Cox: Ground gave girl the edge

Clive Cox feels the testing conditions were a major factor in Gilt Edge Girl springing a surprise in the Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp on Sunday.

Cox: Ground gave girl the edge
Mon, 04 Oct, 2010 - 15:05

Clive Cox feels the testing conditions were a major factor in Gilt Edge Girl springing a surprise in the Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp on Sunday.

The four-year-old filly relished the very soft ground and her rail draw to give trainer Clive Cox and 21-year-old jockey Luke Morris their first Group One triumph.

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