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Gutted Tom Marquand 'feeling a bit sick' after being pipped on the line in Jubilee

Sacred (near) is caught in the final strides by Khaadem at Royal AscotCredit: Tom Dulat
Tom Marquand said he was left feeling "a bit sick" at finishing second in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes as his mount Sacred was caught late on by 80-1 outsider Khaadem.
While delighted with the performance the five-year-old put in to improve on her fifth in the same race last year, Marquand cut a highly frustrated figure in the aftermath of the race as his mind clearly lingered on what might have been.
"She’s run a superb race," he said. "But you just can't help feeling a bit sick about the result.”
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