PALACE PIER got favourite-backers off to the perfect start at this year’s Royal Ascot Festival by winning the Queen Anne Stakes.
But as odds of 2/7, you’d have had to have a fair whack on it to be counting those notes.
Queen Ann Stakes result:
1st: PALACE PIER 2-7 fav
2nd: Lope Y Fernandez 12-1
3rd: Sir Busker 22-1
4th: Lord Glitters 28-1
5th: Pogo 66-1
6th: Top Rank 18-1
7th: Accidental Agent 66-1
8th: Order Of Australia 17-2
9th: Bless Him 50-1
10th: Regal Reality 25-1
11th: Prince Eiji 50-1
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