Aussie raider Asfoora blitzes her rivals to land a Group One victory on the opening day of the Royal meeting as Rashabar lands 80-1 shock win in the Coventry Stakes
Australian raider Asfoora swooped through to win the King Charles III Stakes in fine style on the opening day of Royal Ascot 2024.
A jubilant Dwyer said: "We've got so many people here - not only the owners of Asfoora, but 40 or 50 of my owners from home who would saw the end of their leg off to have a runner at Royal Ascot. It's amazing. I think there will be the mother of all parties tonight! We needed a lead-up run at Haydock, so she came over early, but just with the changing of seasons we wanted to be here before it was too cold in Australia and too warm over here.
Rashabar led the group on the stands rail and initiallly burst clear inside the final furlong. But Electrolyte, under Hollie Doyle, and Columnist, ridden by Oisin Orr, both closed on the run to the line. But Rashabar just held on by a nose and a head. "There was a thought in my head throughout that he was never going to be a five-furlong horse, but we want to get two runs for our two-year-olds before Ascot. I didn't think he'd win over five, but he ran very well, better than I thought, and at Chester he was badly drawn and had he not missed the break he'd have won. The form has worked out very well. We're very lucky that we get to use Billy when we can.
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