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'You've got to have a go' - Shadwell take aim at City Of Troy in Juddmonte International with two-pronged attack
Shadwell toppled a short-priced, Classic-winning favourite from Ballydoyle in last season's Juddmonte International and are aiming to repeat the feat when Alflaila takes on City Of Troy in York's summer highlight.
They have landed the last two runnings of the Group 1 contest, most recently when Mostahdaf sprung a minor surprise when beating odds-on shot Paddington under Frankie Dettori, and rely upon three-time York winner Alflaila and Israr in their search for a high-profile hat-trick.
A record number of runners are set to go to post at York on Wednesday, including King George runner-up Bluestocking, who also had the option of Thursday's Yorkshire Oaks.
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- John Gosden’s assured handling of older horses shone brightly at York - but it’s a gloomy outlook for three-year-olds
- Bookmakers report 'encouraging' turnover at Ebor festival compared with this summer's other big Flat meetings
- Some astonishingly low food prices made York stand out in a week that had only one real cause for concern
- York welcomes increase in crowds on every day of Ebor meeting
- One gamble after another came unstuck but Willie Mullins knew who he fancied in the Ebor - he was proved spectacularly right