Desert Hero beaten into third place at DoncasterFrankie Dettori finishes in second spot with Arrest
The long wait for a British Classic winner in the royal colours will continue for at least one more season after the king and queen’s colt Desert Hero, with his owners in attendance, could finish only third behind Continuous in the St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday.
Desert Hero was bidding to become the first Classic winner for a reigning monarch since 1977, but Tom Marquand’s mount could not respond when Ryan Moore, on Continuous, unleashed his horse’s finishing kick about two furlongs from home.
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