Canford wins Queen Anne Stakes Canford Cliffs confined Goldikova to second place in the Group One Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot. Richard Hannon's stable star received a cool ride from Richard Hughes who stalked the superstar French mare before unleashing his colt to challenge inside the final furlong. The son of Tagula had to work hard to get past the 13 time Group One winner but managed to pull a length clear of the Olivier Peslier ridden six year old. Goldikova had got the better of another Hannon trained runner, Paco Boy, in this race 12 months ago but connections of the winner were bullish about their chances of gaining revenge and their faith was justified. Goldikova's pacemaker Flash Dance and Cape Blanco ensured that this was run at a good pace but the principals were always travelling comfortably in behind. Rio De La Plata moved to the front travelling well on the inside but he soon came off the bridle as the big two cruised past. Cityscape tried hard to close on the outside but was never quite getting there although his third place finish was a career best performance from Roger Charlton's lightly raced five year old. However, Canford Cliffs and Goldikova always looked to have the race between them as they settled down for a terrific duel with the younger horse prevailing.
