Frankie Dettori narrowly fails to give the King and Queen a winner on their Coronation day after Saga is beaten in a photo by William Buick-ridden King of Conquest at Newmarket
- Hopes of a royal winner on Coronation day were dashed at on Saturday
- Saga was pipped by the ironically-named William Buick-ridden King of Conquest
- The King and Queen’s colours will be sported by Barrier at Salisbury on Sunday
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Hopes of a royal winner on Coronation day were dashed when Saga — ridden by Frankie Dettori in the colours of His Majesty King Charles and Queen Camilla — was pipped by the ironically-named William Buick-ridden King of Conquest in the Suffolk Stakes at Newmarket.
Dettori, who had to wait for a gap to start his run which looked costly, said: ‘He ran a super race, but I couldn’t go when I wanted to.
William just got a couple of lengths on me, but he ran a super race.
‘I watched the Coronation this morning. It was pretty special.’
All is not lost: the King and Queen’s colours are sported by Barrier at Salisbury on Sunday (5.05).
Saga (centre) narrowly failed to give the King and Queen a winner on their Coronation day
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