'Superhuman' Toronado delivers.
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Richard Hannon admitted to a palpable sense of relief after Toronado lived up to every possible expectation in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Despite having not seen a racecourse for 300 days, much was demanded of the High Chaparral colt, whose connections could hardly have been more ebullient in the build-up to the meeting's curtain-raiser.
Be that as it may, the burden of expectation must have been oppressive for the Wiltshire handler, who was having his first Royal runner after his father, Richard Hannon snr, passed on the baton to become his son's assistant. The Hannons need not have worried. Toronado was outstanding.
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Frankie has the Wow factor.
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Frankie Dettori got off the mark for the week as The Wow Signal justified his tall reputation in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot.
The Starspangledbanner colt blitzed his rivals on his racecourse debut at Ayr last month and Malton trainer John Quinn was confident his youngster would not be out of place in Berkshire.
Sent off a well-supported 5-1 joint-favourite, The Wow Signal got off to a fast start and raced close to the pace from the start. Dettori coaxed his mount into the lead heading inside the final two furlongs and his rivals were unable to keep tabs on the northern raider as he galloped all the way to the line to take the Group Two prize by a length and three-quarters
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