Byword the Prince of Ascot

Published at Jun 16, 2010, 16:08

Byword gave jockey Maxime Guyon victory on his first ride in Britain in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot.

The 5-2 favourite, trained in France by Andre Fabre, scored from Henry Cecil's Twice Over to give owner Khalid Abdullah a one-two in the Group One contest.

Byword came through the field to win by half a length, with long-time leader Tazeez another three-quarters of a length away third.

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