Jamie Spencer and Wesley Ward teamed up with 20/1 shot Con Te Partiro, to take the closing race at Royal Ascot on Wednesday, the Listed Sandringham Handicap.

As Ward had predicted before the meeting, his filly would be played late in the day and she came from very far back to collar Ryan Moore aboard top weight Rain Goddess, who were a length-and-a-quarter second.

Paco's Angel was third for trainer Richard Hughes and Queen Of Time, trained by Henry Candy, was fourth.

It was a 23rd Royal Ascot success for jockey Jamie Spencer and Ward's ninth - and the American trainer's second of the 2017 meeting so far.

Ward said: "I was cursing that poor Jamie Spencer all through the first part of the race, wondering what he was doing. I can't tell you all the dirty names I was calling him, but I was pleased with him at the end. He sure did have the magic at the end. It was a fantastic ride. He did it all on his own, no instructions, he took upon himself to do that. That was crazy.

"She [Con Te Partiro]'s got some antics to her and I thought he'd be the right man for the job, and he was. He worked her the other day, and I told him her running style is to come from behind.

"I'll talk it over with the owners and see what they want to do next, but I'm really excited - she was unbelievable."

Spencer was taking the ride on the Scat Daddy three-year-old for the first time, but had ridden her in a piece of work the previous week.

"I galloped her last Wednesday and she wasn't left behind by her stable mates," Spencer said.

"That was enough to make me reasonably confident," he went on, adding: "She was unlucky not to win a listed race at Santa Anita last year so I knew the form was there.

"A turning flat mile there is a bit different to a stiff mile here, so there had to be a slight worry. I wanted to drop her in but she flew the gates like an American horse and it took me a furlong to get her covered up. Wesley said, 'ride her like you own her'.

"I got her relaxed and let her coast over to the rail and then move into the race.

"She drops out in her races in America and showed a good turn of foot. We went very fast and it was just case of whether she stayed or not. I followed Ryan and he went right a furlong and a half out and I went left.

"There was a bit of scrimmaging at half-way, then the race opened up. A little bit earlier than I expected.

"Ryan quickened smartly and matched my filly for speed for a while but I caught him up in the end.

"I was going fairly handy at three furlongs out and I knew it was either me or Ryan. His filly has form in classics but mine picked up good and I am delighted with the result.

"That is a monkey off my back - having the winner and beating Ryan. He is Mr Ascot at the moment. It is a big week for everyone. I've been trying to get a winner but not much has gone right so far.

"You start the week very hopeful and as it goes on you have less rides and it gets harder.

"I have a good few Irish American friends who know the owners so it was great. I must thank Paul Shanahan [who works for Coolmore] because he introduced me to Wesley which is why I got the ride."

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