Aidan O'Brien's Merrily sprung a 25/1 surprise when fending off Cathedral to land the Group 3 Godolphin Lifetime Care Oh So Sharp Stakes at Newmarket.

Aidan O’Brien’s Merrily sprung a 25/1 surprise when fending off Cathedral to land the Group 3 Godolphin Lifetime Care Oh So Sharp Stakes at Newmarket.

Charlie Appleby resumed a familiar position in the Newmarket winners' enclosure when Dance Sequence stayed on strongly to claim the Group 3 Oh So Sharp Stakes.

Tom Clover feels Newmarket’s Oh So Sharp Stakes on October 7 is the ideal place to test the credentials of his unbeaten filly Crystallium.