Clifford Lee ready for 'biggest opportunity of my career' on budding stars
Clifford Lee says having two major chances to cap his fine season with his first Group 1 win was beyond his dreams at the start of the year, but he is determined to make them count for his longtime ally Karl Burke.
Just one winner shy of last year's current best tally of 59 winners, Lee – a Royal Ascot winner in 2021 – looks certain to surpass that this campaign.
The season has also yielded a prize-money haul of over £1.2 million and Lee's first successes at Group-level, starting with El Caballo's win in the Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock in May, before Swingalong caused a 25-1 shock in the Lowther Stakes at York's Ebor festival.
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