Royal Ascot: Crimson Advocate comes from final to first in Duke Of Cambridge Stakes for John and Thady Gosden | Racing Information

Crimson Advocate swooped with some type within the closing furlong to safe a second Royal Ascot success, this time within the Duke of Cambridge Stakes.

Winner of the Queen Mary Stakes two years in the past when skilled by American George Weaver, Crimson Advocate is now with John and Thady Gosden within the colors of Wathnan Racing and got here from final to first within the fingers of James McDonald.

Fellow Gosden runner and defending champion Working Lion made a daring bid to make all however had no reply as Crimson Advocate (13/2) collared her inside the ultimate furlong and pulled away from 5/4 favorite Cinderella’s Dream

John Gosden mentioned: “We knew she would run a giant race however I did not anticipate her to go by these three fillies. Let’s face it, Working Lion gained it final 12 months and the second and third are Group One fillies.

“I mentioned to James to simply get her settled and he did a ravishing job, he has actually nice fingers and regardless that he hadn’t ridden her earlier than received an exquisite tune out of her.

“On the half-furlong marker I believed Working Lion had it and so did the commentator after which this filly got here together with a moist sail – it was spectacular for a filly who was a Queen Mary filly not so way back.

“We gave her a very long time off over the winter and labored on settling her and he or she ran rather well within the Snowdrop after which Robert Havlin settled her at Goodwood and he or she received up and gained.

“Full marks to Robert and Thady who’ve devoted their time to settling her and he or she’s sat final right here after which blown them away. I am thrilled however this one isn’t a lot to do with me.”

Crimson Advocate was lower to 7/1 from 16s for the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket subsequent month, however the staff are but to decide to their subsequent transfer.

Gosden added: “I have not thought too far forward and I believed she may get positioned. However she’s carried out that properly and we’ll should readjust our sights.”

For New Zealander McDonald it was a fifth success on the Royal assembly having crushed off a bout of flu to journey for the Wathnan Racing staff this week.

He mentioned: “You haven’t any thought what a buzz it’s to win right here, it means a lot, and you’ll see why everybody treats the week so critically. It is a very particular place and there is nothing higher.

“It was nonetheless on the sting final week, I am undecided what it was, possibly only a unhealthy case of flu, however I must have damaged a bone to not be right here.

“I thought of a furlong out when Will (Buick, on Cinderella’s Dream) did not put them away I had an actual probability.

“As a competitor, to journey for such robust stables is so good. Wathnan is a big staff and James (Doyle, who rode Fallen Angel for Wathnan) has some enormous selections and as soon as he is picked, it is good to fill in the place I can.”