Royal Ascot, Day III

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by brockguy

Yeats only idling in front it seemed. quickened again when Geordi came near.. Poor Sergeant Cecil finished detached last.. no news yet on what went wrong..

Oh no! Hope he's okay.

Where was Cherry?

Surprised the boys in blue swerved the Milan race..... made me think he must have been looking awfully good...

Happy for AOB and Yeats.

[brockguy]

Cherry Mix was a doubtful stayer to begin with, but never settled at all for Frankie so had no chance really.. He better pack his suitcase and start travelling again..

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Kinane believes Yeats can come back and make it three in 12 months. That would be a stunning achievement. Kinane's lack of emotion in winning these huge races always surprises me!

Surprised that Yeats is a 6yo and he's only had 15 starts - has he had some injury problems?

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Eddie Jock
Ea
St Philip

Eddie Jock was on the pace throughout the race and held on tenaciously from St Philip and Ea, the latter came from a mile back right down the outside and looked likely to win but possibly came to the end of his run in the last furlong, still an outstanding run though.

Eddie Jock was just too strong and really deserved this upset win. Artimino ran on OK, finished fourth.

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And apparently that was the highest weight ever carried to win the Britannia Stakes, he was clear top weight in the race. Excellent performance.

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4th post in a row, feel like a bit of a spammer!

Zaham
Al Shemali
Desert Dew

A thrilling finish. There was a head between first and second, a neck back to third and a head to fourth. So there were really four horses in a line at the finish.

Kid Mambo led all the way, was tackled by Zaham and Desert Dew at the 1 furlong mark but fought back strongly before just conceding to those two runners and Al Shemali, who absolutely flew the last furlong down the outside.

[brockguy]

been a very frustrating day today... ive backed Spirit of Sharjah, Al Shemali, Ea and Geordiland and theyve all come up just short.. im not a fan of days like this..

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by _ed_

4th post in a row, feel like a bit of a spammer!

Zaham
Al Shemali
Desert Dew

A thrilling finish. There was a head between first and second, a neck back to third and a head to fourth. So there were really four horses in a line at the finish.

Kid Mambo led all the way, was tackled by Zaham and Desert Dew at the 1 furlong mark but fought back strongly before just conceding to those two runners and Al Shemali, who absolutely flew the last furlong down the outside.

Oh damn i really wanted Al Shemali!