their fancy at Inglis Easter in 2023 was a $260,000 Trapeze Artist filly they purchased from Widden Stud and she became a stakes-winner on Saturday.
Sires With Winners - Friday May 9
Here is the full list of 50 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Know Thyself Captures The Coast
In outstanding form, having won his last three in a row leading into the $500,000 The Coast 3&4YO Quality (1600m) at Gosford, the Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich trained Know Thyself (The Autumn Sun) justifiably started the race favourite.