A Second Swift Success For Haggas

Thursday, 20 June 2019: Move Swiftly gave trainer William Haggas his second winner of the week, and his 10th overall, when taking the G2 £175,000 Duke of Cambridge Stakes under Danny Tudhope - who was scoring at Royal Ascot for the third time in two days.

Trainer : William Haggas
Trainer : William Haggas


The 9/1 chance, a daughter of Farhh, beat Rawdaa (Sir Michael Stoute/Frankie Dettori) by a neck.

Haggas's first winner of the meeting was Addeybb, who won Tuesday's Listed Wolferton Stakes under Tudhope.

Haggas said: "I'm thrilled to bits with this filly and she enjoyed the ground. We took a few to Newbury to work and she worked nicely. She's run well. The other one, Pretty Baby, didn't go on the ground and probably didn't get the trip either.

"I haven't got any plans for her. She's won here!

"I'm very proud of what everyone [in his team at home] has done. She's been hard work, but she's very tough and very genuine. She went off to be covered and, fortunately, didn't take to New Approach, so she came back and this is the result. We're absolutely thrilled to bits.

"As for the trainer making the decision to run his star filly [Sea Of Class, fifth on her seasonal debut in the G1 Prince of Wales's Stakes] on this horrible ground, it's something I have to take responsibility for. I was very disappointed with myself, but I was extremely grateful to the jockey [James Doyle] for giving her as kind a race as possible and I'm sure she'll bounce back."

Tudhope is riding at Ripon tomorrow, but has rides at Royal Ascot on Friday and Saturday.