ASCOT Ch. 4. Now.

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Tom Quelly "We'll have to all work a bit harder now, the man could train them with his eyes shut"!

Alistair Down. How on earth could Ch. 4 be quite so stupid to let him go? A moving tribute from the best, about the best.

Animal Kingdom, a right of passage, almost!

Dawn Approach? 17 days ago there was near disaster, is he back too soon?

Alec.
 
Animal Kingdom wouldn't settle, and when he did, it was too late.

Declaration of war? Knock O'Brien if you wish, but the classically well prepared horse. A well deserved win.

Emma Spencer? A simple and quite delightful outfit, with an enchanting hat, and then her hair in a pony tail! :eek: What was she thinking, or had she simply forgotten?! :eek::D

Alec.
 
I just hope that Dawn Approach settles. Even if he doesn't win, I'd just like him to have a safe and comfortable passage. It was awful seeing that last race of his.
 
he battled brilliantly. Good to see DA back on song again. Really pleased with that result.

Alec - she quite often wears a hat and then her hair in a pony tail.
 
O'Brian has had two winners by the name of War today - Declaration Of War and War Commmand - what will the RP's front page headline be tomorrow? O'Brian declares War pn Ascot? O'Brian's winning the War? ......
 
It may be a flat meeting but the Jumpers can still hold their own!

It would have been good to see Lady Cecil's horse win but the horse still ran a cracker in defeat.
 
Tiger Cliff left it too late and he was left with too much to do, but even had he been with Well Sharp, I'm not sure that he'd have caught him.

A win for Lady Jane would have been wonderful. It wasn't to be, and HC would have been the first to applaud the winner, I feel sure.

Alec.
 
I was absolutely thrilled for Dawn Approach, even though my heart was in my mouth for the first few furlongs, I thought he was losing it again.

Well down Sole Power, but special thanks to War Command, I had him a couple of £ on at 20/1 - happy day!
 
I had Premio Loco each way at 40/1 today was a very nice return :D

Is it wrong to miss Willie Carson?! :D :o

Would also like to see Frankie ride a winner :)
 
No Nay Never was superb! What a horse! He just rippled with muscle. Hopefully more American horses will come over in the future.

My one gripe though with NNN - his handler! I wouldnt wear jeans and a t-shirt to lead up in a seller at Hexham let alone a Group race at Royal Ascot!
 
Anyone else wiping away a tear after that fantastic performance by Riposte and Lady Cecil's obvious fragility?

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What a gutsy little filly Riposte is. Having been left at the start I rather gave up watching, was cursing Tom Queally, and suddenly there she was. Brilliant.
 
Such a lovely Gold Cup Day . . . first NNN, then Riposte doing it for Sir Henry and Lady Cecil and now Estimate making history. Just lovely.

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What a brilliant days racing, if the day had been scripted, it could not have been better. Well done to everyone, congratulations to Her Majesty, PS: I thought for one minute Johnny Warren was going to hug her!! Now that would have been perfect.
 
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