Beckett keeping Princess on hold

Ralph Beckett has decided to miss both the Prix de Diane and the Coronation Stakes with his crack filly Penkenna Princess.

Wed, 08 Jun, 2005 - 15:51

Ralph Beckett has decided to miss both the Prix de Diane and the Coronation Stakes with his crack filly Penkenna Princess.

The Lambourn trainer today took his Irish 1000 Guineas runner-up out of Sunday’s French Oaks at Chantilly because of the presence of Divine Proportions, the brilliant unbeaten winner of the French 1000 Guineas.

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