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Hawkbill flying high after Group 3 success in Al Rayyan Stakes
Godolphin glee: Hawkbill and William Buick romp home in the opening Group 3Credit: Edward Whitaker
There were shades of Hawk Wing’s runaway success in the Lockinge Stakes on this day 14 years ago as Hawkbill spreadeagled his field in the Group 3 Al Rayyan Stakes.
In the end, the winning margin in a race better known as the Aston Park was nowhere near Hawk Wing’s 11-length demolition, but the damage had been done early in the home straight under a confident William Buick.
“We purposely went out there to lead because that’s what caught us out in France,” said winning trainer Charlie Appleby.
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