The Queen’s racing colours were carried to victory for the first time since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh on Friday
The Queen’s racing colours were carried to victory for the first time since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh on Friday when Tactical, a winner at the Royal meeting in 2020, took the European Free Handicap at Newmarket on Wednesday.
Ridden by Oisin Murphy, Tactical stayed on strongly along the fair rail to beat the favourite, Naval Crown and set up a return to Royal Ascot for the Jersey Stakes in June. When Murphy had his original path blocked by Adam Kirby on Royal Scimitar he looked like being an unlucky loser, as Naval Crown attempted to make all. But William Buick’s mount drifted off the rail, allowing Tactical just enough room to get up and win by a neck.