Aidan O’Brien’s So You Think recorded his 10th Group One victory in the 150th Anniversary of Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot.
The former Australian superstar suffered a shock odds-on reverse in this 10-furlong prize 12 months ago, but he got the job done in good style on this occasion.
Always travelling strongly in the hands of the trainer’s son, Joseph, the six-year-old (4-5 favourite) looked likely to run out an easy winner when cruising to the front halfway up the home straight.
The Queen’s Carlton House emerged on the far rail to launch a serious challenge, but So You Think saw him off, asserting close home to score by two and a quarter lengths.
Carlton House just held on to the runner-up spot from Farhh, who finished as well as anything having encountered traffic problems in the straight.
