Rajasinghe hangs on in Coventry thriller Rajasinghe came out on top after a thrilling climax to the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot. The Richard Spencer-trained colt was an 11-1 chance after making an impressive debut at Newcastle last month and was produced to challenge down the centre of the track by Stevie Donohoe. Headway, carrying the colours of the Royal Ascot Racing Club, finished strongly nearer to the stands rail and they flashed by the post almost as one, but the judged confirmed Rajasinghe the winner by a head. Murillo was third, with Jessica Harrington's 4-1 favourite Brother Bear only fourth after hanging badly in the final furlong. Donohoe said: "Being drawn nine I thought was a nice draw, but it ended up being a bad draw because I had nothing to aim at. "He stays well and he came good about a furlong and a half out. He's done all his work on his own so I think it's more impressive that it looked. "He's a big boy, full of life and we love him to bits, I think he'll be better at three as well." He added: "I dislocated my fingers last night and all night they were giving me trouble. I took the straps off down at the start hoping the adrenaline would get me through. "We'd been really happy with his home work, the only worry we had was running on turf. "It's great for the underdog, to take on the big boys and win is great."
