THERE was a Queen in the royal box at Ascot and there also one on the racecourse in Wonderful Tonight, the imperious winner of the Hardwicke Stakes.
After an absence of 245 days from the track, Wonderful Tonight might have lacked match practice but it did not show when thumping Broome, with Hukum in third place.
“She really is an absolute champion,” said the winning trainer David Menuisier, who was celebrating his first Royal Ascot success.
“I couldn’t be bullish because she was always going to improve for the run.
“I didn’t know what to say in the last 50 yards – it gave me a great sense of pride.”
This story is from the June 20, 2021 edition of Daily Star Sunday.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the June 20, 2021 edition of Daily Star Sunday.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Levi's great in Blue!
COLWILL RIGHT AT HOME WITH AMAZING ENZO
'YOU LOSE, THEY TAKE P*SS'
Guardiola vows to have last laugh
WE'VE NOUS TO SUCCEED
But Maz's under no illusion over size of OT task
FIVE-STAR SAKA AN ASSIST KING
Bukayo's set up for breaking record
He's Chris Woah-kes
BROOK LOVING PACE ACE STYLE
HAMMY'S BIG HOPE
LANDO NORRIS showed it was payback time in Qatar - while Lewis Hamilton simply cannot wait for a wretched campaign to end.
GINO BEANO
SUPERSUB Sir Gino breezed to an eight-length supremacy in Newcastle's BetMGM Fighting Fifth Hurdle.
Guard one's royal throne please
CAMILLA'S AIDE ON LOO DUTIES
LAGS CHEESED OFF AT 'FAKE FOOD' IN JAIL
Prison chiefs rapped over grub
BAARGH, A SHEEP!
Woolly creatures terrify us
