Whip ruling means Cesarewitch joy may be short-lived for Alphonse Le Grande

Whip ruling means Cesarewitch joy may be short-lived for Alphonse Le Grande

Whip Review Committee to decide on disqualificationShadow of Light stays on well to win Dewhurst Stakes

Shadow Of Light became only the second Middle Park Stakes winner since 1982 to complete a Group One double in the Dewhurst Stakes here on Saturday, but the afternoon may prove to be just as memorable for a looming controversy over Alphonse Le Grande’s narrow win in the Cesarewitch Handicap which followed the day’s feature event.

Alphonse Le Grande, a 33-1 outsider, and his apprentice jockey, Jamie Powell, beat the well-fancied Manxman (8-1) by a nose in a thrilling finish in which the two horses were separated by much of the width of the track.

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