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'We have the king and queen'

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'We have the king and queen'

Frankie Dettori has been booked to ride Verry Elleegant in the Prix Jean Romanet next Sunday. It's his second assignment of the summer. The mare won the Melbourne Cup last November. She's a 25-1 chance behind 6-2 favourite Titleholder. She is being trained by Francis Graffard. Her next assignment is the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on October 2. Dittori won three Prix Jarnets in a row, Folk Opera (2008), Ribbons (2014) and Coronet (2019).

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