Frankie Wins The Queen’s Vase On Golden Horn’s Gregory

[Wandering Eyes]

Frankie's inevitable moment came towards end of day two of Royal Ascot as Wathnan Racing's unbeaten Gregory (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}–Gretchen {GB}, by Galileo {Ire}) made virtually all in the G2 Queen's Vase. Bought by his new owners from the breeder Normandie Stud after his win in the Listed Cocked Hat S. at Goodwood last month, the heavily-supported even-money favourite had to battle as Saint George (GB) (Roaring Lion) loomed in the final furlong but proved equal to his rider's demands to score by 1 1/2 lengths, with Chesspiece (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) 3 3/4 lengths back in third.

 

Queen's Vase (G2)
2.850 m – 265.000 GBP – for 3yo
Ascot

Gregory (GB)
(3C Golden Horn- Gretchen ,by Galileo)
J : Frankie Dettori
T : John & Thady Gosden
O : Wathnan Racing.
B : Normandie Stud
Saint George (Roaring Lion)
Chesspiece (Nathaniel)pic.twitter.com/H2UAniKXjO

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Wednesday, Royal Ascot, Britain
QUEEN'S VASE-G2, £265,000, Ascot, 6-21, 3yo, 14f 34yT, 3:03.13, gd.
1–GREGORY (GB), 128, c, 3, by Golden Horn (GB)
1st Dam: Gretchen (GB) (GSW-Eng, $127,958), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Dolores (GB), by Danehill
3rd Dam: Agnus (Ire), by In The Wings (GB)
1ST GROUP WIN. O-Wathnan Racing; B-Normandie Stud Ltd (GB); T-John & Thady Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £150,282. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $266,139. *1/2 to Lionel (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), SW-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Saint George (GB), 128, c, 3, Roaring Lion–Lady Dragon (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Qatar Racing Ltd; B-The Lady Dragon Partnership (GB); T-Andrew Balding. £56,975.
3–Chesspiece (GB), 128, c, 3, Nathaniel (Ire)–Royal Solitaire (Ire), by Shamardal. 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€100,000 Ylg '21 ARQDOY). O-Godolphin; B-Ammerland Gmbh & Co KG (GB); T-Simon & Ed Crisford. £28,514.
Margins: 1HF, 3 3/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.00, 10.00, 5.50.
Also Ran: Circle Of Fire (GB), Etna Rosso (Ire), St Vincents Garden (Ire), Peking Opera (Ire), Sumo Sam (GB), Think First (Ire), Batemans Bay (Fr), Hadrianus (Ire), Nurburgring (Ire), Ndaawi (GB), Steven Seagull (GB).

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