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Shock Classic winner Romanised out to spring another big surprise in QEII
Romanised clears away from US Navy Flag to land the Irish 2,000 GuineasCredit: Caroline Norris (racingpost.com/photos)
He has already caused the biggest Classic shock of the season. Now Romanised is off to Ascot to try to burst a few more bubbles in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.
Romanised's late surge to land the Irish 2,000 Guineas at 25-1 on the last Saturday in May was trainer Ken Condon's first winner of the season, and he would probably settle for him being his last winner of the campaign too should he grab more Group 1 glory on Saturday.
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