Roly Poly wins Duchess of Cambridge Roly Poly came home best to claim victory in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes at Newmarket. Aidan O'Brien's filly was one of the more experienced fillies in the field, having made four previous appearances. And though she failed to get competitive in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot, she bounced back to claim her first Group-race success in the Grangecon Stud Stakes less than a fortnight ago at the Curragh. A 6-1 chance in the hands of Ryan Moore, Roly Poly raced on the speed from the off and although she was under pressure with well over a furlong still to run, she responded to her rider's urgings, galloping all the way to the line to prevail by half a length from 33-1 shot Magical Fire. Nations Alexander and Kilmah were close-up in third and fourth respectively. Moore said: "A lot of these horses have had to run in soft ground, (but) she had her ground and I'm delighted with her. "It was too soft for her at Ascot and it was a fast race. She was very brave at the Curragh and she's backed up in under two weeks. She's very tough and genuine and has plenty of pace. "I'm sure she'd get a bit further, but six (furlongs) wasn't a problem."
