Refuse to Bend wins thrilling Eclipse Stakes

Saeed bin Suroor-trained Refuse To Bend (15-2) did just that to win a thrilling Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park today.

Refuse to Bend wins thrilling Eclipse Stakes
Sat, 03 Jul, 2004 - 16:36

Refuse To Bend (15-2) did just that in a thrilling Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park today.

The Frankie Dettori-ridden four-year-old, trained by Saeed bin Suroor, settled down for a titanic duel with Warrsan (12-1) in the last furlong and simply would not buckle as Darryll Holland threw everything at him on Clive Brittain’s runner.

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