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Ruling Court and The Lion In Winter in line to clash at York
The Lion In Winter, July 20, 2024
England’s warm-up sees big runs for the top order but senior pair miss out
A CLASH between next year’s 2000 Guineas and Derby favourites looks to be on the cards in the Tattersalls Acomb Stakes at York next week, with both Ruling Court and The Lion In Winter entered for the Group Three feature.
Both highly touted youngsters made winning debuts recently, with Charlie Appleby’s £1.9 miliion Justify colt Ruling Court bolting up at Sandown by over five lengths.
He is already as low as 8-1 for the Guineas, while Aidan O’Brien’s The Lion In Winter, who is by Sea The Stars and won by over two lengths at the Curragh when ridden by Wayne Lordan, only 10-1 in places for Epsom glory.
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