French champion, Solow, proved he is the superior miler in Europe, with a highly impressive win in the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot.

In what was considered, pre post to be a two horse race between Solow and Abel Friend, from Hong Kong, never eventuated.

Possibly the best way to sum it up is that Solow handled the undulating territory as if he was born there, Abel Friend didn’t ,he didn’t look comfortable at any stage, he was running well off the pace set by Toormore.

There is no question that Solow was the elect with punters, he was firm from the outset of betting, whereas Abel Friend was a bit shaky in the market.

Shamal Wind Disappointing

Shamal Wind known for her barnstorming performances at the end of her races was missing in the King Stand Stakes.

She basically trailed the field from the outset, just passing a few outsiders over the last 100 metres or so, but never a chance at any stage of the 1000 metres that was run in the time of 59.15 seconds.

Her game plan seemed to be astray, she did not settle at the barrier, her mind was not on the job at hand, a barrier blanket was used and she missed the start.

It was obvious from there she had a lot of work to do and was not capable of doing it under those circumstances.

The result was a thrilling finish decided by a photo, the winner Golddream from Medicean Man, and Muthmir, filled the third placing.