Coronation Third For Lucida
Lucida finished strongly to be a close third in the Group One Coronation Stakes over the round mile at Royal Ascot, UK, on Friday, June 19.
Lucida finished strongly to be a close third in the Group One Coronation Stakes over the round mile at Royal Ascot, UK, on Friday, June 19.
The three-year-old Shamardal filly, trained by Jim Bolger in Ireland , was slightly awkward leaving the stalls and tacked across from her wide draw to settle in last of the nine runners.
Still at the rear of the field with quarter of a mile to race, she was switched out wide by Kevin Manning to deliver her challenge soon afterwards.
Lucida ran on strongly to take third in the closing stages but could not quite get on terms with the winner Ervedya and second Found, to go down by a neck and half a length of a length. The winning time was a fast 1m 38.46s.
John Ferguson, Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock advisor, commented: "Lucida was second in a Guineas and has been beaten half a length in a Coronation Stakes.
"A mile is her distance and the form is there to see, and she'll have her day."
Lucida (near) finishing third in the Coronation Stakes © www.godolphin.com
