‘It’s Extraordinary’: Two Royal Ascot Group 1s For Eustace As Time For Sandals Stars

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From four runners at this year's Royal Ascot, Harry Eustace now boasts a pair of Group 1 winners as the filly Time For Sandals (Sands Of Mali) followed on from stablemate Docklands in Friday's G1 Commonwealth Cup. Drawn widest in one, the 25-1 shot who had been edged out by Woodshauna (Wooded) in Chantilly's G3 Prix Texanita last month was forced to stay in the group up the centre racing away from the main pack.

Driven clear of her neighbours inside the final furlong by Richard Kingscote, the bargain €35,000 Tattersalls Ireland September graduate had two dangers towards the stand's side as the season's French sprinting form came to the fore. At the line, there was a neck between the filly and the G3 Prix Sigy winner Arizona Blaze (Sergei Prokofiev), with half a length between him and the Listed Prix Marchand d'Or winner Rayevka (Blue Point) in third. The 6-4 favourite Shadow Of Light (Lope De Vega) was fifth.

“It's been extraordinary–it's all down the team at home and all the little things they do, I can't thank them enough,” commented Eustace, in the remarkable position of greeting a second Group 1 winner at the meeting just three days after the yard's momentous Queen Anne triumph. “It went really smoothly–the most concerning part was the draw but it's the first time she's had a fast horse to follow and we were very confident we hadn't seen the best of her.”

TIME FOR SANDALS TAKES THE COMMONWEALTH CUP CROWN! #ROYALASCOT pic.twitter.com/OlkklXCLGk

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