Frankie Dettori special Falcon Eight wins the Chester Cup for Dermot Weld
Frankie Dettori ended a 30year wait for his second victory in the tote+ Chester Cup aboard Dermot Welds Irish challenger Falcon Eight. Out of the same mare that produced the topclass Free Eagle and dual Irish St Leger heroine Search For A Song, Falcon Eight was a 152 chance as he made his handicap debut under topweight on the Roodee. Dettori, who won the 1991 Chester Cup aboard Star Player, produced a typically wellexecuted ride aboard the Moyglare Stud Farmowned sixyearold keeping his powder dry in midfield for much of the twoandaquartermile feature. The popular Italian allowed his mount to make inroads ahead of the home turn before switching wide, after which Falcon Eight powered up the straight to win comfortably by two lengths. The Grand Visir filed the runnerup spot, with Hochfeld third and Coeur De Lion fourth. Enjoy the best of Sky Sports Racing on the free and awardwinning At The Races app: iPhone: Android: f
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