Given its global reach and a success for America on the first day, many expected the first Japanese victor at Royal Ascot through A Shin Hikari but he proved hugely disappointing behind My Dream Boat in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes.
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“Everything fell into place”.
Meanwhile, the Charlie Appleby-trained Emotionless got out poorly and never recovered to make a serious push.
Back Lady Aurelia and A Shin Hikari in an 11/2 enhanced double with Coral before the action gets underway this afternoon at Royal Ascot.
Miss Temple City, who defeated males in the Grade I Maker’s 46 Mile at Keeneland this April, battled through traffic to finish fourth behind race-winner Usherette in the Group II Duke of Cambridge Stakes over the straight mile course.
A good day for Godolphin got even better when Portage won the Royal Hunt Cup under James Doyle while Dettori took the finale on Persuasive – the Italian is now the leading jockey at the meeting with three winners.
“We had to hold that up (that accolade) and we did”.
The daughter of Scat Daddy justified her 2-1 favouritism in an unleashing a devastating display of sustained speed, first flying the gates before once again charging away from her rivals in the final two furlongs.
Leparoux, recording his first win in Europe on his first ride on the continent, punched the air repeatedly in delight. “There is nothing in the United States on the grass for a filly like her at the moment”. “Al Johrah has run an absolute blinder, but has come across the best two-year-old filly performance I’ve ever seen in my life”.
Owner Robert Masterson praised trainer Mark Casse to the heavens and said his star had proved a point.
The Americans are coming to British racing with a vengeance and they mean business on what is traditionally home turf.
“Well she had no drugs in her”. With just over a furlong to run, Dettori gave the filly her cue and the response was immediate, as drew off to win by seven lengths.
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The King’s Stand, the big sprint of the first day, went to Profitable giving trainer Clive Cox his fifth win at the meeting – his sixth Group One in all – and making it a doubly special day for jockey Adam Kirby. On Tuesday, the 2-year-old colt Caravaggio remained undefeated when taking the Group 2 Coventry Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths.
