Western Hymn Wins Ormonde Thriller Frankie Dettori delivered Western Hymn to nail US Army Ranger on the line and snatch the Boodles Diamond Ormonde Stakes at Chester. The Aidan O'Brien-trained US Army Ranger looked to have the race in the bag when he set sail for home a furlong out under Ryan Moore, after Winning Story had put plenty of pace in the race. However, Dettori conjured a last-ditch bid from Western Hymn (7-2) and the John Gosden-trained six-year-old got the verdict by a short head from the 2-1 favourite. Duretto was three-quarters of a length away in third place. Dettori said: "He's a very difficult horse. You can't get there too early, I got there as late as I dared and he still stopped, but the line came in time for me. "Ryan is a very hard rival to beat and there's always good satisfaction to do it." He added: "I'm pleased for the horse. He's quirky, but he's part of the furniture in the stable, we all love him and he deserves a race like this. "I enjoy riding him because it's a challenge. He's got all the ability, but he knows the game inside out and you have to try and find the key to get him to go. Today I managed to find it." Western Hymn (FrankieDettori) wins after a photo finish at Chester pic.twitter.com/9OfbnoTgPY— ITV Racing (@itvracing) May 12, 2017
