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Royal Ascot: Docklands denies Rosallion in Queen Anne Stakes thriller

Docklands narrowly got the better of Rosallion in a thrilling climax to the .

A strong field of 10 runners went to post for the traditional curtain-raiser, with the market dominated by the first four home in last month’s Lockinge Stakes at .

Rosallion, who finished third at Newbury, was the 5-2 favourite to get back on the winning trail and looked set to oblige after being produced with a well-timed run by Sean Levey, but having been last out of the starting stalls before fighting his way to the front, Harry Eustace’s 14-1 shot Docklands refused to bend under Australian jockey Mark Zahra and clung on by a nose.

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