Cutting from The Guardian on Friday 10th after Classic Blade's Group 2 success

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Tom Dascombe achieved his main ambition for the year when another front-runner, Classic Blade gave his yard a first Group-race success with a narrow success from Sayif in the July Stakes. Dascombe, a former assistant to the outstanding South African trainer Mike de Kock, has held a licence for less than three years, but has already sent out 56 winners at an impressive strike-rate of 19%.

"Last year our target was to have a Listed winner, which we achieved, and this year it was to win a Group race, so now we'll have to win two," Dascombe said. "He only cost €19,000 at Fairyhouse, so his next target is easy. He'll go for the €300,000 Tattersalls sales race [at The Curragh on August 23]."