City Of Troy lands the odds in Coral-Eclipse but struggles on soft ground at Sandown

CITY OF TROY very nearly fluffed his lines for the second time this season in a nail-biting Coral-Eclipse.

If you took the 1-4 about Aidan O’Brien’s Derby hero, you were made to sweat in the final furlong as he clung on grimly by a length from the fast-finishing Al Riffa.

Last year he was labelled the next wonder horse, but on his comeback in the 2,000 Guineas he was more wooden horse as he trailed home in ninth having fallen into a hole at half-way.