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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Tony Jones

Racehorse dubbed country’s unluckiest finally wins after appeal for royal luck

Posh Pundit racing syndicate owner Rupert Adams with mother and daughter trainer Georgie Nicholls and jockey Olive Nicholls and Thank You Ma’am (Megan Rose/PA) - (Megan Rose)

A racehorse dubbed the country’s unluckiest thoroughbred has finally finished first after appealing for some royal luck.

Thank You Ma’am, named in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, won at the weekend after notching up an unenviable string of six second places.

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