Royal glory for Azamour

THE Aga Khan tasted Group One success for the second day running at the Royal Ascot meeting when Azamour landed a battling victory in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at York yesterday.

The 11-8 favourite was popular in the betting ring, but he had to work pretty hard to land the spoils as Ace proved a tough nut to crack in the last two furlongs.

Jockey Mick Kinane reported that his mount was never travelling with his usual fluency in conditions affected by rain. But class told in the end as the John Oxx-trained four-year-old dug deep to prevail by one and a half lengths, with Australian raider Elvstroem a creditable third.