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| Composed win for Mozart Mozart wins the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien landed his third winner of Royal Ascot 2001 on Wednesday when the hotly-fancied Mozart held on by a shrinking neck to land the Jersey Stakes. Stable jockey Michael Kinane, who missed out on O'Brien's two Tuesday winners, was wreathed in smiles after the 7-4 favourite lasted to the line in the seven furlong race. Second was the fast-finishing 10-1 shot Aldebaran, while, third, three quarters of a length back at the generous odds of 100-1, was Ratio. O'Brien, who has won five European classics this season, was delighted by his stable's most fancied horse of the week, who proved to be a true friend to hard-pressed punters. "He did it real well," O'Brien said. "This horse was working unbelievably at home," he said of the Irish 2,000 Guineas runner-up, who may now revert to sprinting and was speedily introduced as a 4-1 chance for the July Cup at Newmarket. "The plan has always been to go back to sprinting. Michael gave him a beautiful ride today." Queen's Logic gave trainer, Mick Channon, his second win in the Queen Mary Stakes, by denying the O'Brien-Kinane combination's Sophisticat. Channon, who won the Queen Mary in 1998 with Bint Allayl, said: "We've always thought she was a high class filly. "My worry was the fact that we were staying at five furlongs - we know she needs six now. O'Brien said he felt Sophisticat was not helped by racing towards the centre of the track from her draw in stall 19. "She ran a great race but the draw didn't help her," he said. Full result, 1430BST: Full result, 1505BST: |
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