Illustrious Blue seals Knight double

NEW kid on the block William Knight stole the plaudits with a headline-grabbing double at Ascot yesterday.

Thu, 29 Apr, 2010 - 01:00
Tom Peacock

In front of a crowd of nearly 20,000, Knight opened his account at the Berkshire venue as both Illustrious Blue and King Of Dixie triumphed to give the West Sussex handler and jockey Jim Crowley an 84-1 double.

Stable stalwart Illustrious Blue (16-1) took centre stage as he had a first crack at two miles in the Moss Bros Sagaro Stakes.

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CourtsRacingPlace: AscotPlace: BerkshirePlace: West SussexPlace: RibblesdalePlace: YorkPlace: MusidoraPlace: Rock of GibraltarPerson: Illustrious BluePerson: KnightPerson: William KnightPerson: KING OF DIXIEPerson: Jim CrowleyPerson: CrowleyPerson: AajelPerson: Henry CecilPerson: Tom QueallyPerson: Blue AngelPerson: CecilPerson: James FanshawePerson: Pat CosgravePerson: Richard HannonPerson: Richard HughesPerson: HugheseyEvent: Moss Bros Sagaro StakesEvent: Yorkshire CupEvent: Ascot Gold CupEvent: Britain’s Got Talent Paradise StakesEvent: X Factor StakesEvent: Pretty PollyEvent: Lingfield Oaks TrialEvent: Cleanevent Pavilion StakesEvent: Aldermore Conditions Stakes
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