NOT to be outdone, Frankie Dettori also rode a double at Ascot, his victory on the top-class Shalaa bringing particular satisfaction as it was the three-year-old’s first outing since winning the Middle Park Stakes last year.
Shalaa won his last five starts as a juvenile but John Gosden has had to be very patient with him following a pelvic injury. On this evidence the Invincible Spirit colt is as good as ever, though he was understandably keen through the early part of the six-furlong contest and had only just enough in hand to hold Mehronissa by a neck after making all.
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