Ryan Moore produces amazing ride to win the King George at Ascot

RYAN MOORE produced one of the rides of the season to win the King George at Ascot on Highland Reel.

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Ryan Moore impressed at Ascot

He outfoxed his rivals with a beautifully timed front-running ride on Aidan O’Brien’s four-year-old.

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The jockey got the fractions spot on as the pair sped to a cosy success.

Only Frankie Dettori on Wings Of Desire put up any sort of challenge but was fought off easily.

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The Queen’s Dartmouth never landed a serious blow although he stayed on late to grab third spot.

Moore said: “He’s a very good horse and has won in America and Hong Kong. It’s a marvellous achievement from Aidan to get him back in this shape to win this sort of race. He’s very professional.”

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Hugo Lascelles, racing manager to Wings Of Desire’s owner-breeder Lady Bamford, said: “Frankie thought he was going to get to Highland Reel but he just out-galloped him.”

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John Warren, racing manager to Her Majesty, said: “The Queen is delighted. He is a genuine trustworthy horse that tries his best.”

Earlier, Fair Eva, a daughter of Frankel, was a brilliant winner of the Princess Margaret Stakes. She was cut to as low as 4-1 for the 1,000 Guineas next spring.

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