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Will Buick lands 909-1 four-timer on Mill Stream for billionaire Peter Harris

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July 13, 2024

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Will Buick lands 909-1 four-timer on Mill Stream for billionaire Peter Harris

Mill Stream (11-1) bagged £340,000 for connections in the My Pension Expert-sponsored July Cup at Newmarket, where jockey William Buick was also in top form for his boss Charlie Appleby

Mill Stream and jockey William Buick were in front where it mattered in the My Pension Expert July Cup (PA)

Mill Stream headlined a stunning 909-1 four-timer for reigning champion jockey Will Buick in the July Cup.

The 35-year-old went into Newmarket’s feature £600,000 sprint on a roll after a treble for his boss Charlie Appleby.

But the odds to land his 100th Group One were stacked against Buick, with impressive three-year-olds Inisherin and Vandeek in opposition. Both were battling for the £340,000 My Pension Expert-sponsored prize with a furlong to run, as Mill Stream started to hit top gear.

The consistent 11-1 chance, trained locally by Jane Chapple-Hyam, got up to deny fellow four-year-old Swingalong and give his rider the century. The first two, placed in Royal Ascot’s Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes last month, were ahead of third-placed Vandeek on this occasion.

“This horse is so genuine, he really wants it,” said Buick. “Jane has always had massive belief in him. It’s my first July Cup and I’m absolutely thrilled.”

Mill Stream carries the colours of former trainer Peter Harris, who saddled Primo Valentino for a top level Middle Park Stakes strike in 1999. The billionaire businessman, who made his fortune from caravans, has invested heavily in Chapple-Hyam’s Newmarket operation.

Mill Stream carries the colours of owner Peter Harris(PA)

“William just had to sit, wait and pounce,” said the handler, two years on from securing her last Group One with star miler Saffron Beach. “This is my home track and my favourite one so it’s good. I’m a very lucky lady to have Peter Harris as an owner.”

Two-time champion Buick had earlier guided the final challenge of Ancient Truth, who ended the Superlative Stakes with his unbeaten record intact.