BIG RACE KO FOR NOVERRE.GODOLPHIN will have to rely solely on Best of The Bests to beat off Aidan O'Brien's challenge in the pounds 300,000 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile at Ascot Racecourse in late September. at Ascot today after Noverre was withdrawn. Frankie Dettori Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE (born December 15, 1970 in Milan) is a thoroughbred race horse jockey and celebrity. He is the son of Sardinian jockey Gianfranco Dettori, who was a prolific winner in Italy. , who was to have ridden Noverre, said: "It's very disappointing but we found he was running a temperature this morning." It looks like only five will go to post. O'Brien also declared Rock of Gibraltar yesterday and there is still a slight chance that Sir Alex Ferguson's colt could make the line-up. The Rock will travel to Ascot and may deputise dep´u`tise v. t. 1. same as deputize. Verb 1. deputise - act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" deputize, step in, substitute for the odds on Hawk Wing if any rain softens the ground. However, the likelihood of fast ground is set to rule the Luca Cumani- trained Gossamer out of the race. And a decision regarding the participation of Amanda Perrett's fast-ground Tillerman will be made today. |
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