Battle Of Marengo gives best to Hillstar Ryan Moore gave Hillstar a fantastic ride to reel in 10/11 favourite Battle Of Marengo and win the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot. The market leader looked to have made a decisive move when kicking for home and taking two lengths out of the field shortly after turning in. However Moore had ridden the 15/2 winner with great patience and he produced a sustained run from the rear of the field to hit the front inside the distance and score by a length and a half. Mutashaded (11/2) was third. "He's a horse I've always thought a lot of. I was taken a bit further back than I would have liked but he got there in the end," the winning rider told Channel Four Racing. Winning trainer Sir Michael Stoute added: "We had him in the Derby and the Irish Derby and his first two races this year hadn't gone right. At Newbury last time he hit the gate too well and was too keen so we wrapped him up today. We've always loved this horse."
