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Big-screen lover Rock could soon be star of it after second win

WINDSOR, ENGLAND - APRIL 10:  Jamie Spencer riding Rock Of Estonia (C, pink) win The EBF Racing Welfare Novice Stakes at Windsor Racecourse on April 10, 2017 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
Royal Ascot looms for Rock Of EstoniaCredit: Alan Crowhurst

A stint on Gogglebox could be the future for Rock Of Estonia the way he was riveted by the big screen as he floated around the parade ring.

But first his diary looks like having a date at Royal Ascot in it after a second win in three weeks underlined his talent as well as character.

The two-year-old son of Society Rock was busy flailing his legs backwards as he got a view of the screen before the race, a sense of high excitement maybe not helped by a flash of forked lightning in the distance.

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