Tapestry weaves Taghrooda downfall

A Ladies Day crowd on the Knavesmire yesterday was left as surprised as connections of Taghrooda as the unbeaten record of a filly that had looked little short of exceptional was ended by Tapestry in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks.

After her heroics in the Investec Oaks and the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes, this latest Group One was expected to be little more than a warm-up for a probable challenge for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Halfway down the long home straight, everything appeared in hand with Paul Hanagan still to play his cards, but Taghrooda then found herself matched up against racing’s most irresistible combination of Ryan Moore and Aidan O’Brien, with Tapestry (8-1) wearing down the 1-5 favourite and winning by half a length.