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No hold-ups for Twilight Son but ground a worry
Twilight Son (near) faces old rival Magical Memory (far) againCredit: Getty Images
Candy ace in good shape but worries over going
Twilight Son
Limato
THREE horses have done the Diamond Jubilee-July Cup double in the last six years and Twilight Son bids to join Starspangledbanner, Lethal Force and Slade Power on that list.
Trainer Henry Candy had a job getting the four-year-old to Royal Ascot, but things went smoothly when he did get there, registering his second Group 1 victory under Ryan Moore.
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- 2.12 Uttoxeter: can stable debutant Not Long Left continue Venetia Williams' fine form in staying handicap chase?
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