Duke of Cambridge Stakes 2017 Result
15:40 Wednesday 21 June 2017 |
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DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE STAKES (Group 2) (1) |
Distance : 1m (Str) |
| Prize : £114,271 Age : 4yo+ Race Type : Flat | Going : Gd/Frm |
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Non Runners: ABSOLUTE BLAST (IRE) , LAUGH ALOUD . |
Winning Owner: Al Shaqab Racing |
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Time: 1m 38.34s |
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Non Runners: ABSOLUTE BLAST (IRE) , LAUGH ALOUD . |
Winning Owner: Al Shaqab Racing |
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Time: 1m 38.34s |
A competitive and high-quality renewal of this fillies Group 2, last year's impressive winner Usherette back again and taken on by 2016 Coronation Stakes-winner Qemah as well as Smart Call, an ex South African-trained filly who has won multiple Grade 1s; that trio that headed the ratings filled 3 of the first 4 positions in the race but things did get a bit messy as all bar 3 of them crammed towards the stand rail - Usherette in particular got into all sorts of trouble - and they finished too bunched up to be taking a really high view of the bare form; the 3 that raced in a small group down the centre of the course had no chance of being competitive.
A competitive and high-quality renewal of this fillies Group 2, last year's impressive winner Usherette back again and taken on by 2016 Coronation Stakes-winner Qemah as well as Smart Call, an ex South African-trained filly who has won multiple Grade 1s; that trio that headed the ratings filled 3 of the first 4 positions in the race but things did get a bit messy as all bar 3 of them crammed towards the stand rail - Usherette in particular got into all sorts of trouble - and they finished too bunched up to be taking a really high view of the bare form; the 3 that raced in a small group down the centre of the course had no chance of being competitive.