Rakti powers home in Ascot feature

Rakti (9-2) picked up the winning thread with a brilliant victory under Philip Robinson in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot…

Rakti (9-2) picked up the winning thread with a brilliant victory under Philip Robinson in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot this afternoon.

Michael Jarvis' charge was always handy in the Group One contest and powered past Godolphin pacemaker Blatant entering the final two furlongs.

Lucky Story (16-1) tried hard in the closing stages but had to settle for second best, with Frankie Dettori and Refuse To Bend (4-1) in third.

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