THE Group 3 Bar One Racing Mercury Stakes went for export to Britain as Archie Watson’s Spartan Arrow (6/1) took the honours by three quarters of a length.

The five-year-old gelding always had his sights on front-running Eclairage in this five-furlong dash and Hollie Doyle sent him on racing to the final furlong. Another British hope, West Acre, threw down a late challenge but Doyle drove Spartan Arrow home for Hambleton Racing Ltd XXXI and Partner.