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| Staff Writer |
Crimson Advocate produced a devastating turn of foot to pass all of her rivals and score by a resounding length and three-quarters in the Gr.2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes.
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This marks a second Royal Ascot success for the 4YO mare, who won the Queen Mary Stakes when trained in the USA by George Weaver. Now with John & Thady Gosden after being purchased by Wathnan Racing, that speed came to the fore as she swamped the field under a well-judged ride by James McDonald.
Eventual runner-up Cinderella's Dream had no answer to the winner's change of gear, with another Wathnan runner Fallen Angel a head further behind in third place.
John Gosden said: "We knew Crimson Advocate would run a big race, although I didn't expect her to go by those three fillies. I said to James, 'just settle her'. He did a beautiful job."
McDonald said: "Coming into it, the questions were whether she would relax well enough and if she ran a stiff mile, but she ticked all those boxes. Crimson Advocate was fantastic."
Appleby said of Cinderella's Dream: "She ran a good, solid race. William felt he had everything covered turning in but didn't expect the winner to come over the top the way she did."
| RACE REPLAY |
Gr.2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes 2025 |
1st- Crimson Advocate (John & Thady Gosden, James McDonald, Nyquist)
2nd- Cinderella's Dream (Charlie Appleby, William Buick, Shamardal)
3rd- Fallen Angel (Karl Burke, James Doyle, Too Darn Hot)