- Whip Review Committee to decide on disqualification
- Shadow of Light stays on well to win Dewhurst Stakes
Shadow Of Light became only the second Middle Park Stakes winner since 1982 to complete a Group One double in the Dewhurst Stakes here on Saturday, but the afternoon may prove to be just as memorable for a looming controversy over Alphonse Le Grande’s narrow win in the Cesarewitch Handicap which followed the day’s feature event.
Alphonse Le Grande, a 33-1 outsider, and his apprentice jockey, Jamie Powell, beat the well-fancied Manxman (8-1) by a nose in a thrilling finish in which the two horses were separated by much of the width of the track.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/12/whip-ruling-means-cesarewitch-joy-may-be-short-lived-for-alphonse-le-grande
Author : Greg Wood at Newmarket
Publish date : 2024-10-12 17:39:22
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