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Mecca's makes it another fabulous day by completing double

Paul Mulrennan gives dual Coolmore Nunthorpe winner Mecca's Angel a grateful pat
Paul Mulrennan gives dual Coolmore Nunthorpe winner Mecca's Angel a grateful patCredit: Edward Whitaker

Praying for rain rarely works for an England cricket captain yet it paid off in spectacular style for Mecca's Angel on a grey but joyful Knavesmire.

And whereas a downpour at Headingley may have Alastair Cook and his teammates sheltering thankfully in the pavilion, across Yorkshire it had the crowds cheering to greet a fabulous mare as she returned after a stunning repeat victory.

She had galloped to a famous success over US star Acapulco last year, but that was on good to soft ground and conditions threatened to be much less favourable 12 months on, as sunny weather baked the track on the first two days of the Ebor meeting.

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