FRANKIE Dettori was looking forward to today's action at York with renewed confidence after Sakhee put up a breathtaking display to win yesterday's Juddmonte International Stakes.
His Dubai-based Godolphin employers have generally been playing second fiddle to their big Irish rivals Coolmore this season, most notably when standard-bearer Fantastic Light was put firmly in his place by Galileo in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot.
But Sakhee, a forgotten horse since he finished second in last year's Vodafone Derby, signalled an upturn in fortunes for "the boys in blue" with an awesome performance in the £450,000 International - and in turn boosted hopes for the rematch with Galileo next month.
Sakhee burst clear, soon had the race in safe keeping and romped past the post seven lengths ahead of runner-up Grandera - a winning margin beaten only by Royal Anthem two years ago in 29 runnings of the race.
Updated: 11:44 Wednesday, August 22, 2001
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