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Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet won his second Group 1 race on Australian soil at Rosehill on Saturday, claiming a decisive victory in the $1.5 million Group 1 KIA Tancred Stakes (2400m).
Australia s only top-level weight-for-age contest over 2400 metres saw Sir Dragonet, formerly trained by Aidan O Brien, easily dispatch his rivals where several market leaders failed to perform to expectations.
Ridden by Glen Boss, Sir Dragonet ($5.50 favourite) defeated 96-handicap-rated Dundeel mare She s Ideel ($13) by 2.25 lengths, with 2019 VRC Oaks winner Miami Bound ($51) a further long neck away in third.
Sir Dragonet has been unplaced from four starts since his debut Australian win in last October s Cox Plate, finishing sixth in the Melbourne Cup (3200m), seventh in the C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m), ninth in the $5m All-Star Mile (1600m) and fourth in the Ranvet Stakes (2000m).