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Another Group 1 next for 'courageous' Nassau second Cercene - and See The Fire owner happy to have a crack at Juddmonte International
Cercene chases home Whirl in the Nassau Stakes
Credit: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)
Joe Murphy was the proudest man at Goodwood after Cercene once again displayed the heart of a lion to chase home Whirl in the Qatar Nassau Stakes.
In a race started by flag rather than in stalls due to the threat of lightning, Cercene knuckled down in the driving rain to fend off See The Fire for second and send 70-year-old Murphy back to Tipperary with a big smile on his face.
"We're delighted with our filly," said Murphy. "Gary [Carroll] said she was wheel-spinning in the ground and, on better conditions, he thinks she'd have run an even better race.
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