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Ryan Moore recruited to ride US-trained hope for King's Stand

Extravagant Kid: Group 1 winner in Dubai earlier this season
Extravagant Kid: Group 1 winner in Dubai earlier this seasonCredit: DRC & Erika Rasmussen

Ryan Moore will ride the US-trained Extravagant Kid in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot next week, with the pair looking to add further Group 1 riches this season.

Extravagant Kid recorded a top-level breakthrough at the age of eight in the Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan in March under Moore, and is now set to give Irish-born trainer Brendan Walsh a first runner on British soil.

The combination of travelling away from home and racing on a straight track appears to have benefited the son of Kiss The Kid, and connections hope it can work in his favour once again at Ascot.

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