Wild Tiger hangs on to give Oisin Murphy a double at Royal Ascot

The line came in time for the Godolphin-owned five-year-old.
Wild Tiger hangs on to give Oisin Murphy a double at Royal Ascot

Wild Tiger ridden by Oisin Murphy (second right) on their way to winning the Royal Hunt Cup ahead of Sonny Liston on day two of Royal Ascot. Picture: John Walton/PA Wire.

Wild Tiger made it four wins from four outings on British soil after coming out of the pack to strike for Saeed bin Suroor in the Royal Hunt Cup and give Kerryman Oisin Murphy a double on day two of Royal Ascot.

Metal Merchant was the first to lay down a challenge as the race entered the halfway stage down the centre of the track, but Murphy and Wild Tiger were prominent as he stalked his rival.

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