RACING/Royal Ascot: Sophisticat produced a remarkable burst of speed to get out of trouble and land the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot yesterday to get the Aidan O'Brien bandwagon firmly back on the rails.
Her last-to-first Group One victory was a great tonic to the Irish trainer after the expensive defeats of well-backed two-year-olds Tomahawk and Marino Marini earlier at the meeting.
Michael Kinane was forced to switch Sophisticat, virtually last turning for home, from the inside to six horses wide off the rail before making his challenge yet his mount simply flew in the final 150 yards to catch Zenda.
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