Lazzat wins Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
French-bred gelding Lazzat sets the pace early and holds on to win the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at the Royal Ascot.
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Lazzat runs home and then runs free in Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot
The aftermath of the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes had almost as much drama as the race and it was certainly more extended. Lazzat, the 9-2 winner, galloped loose around the track for about a quarter of an hour and delayed the presentations after throwing his jockey, James Doyle, shortly after crossing the line. 'I did apologise to the king and queen when I went to collect my prize,' Doyle said, 'and said I should have stayed in Pony Club a bit longer than I did. We had a good laugh about that.' Advertisement Related: Parades, picnics and parasols: Royal Ascot 2025 – in pictures It had already been a good meeting for Doyle, with three winners for his main employer, the increasingly powerful Wathnan Racing operation, but a Group One win on a horse that was bought to join Wathnan less than a month ago took his week to a new level. Lazzat was quickly away and soon leading a group of 10 horses racing down the middle of the track. While the Japanese hope Satono Reve, backed down to start favourite at 2-1, fired a serious challenge at him in the final furlong under João 'Magic Man' Moreira, Lazzat was a half-length in front at the line, with another recent Wathnan purchase, Flora Of Bermuda, another three lengths away in third. 'It's been an amazing week and that has capped it off,' Richard Brown, Wathnan's racing manager, said. 'What an amazing horse race, he's locked up with the Japanese horse and they've gone a long way clear in a six-furlong sprint. That was an absolutely phenomenal race to watch. Advertisement 'When you saw him [Satono Reve] come in, he's a monster walking round here but that is a very, very brave performance. That's two brilliant rides from James from the front.' Doyle had won the opening Chesham Stakes on Humidity. Japan's wait for a first Royal Ascot winner goes on. Satono Reve ran a fine race to finish a half-length second, but he raced in a group of five runners near the stand rail as Lazzat led a larger group in the middle of the track. Had he enjoyed a little more of a tow into the race, it might well have been a different story. Charlie Appleby was on a miserable run of 37 losers at the Royal meeting dating back to the final day in 2022 as Rebel's Romance went to post for the Group Two Hardwicke Stakes. The most dependable and high-achieving horse in the yard delivered for his trainer when he needed it with a one-and-three-quarter-length defeat of Al Riffa. William Buick sent Rebel's Romance to the front well over a furlong out and the seven-times Group One winner stayed on strongly all the way to the line. He will now attempt to win an eighth Group One, taking his prize money earnings past £11m in the process, in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes over the same course and distance next month. Advertisement 'I've got a picture of this fellow on my bedside table, he means that much to us all,' Appleby said. 'Full credit to the horse first and foremost, and full credit to all the team. It has been a tough week and that is what you expect when you come here. It is the Olympics. You can come here thinking you are fully loaded and have great chances, and you can walk away with excuses, but that's racing. Pontefract 2.10 Bleep Test 2.40 Roman Secret 3.10 Creatif 3.40 Meribella 4.15 Captain Potter (nap) 4.50 Partisan Hero (nb) 5.25 Adorla Of Achill Hexham 2.18 Huit Reflets 2.48 Beny Nahar Road 3.18 Man Of Action 3.50 Moonbow 4.25 Marty McFly 5.00 Feach Amach Ffos Las 2.30 Shabu Shabu 3.00 Jimmy Mark 3.30 Magnetite 4.05 Hunky Dory 4.40 King Of The Dance 5.15 Three Yorkshiremen Advertisement 'If I was coming into the last day with my last roll of the dice, he was the horse that we needed. It was a fantastic ride by William, and once he kicked for home, I knew it would take a good one to get past him. We've seen so often before that he's a battler, and if something comes to him, he finds again. As it happened, they didn't get close enough. 'It's been a great week for Godolphin [with winners for the John Gosden and Saeed bin Suroor stables] and I'm just glad I've got the monkey off my back there. It's a tough week, but it's a week you've got to enjoy because I know how hard it is to get horses here. To win with them is just a bonus.' As a gelding, Rebel's Romance's racing career is relatively open-ended and after the King George, the seven-year-old is likely to be aimed towards an attempt to become the first three-time winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf. 'He's kept the whole yard afloat this week and you just don't come across these horses often in your career,' Appleby said. 'He's our stable favourite and always will be.' Advertisement Ryan Moore, who rode Sober to victory in the concluding Queen Alexandra Stakes, finished the week as the meeting's leading jockey for the 12th time with seven winners, while John & Thady Gosden, who tied with Aidan O'Brien on five winners after both drew a blank on Saturday, won the trainers' award thanks to one more runner-up. The trainers' award has now been won by either the O'Brien or Gosden stable at the past 11 Royal meetings.
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Lazzat wins Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
French-bred gelding Lazzat sets the pace early and holds on to win the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at the Royal Ascot.
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Cecerne, ridden by Gary Carroll, gave Irish trainer Joe Murphy his first Group One winner after 50 years in the sport [PA Media] The 33-1 outsider Cercene triumphed in thrilling finish to become the longest-priced winner of the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. Winning jockey Gary Carroll was headed by the French-trained favourite Zarigana but his mount fought back to win by half a length, with January in third. Advertisement "It's a lifetime's ambition to have a Group One winner. It's 50 years of work," said victorious Irish trainer Joe Murphy, who was only having his second runner at the Royal meeting. Cercene went off at big odds despite finishing a good third in the Irish 1,000 Guineas. "It's unbelievable. She's very tough, she wanted to win. To do this at Royal Ascot is magic," said Carroll. Friday's other top-level Group One contest saw another surprise winner when 25-1 chance Time For Sandals landed the Commonwealth Cup as favourite Shadow Of Light could only finish fifth. Advertisement Richard Kingscote rode the victor, who is nicknamed 'Flip Flop' at her stables, from stall one for in-form trainer Harry Eustace. Eustace was celebrating a top-level Group One double, having won Tuesday's opening Queen Anne Stakes with Docklands. "It's the hardest place on earth, but the horses have turned up in great shape," said Eustace. Shadow Of Light was last year's champion juvenile and had finished third in the 2,000 Guineas behind his victorious stablemate Ruling Court, but trainer Charlie Appleby said he was unsuited by the good to firm going. Venetian Sun, trained by Karl Burke, won the Albany Stakes to end Aidan O'Brien's stranglehold on this week's juvenile races. Advertisement Horses drawn high had fared well on Thursday but the 7-1 victor also broke from stall one on Friday under Clifford Lee and comfortably saw off his rivals, with O'Brien's favourite Signora back in ninth place. "I think she's very special, the best two-year-old filly I've trained," said Burke. Venetian Sun is part-owned by Brighton and Hove Albion supremo Tony Bloom, who hopes she will be a contender in next year's 1,000 Guineas. Ethical Diamond, trained by Willie Mullins, gave Ryan Moore a sixth winner of the week in the Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes. The 3-1 favourite was an unlucky fourth in the race last year but made no mistake this time. Advertisement It was a poignant win as Ethical Diamond's sire Awtaad was trained by Kevin Prendergast, who died aged 92 earlier on Friday. Shoemark shines as teenager out of luck for King Teenage jockey Warren Fentiman had the biggest outing of his fledgling career, riding for King Charles. The 17-year-old finished 16th aboard Purple Rainbow, trained by William Haggas for owners the King and Queen Camilla, in the Sandringham Stakes. It was the Royal couple's third runner to finish down the field this week. Kieran Shoemark pounced late to win the Sandringham on 22-1 chance Never Let Go, trained by Ed Walker. Advertisement Shoemark, who lost his job as number one rider to trainers John and Thady Gosden last month, was claiming his second Royal Ascot winner. Rossa Ryan guided 11-8 favourite Amiloc, trained by Ralph Beckett, to victory in the King Edward VII Stakes.
