Dettori puts Persuasive case at Royal Ascot Frankie Dettori doubled up on day two of Royal Ascot as Persuasive stretched her unbeaten record to four races in the Sandringham Handicap. The grey filly's length-and-a-quarter defeat of Diamond Fields lacked the visual impact of Lady Aurelia's Queen Mary cakewalk, but her jockey was still most impressed. Persuasive, the 11-4 favourite, charged for home a furlong and a half from the line and though the chasing pack closed in slightly, Persuasive easily held them off in the style of a very good horse. Dettori said: "She's a lovely filly and everything went to plan. "She didn't like the ground too much but to have two winners on the day is fantastic." Sharaakah and Radiantly finished third and fourth respectively at big odds. Gosden said: "S he's a lovely filly. We were hopeful, and I did feel if I had a banker for the week - if there is such a thing - this filly was it. "I'll have to tick the jockey off as he's hit the front too soon, but he's riding very well, our boy. "He had to do his minimum weight for this. "We've got black type at Royal Ascot so we'll just see where we go with her." Gosden added: "There's a nice Group race in Deauville and there's a nice Group race at Newmarket to think about. "She could go a long way on the ladder."
