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But he could not make up the ground after Buick had sent Ruling Court clear and went down by half a length in the first Classic of the British Flat racing season.

Now based in the Flat racing capital of Newmarket.

"He's done a good bit of jumping at home. We gave him a break and brought him back in for the spring. I didn't think he'd be sharp enough for this. I saw the blue coming and was thinking, is that one of mine? That shows where his Flat racing experience comes in for this."

She was overlooked for rides, verbally abused and ridiculed by other staff at her stables, but still went on to become the first professional jockey to ride a winner in British Flat racing when, aged 22, she guided The Goldstone to victory at Salisbury in 1978.

He claimed some of Flat racing's biggest prizes globally, including the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Japan Cup, Dubai World Cup and at the Breeders' Cup meeting, along with the Champion Hurdle over jumps at Cheltenham in 1990 with Kribensis.