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The Commonwealth Cup is a busted flush as a Group 1 event - surely it's got to go
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Peter ScargillDeputy industry editor
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Inisherin: this season's Commonwealth Cup winner was soundly beaten in the July CupCredit: Edward Whitaker
Royal Ascot has undoubtedly been the racing highlight this year in Britain – Flat or jumps – with quality horses, competitive contests and good crowds. Heck, even the sun shone all five days.
There was a little underlying niggle, though, something that has been there for a few years now acting as a discomfort, like a stone in your shoe you want to ignore but increasingly cannot.
The Commonwealth Cup – it’s got to go, right?
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