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.

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."

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