Harbour Watch’s Pyledriver Causes an Upset In the King Edward VII

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There was a shock in store in the G2 King Edward VII S., as the 18-1 shot Pyledriver (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}) provided Willie Muir and Martin Dwyer with a red-letter day. Settled with one behind early as the pace proved honest, the June 3 G3 Sandown Classic Trial runner-up loomed on the front end travelling strongly approaching two out and saw off Arthur’s Kingdom (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) by two lengths, with the same margin back to Mohican Heights (Ire) (Australia {GB}) in third.

Tuesday, Royal Ascot, Britain
KING EDWARD VII S.-G2, £110,000, Ascot, 6-16, 3yo, c/g, 11f 211yT, 2:32.21, g/s.
1–PYLEDRIVER (GB), 126, c, 3, by Harbour Watch (Ire)
1st Dam: La Pyle (Fr), by Le Havre (Ire)
2nd Dam: Lidana (Ire), by King’s Best
3rd Dam: Lidakiya (Ire), by Kahyasi (Ire)
1ST GROUP WIN. (10,000gns RNA Wlg ’17 TATFOA). O/B-Knox & Wells Ltd & R W Devlin (GB); T-William Muir; J-Martin Dwyer. £65,120. Lifetime Record: 6-3-1-0, $118,953. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Arthur’s Kingdom (Ire), 126, c, 3, Camelot (GB)–Madeira Mist (Ire), by Grand Lodge. (€260,000 Ylg ’18 GOFOR). O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Skymarc Farm (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien. £24,629.
3–Mohican Heights (Ire), 126, c, 3, Australia (GB)–Mohican Princess (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB). (€100,000 Ylg ’18 GOFOR; £520,000 2yo ’19 GOFLON). O-Sun Bloodstock SARL; B-Kevin J Molloy (IRE); T-David Simcock. £12,309.
Margins: 2, 2, 3/4. Odds: 18.00, 4.50, 4.00.
Also Ran: Mogul (GB), Sound of Cannons (GB), Papa Power (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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