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Horse & Hound
|July 31, 2025
It's James Whitaker's turn in the winner's enclosure as a well-executed plan comes together in the Queen's Cup
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THERE can't be many Hickstead firsts remaining for the Whitakers but James secured one of them when he became the first family member to etch his name twice on the 76-year-old JCL Insurance Brokers Queen Elizabeth II Cup.
The trophy was James's principal aim for the summer with his top horse Just Call Me Henry and he bullseyed his target with 1.43sec to spare.
“My plan ended here - I'll have to make another one now!” said James, who was so confident he'd outclassed the opposition, he punched the air as he crossed the finish.
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