Donnacha O’Brien won family bagging rights when Porta Fortuna stormed home first in the Coronation Stakes
Aidan O’Brien has looked invincible this week at Royal Ascot, but on Friday he had to settle for runner-up status as his horse Opera Singer was beaten by a filly which he bred before handing it over for training by his youngest son.
The American-owned Porta Fortuna, runner-up in the 1,000 Guineas, had won the Albany at this meeting a year ago. On Friday she sat in Opera Singer’s slipstream all the way and when Ryan Moore went to the front two out, Tom Marquand was well placed to challenge, though it took to the half furlong marker for him to get past and assert by a length.
“Porta Fortuna is so uncomplicated,” said Donnacha O’Brien. “Tom gave her a lovely ride and everything went to plan. It’s not too often you can say that so I’m delighted.
“All along, she hasn’t got the credit she deserves. She has never missed a beat. She had two runs before Royal Ascot last year and has literally never missed a race since. She’s incredibly sound, incredibly tough.
“Newmarket is tough, there are a few ridges, they go a hard gallop and there are no hiding places. I think a mile is probably her maximum because she’s got so much speed. On a turning track like this, Tom was able to sit on her and use that turn of foot that she has.”
Tom and Hollie Marquand were facing drawing a blank at this meeting but a modest punch of the air crossing the line showed what it meant to the husband.
“Porta Fortuna made it extremely easy,” said Marquand, who teams up with the King and Queen’s Deseret Hero on Saturday. “She is such a cool customer. She had that near miss in the Guineas and didn’t really show much of a turn of foot that day, she looked like a grinder, but on this flatter surface, with something to aim at, she was electric from the two.”
Friday’s other eye-catcher was Inisherin. On Tuesday, when Rosallion won the St James’s Palace Stakes, Richard Hannon announced that the colt was the best he had ever had, before his owner-breeder Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum, whose aim is to breed and make stallions, said that he had another horse this week the equal of him. That horse was was Inisherin.
The colt, the 9-4 favourite, who had run well in the 2,000 Guineas but not got home, duly won the Commonwealth Cup by two-and-a-half lengths and was nearly at Swinley Bottom by the time Tom Eaves had pulled him up.
The three-year-old sprint is in danger of being demoted from a Group One because it has been under-performing so maybe Inisherin is its white knight. He certainly looked a class above his age group here – there was no moment in the race when he was not going to win – and he now needs to go and win the July Cup against the older sprinters.
“Inisherin improved from Haydock,” said winning trainer Kevin Ryan. “I think he is just going to get quicker and better at this job. He’s a joy to train, an absolute legend. Most good horses have an edge to them but not him.
“It is very different ground than how it was at Haydock, which always makes you nervous, but he is a great striding horse and hardly bends his knees.”
Eaves certainly believes he is the best he has ridden. “When I saw the draw come out as one, it’s not exactly where you want to be, but he’s a horse with a very good mind. He’s very relaxed, very uncomplicated, and he showed that in the way he went through the race. He won well.”
France ended a five-year wait for a winner when the Aga Khan’s Calandagan, a gelding and therefore ineligible for the Arc, ran out an impressive winner of the King Edward VIII Stakes.
Meanwhile Rachel King, the ex-point-to-point jockey who is now a star on the Flat in Australia and came home to get married on Sunday, nearly made it a dream honeymoon in the Sandringham. Her mount Strutting, a 33-1 shot, was only worn down deep inside the last furlong by Soprano, a second winner of the week for 18-year-old Billy Louchnane. Kids eh? He will look back on Ascot 2024 as a coming of age – as might Donnacha O’Brien.
Day four at Royal Ascot: As it happened…
06:20 PM BST
Confirmed result – The Palace of Holyrood House Stakes
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Pilgrim 18/1
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Blue Storm 18/1
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No Half Measures 50/1
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Woodhay Wonder 10/1
06:19 PM BST
Watch: Pilgrim stays strongly to take closer
06:18 PM BST
PILGRIM WINS THE PALACE OF HOLLYROOD HOUSE STAKES
Strong staying display from the front and a nice winner for northern trainers David and Nicola Barron.
06:16 PM BST
And they’re off…
…in The Palace of Holyrood House Stakes.
06:12 PM BST
Word of warning
This is a 28-runner sprint handicap so loading these might take a while.
06:07 PM BST
The man…the myth
05:58 PM BST
Marlborough tip – The Palace of Holyrood House Stakes
JUBILEE WALK has belied his pedigree and shown bundles of speed so far in his short career, most recently when dashing home to win a 5 furlong handicap at York’s Dante Meeting that is working out particularly well. Jockey Oisin Murphy is enjoying an excellent week at Ascot and can continue in a similar vein aboard Jubilee Walk as he bids for a 4-timer.
05:57 PM BST
Market check – The Palace of Holyrood House Stakes
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Jubillee Walk 5/1
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Shagraan 5/1
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Dorney Lake 8/1
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Mukaafah 9/1
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Vantheman 9/1
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Dyrhoaey 10/1
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Sommelier 12/1
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Two Tribes 12/1
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Woodhay Wonder 12/1
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18/1 BAR
05:55 PM BST
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05:53 PM BST
‘He hacked up easily…unbelievable’
05:48 PM BST
Confirmed result – King Edward VII Stakes
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Calandagan 11/2
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Space Legend 9/2
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Royal Supremacy 40/1
05:45 PM BST
Watch: A huge performance from Calandagan
05:44 PM BST
CALANDAGAN WINS THE KING EDWARD VII
France finally have a winner on the board and my word was it was an impressive one. Calandagan has won by perhaps six lengths there.
05:41 PM BST
And they’re off…
…in the King Edward VII Stakes.
05:39 PM BST
King Edward moments away
The runners are loading up…
05:35 PM BST
The ‘Ascot Derby’
This race is known as the ‘Ascot Derby’ as it’s open to just three-year-old colts and geldings and is run over the same distance as the Epsom Classic (1m4f). Diego Velazquez, twice unsuccessful in Group 1s in France this season, heads the market and this drop down in Grade presents a huge chance for him to get back to winning ways.
05:28 PM BST
No luck for royal runner
Hard To Resist finished well down the field there.
05:24 PM BST
Marlborough tip – King Edward VII Stakes
DIEGO VELAZQUEZ has suffered two wide draws on soft ground in French Classics so far this season and finds himself on much firmer ground in calmer waters here, all of which can see him put in a massive performance and take plenty of beating. The step up to a mile and a half can suit him well and he looks the class act in this field; he can take all the beating.
05:23 PM BST
Market check – King Edward VII Stakes
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Diego Velazquez 2/1
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Space Legend 9/2
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Calandagen 11/2
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Agenda 13/2
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Chief Little Rock 12/1
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Theory Of Tides 12/1
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Voyage 16/1
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18/1 BAR
05:22 PM BST
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05:20 PM BST
A notable winner…
…for George Boughey as well. One of the brightest young talents in the training ranks teaming up with the most promising young jockey on the circuit. Feels like a significant success.
05:14 PM BST
Next young superstar?
05:12 PM BST
Confirmed result – Sandringham Stakes
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Soprano 14/1
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Strutting 33/1
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Uluru 28/1
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Indelible 5/1
05:11 PM BST
Watch: Soprano cuts down Strutting in the dying embers
05:10 PM BST
SOPRANO WINS THE SANDRINGHAM
A lovely display from the winner, who had to do much of her own work up the middle of the track but did enough to cut down the leaders.
A second winner of the week for Billy Loughnane.
05:07 PM BST
And they’re off…
…in the Sandringham. Big punt on Cat Ninja, who’s touched 6/1 before the off.
05:04 PM BST
Colin Keane looking out for dad
05:01 PM BST
Royal reminder
We do have a runner for the King and Queen in the Sandringham and Hard To Resist has not gone unsupported in the market. She’s still a big price at 25/1 but has halved in price since this morning’s prices. This is her first start of the season so it would be some training performance from Wiliam Haggas to get her ready to win this one.
04:51 PM BST
Celebrations continue
Come for the interview…stay for the singer. Trust me we have a real crooner on our hands here team.
04:50 PM BST
Needle in a haystack
There are 30 runners in this…dog bless you if you find the winner. I like Cat Ninja but that has meant little other than wild accuracy so far today. Should you choose to follow, on your head be it.
04:47 PM BST
Marlborough tip – Sandringham Stakes
It invariably takes a Group class filly to win this race, and INDELIBLE looks to fit the ticket nicely, both via her immense pedigree and the smart form she has shown to date, most recently when showing a sharp turn of foot to win a 1 mile handicap at Doncaster. She may want further in time but, in receipt of weight from plenty of her rivals, she can take all the beating here.
04:47 PM BST
Market check – Sandringham Stakes (5.05)
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Kitty Rose 4/1
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Indelible 9/2
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Cat Ninja 9/1
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Soprano 10/1
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Fair Angelica 10/1
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Arisaig 12/1
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Forever Blue 12/1
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Everlasting 14/1
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Without Words 16/1
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Rochelle 18/1
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22/1 BAR
04:42 PM BST
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04:41 PM BST
‘I never thought we’d have a Royal Ascot horse’
04:40 PM BST
Might be the best celebration of the week
There’s a couple of fellas singing…Rishi Persad is dancing. This lot are going to go long into the night you feel.
04:37 PM BST
Limbs…everywhere
Scenes.
04:33 PM BST
Confirmed result – Duke of Edinburgh Stakes
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Crystal Black 11/1
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Epic Poet 25/1
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Ziggy 11/1
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Ethical Diamond 7/4F
04:30 PM BST
Watch: A father-son win the Duke Of Edinburgh
04:30 PM BST
CRYSTAL BLACK WINS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH
Ethical Diamond had a fair shake at that but Crystal Black swooped from a wide position to give trainer Gerard Keane a first Royal Ascot winner.
04:26 PM BST
And they’re off…
…in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes.
04:23 PM BST
Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes moments away
The 19 runners are at the 1m4f start. Ethical Diamond still a very strong favourite here at 15/8.
04:16 PM BST
Finally…
After three near misses so far this week, Tom Marquand finally gets his first winner of Royal Ascot 2024.
04:14 PM BST
A Mullins favourite
Ethical Diamond ran in the Triumph hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival for Willie Mullins but lines up here in somewhat different surroundings, attempting to win a 12 furlong handicap at Royal Ascot. He’s been very well supported as well. At 7/4, he’s miles clear of the next-best in the market, Shadow Dance, who is a 7/1 shot.
04:11 PM BST
Market check – Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes
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Ethical Diamond 7/4
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Shadow Dance 7/1
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Deakin 8/1
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Crystal Black 9/1
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Bague d’Or 11/1
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Fairbanks 11/1
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Ziggy 12/1
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Safecracker 12/1
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20/1 BAR
04:06 PM BST
Marlborough tip – Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes
Trainer Harry Eustace enjoyed a stellar start to the week with two 2nd placings on Tuesday from as many runners. He sends forward another with great claims here in the shape of ZIGGY, who has been lightly campaigned for one is age and has run two excellent races in defeat so far this term. In an open race, he is taken to reward each-way support at the least and continue a good week for his shrewd handler.
04:01 PM BST
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03:58 PM BST
‘These rides are hard to come by and harder to keep’
03:52 PM BST
Confirmed result – Coronation Stakes
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Porta Fortuna 7/2
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Opera Singer 10/3
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Ramatuelle 15/8F
03:50 PM BST
Watch: Porta Fortuna downs Opera Singer
03:50 PM BST
PORTA FORTUNA WINS THE CORONATION STAKES
Opera Singer had first crack off the bend but was always being tracked by Porta Fortuna, who had the turn of foot to give Donnacha O’Brien his first winner of the week.
Son gets one over on father there…
03:46 PM BST
And they’re off…
…in the Coronation Stakes.
03:45 PM BST
Expect Content to go forward…
…in this one. She’ll surely push forward early to try and make this a test of stamina that will suit stablemate Opera Singer.
03:43 PM BST
Keen eyes
The King and Queen had a good look at the runners ahead of the Coronation Stakes from the paddock.
03:41 PM BST
Slight concern?
Backers of Opera Singer might just be a shade concerned as things stand. She is fairly weak in the market here in a marked divergence from her stablemate Fairy Godmother, who was backed off the boards before her superb display in the Albany. She has all the tools to win this race and plenty of form in the book but you’d like to see a few quid for her.
03:31 PM BST
A couple of well-known guests
In an apt nod to England’s T20 World Cup clash with South Africa which is just about to get underway in Saint Lucia, here’s Piers Morgan with West Indies legend Chris Gayle.
03:26 PM BST
Market check – Coronation Stakes (3.45)
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Ramatuelle 15/8
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Opera Singer 11/4
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Porta Fortuna 4/1
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Elmalka 15/2
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Rouhiya 11/1
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Skellet 22/1
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28/1 BAR
03:24 PM BST
Now that’s a big win…
03:20 PM BST
Marlborough tip – Coronation Stakes
Worth noting that Marlborough is two from two today so perhaps prospective punters should take note.
RAMATUELLE who brings forward arguably the best 2 year old form (via her Prix Morny 2nd to Vandeek) and arguably the best performance in the 1000 Guineas, having been sent for home a long way out and narrowly struggling to see it out, with the race set up favouring the closers. This is sure to be truly-run today but a slightly more conservative ride can see her prove the one they all have to beat.
03:19 PM BST
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03:17 PM BST
‘He’s unit of a horse’
03:12 PM BST
Punters on top
Back-to-back favourites go in to start day four. We won’t get numbers now but after the wins of Kyprios and English Oak yesterday I think it’s fair to say that you would not want to be a bookmaker right now.
03:10 PM BST
Confirmed result – Commonwealth Cup
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Inisherin 9/4F
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Lake Forest 12/1
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Jasour 4/1
03:09 PM BST
Watch: Inisherin all class in the Commonwealth Cup
03:08 PM BST
INISHERIN WINS THE COMMONWEALTH CUP
Easy as you like. Very uncomplicated performance from the favourite there. The £46,000 supplementary fee looks bang for a buck now.
03:05 PM BST
They’re loading quickly…
…and they’re off in the Commonwealth Cup.
03:02 PM BST
Second race nearly upon us
Runners have arrived at the stalls for the Commonwealth Cup.
03:00 PM BST
Winning connections
More reaction after a very special performance from Fairy Godmother.
02:56 PM BST
Market check
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Inisherin 9/4
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Givemethebeatboys 4/1
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Jasour 9/2
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Starlust 8/1
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Evade 14/1
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Lake Forest 14/1
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Military 16/1
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Pandora’s Gift 16/1
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18/1 BAR
02:53 PM BST
Tip – Commonwealth Cup
Marlborough’s original tip Elite Status is a non-runner so it’s time for me to step into the breach. Evade, trained by Archie Watson, looks an interesting runner to me after taking his form to another level when opening his account for the season at Epsom last time. He looks a nice each-way bet at around 14/1.
02:44 PM BST
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02:42 PM BST
Words from the winning rider
02:41 PM BST
Confirmed result – Albany Stakes
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Fairy Godmother 15/8F
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Simmering 9/1
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Heavens Gate 8/1
02:39 PM BST
Sensational performance
It’s tough to overemphasise how good that performance was. The winning distance may not be much but the amount of ground the winner has had to cover there to get the win in mindblowing. She’s a special filly no doubt.
02:37 PM BST
Watch: Best two-year-old performance of the week?
02:36 PM BST
FAIRY GODMOTHER WINS THE ALBANY
What a performance that was! She started on the far side, then switched to the stands’ side and swooped late to claim the prize.
Another winner for Ryan Moore and Aidan O’Brien. Afifth of the week for that pair.
02:34 PM BST
And they’re off…
…in the Albany.
02:32 PM BST
Withdrawn
Liberalised has been withdrawn from the race. The horse and jockey are fine I’m happy to report.
02:31 PM BST
Liberalised very upset…
…Danny Tudhope has quickly dismounted his filly soon after entering the stalls.
02:29 PM BST
Day four underway shortly
The 17 runners are gathering behind the stalls for the Albany. Fairy Godmother is still all the rage in the market.
02:26 PM BST
Money for favourite
Fairy Godmother has hardened into 2/1 in the run-up to the Albany. Twafeeg, meanwhile, is friendless. She is drifting and drifting and drifting – now 9/1 from 13/2.
02:25 PM BST
More from the Royal Procession
02:21 PM BST
Principle dancer
A good name for a racehorse yes but, in this case, an accurate description of one of the members of the Royal Procession, Darcey Bussell.
02:16 PM BST
Marlborough tip – Albany Stakes
A good field assembled for the Albany but in spite of some strong opposition, headed by the unbeaten Mountain Breeze, it is very hard to see past FAIRY GODMOTHER, who escapes a penalty for her Group 3 penalty for her latest win at Naas and looks to have plenty in hand of her rivals in light of that. It is notable that the last 2 winners of that Naas Group 3 followed up in the Albany and Fairy Godmother rates banker material to bring up the hat-trick.
02:13 PM BST
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02:07 PM BST
The crowds gather…
…in the paddock to get a peek of the King and Queen as well as the remainder of the Royal Procession.
02:04 PM BST
Royal runner
The King and Queen doe have a runner this afternoon – Hard To Resist in the Sandringham (5.05). It will take a brave punter to get involved at 50/1 but for those royal fans who enjoy manifesting, I shan’t put you off.
02:01 PM BST
Here they come…
The Royal Procession has just emerged through the gates atop Ascot’s straight mile. Here’s a reminder of who it comprises this afternoon.
1st Carriage
The King
The Queen
The Lord Bamford
The Lady Bamford
2nd Carriage
Princess Beatrice
Mr. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
The Lord Frederick Windsor
The Lady Frederick Windsor
3rd Carriage
General Sir Patrick Sanders
Lady Sanders
Mr. Peter Troughton
Mrs. Peter Troughton
4th Carriage
Dame Darcey Bussell
Mr. Angus Forbes
Mr. Henry de Bromhead
Mrs. Henry de Bromhead
01:56 PM BST
Blogger’s tip
Whether reader’s opt to follow my intuition remains to be seen but I’m rather sweet on Twafeeg in the Albany. Archie Watson always does well with his two-year-old sprinters and he represents excellent each-way value against the top two in the market. He won with plenty in hand on debut at Doncaster and should take another leap forward here.
01:51 PM BST
Note to self…
…never forget, under any circumstances, to garnish the roast beef. That is all…
01:49 PM BST
Market check – Albany Stakes (2.30)
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Fairy Godmother 9/4
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Mountain Breeze 3/1
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Twafeeg 8/1
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Heavens Gate 10/1
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Simmering 11/1
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Royalty Bay 25/1
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California Dreamer 28/1
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Liberalised 28/1
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40/1 BAR
01:40 PM BST
Jockey and trainer standings
It is no surprise to see Ryan Moore and Aidan O’Brien leading the respective jockey and trainer standings going into day four. Can they be caught?
Leading trainer
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Aidan O’Brien (Four winners, two second)
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John & Thady Gosden (Two winners, three second, two third)
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Ralph Beckett (Two winners, one second)
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Karl Burke (Two winners, one third)
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Brian Meeham (Two winners)
Leading jockey
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Ryan Moore (Four winners, two second)
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Oisin Murphy (Three winners, one second, two third)
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James Doyle (Three winners, three third)
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Sean Levey (Two winners)
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William Buick (One winner, three second)
01:34 PM BST
Chapeau to the Prince Of Wales
01:22 PM BST
One more time
Sit back and enjoy Kyprios’ win in the Ascot Gold Cup from yesterday. A superb tussle in front of the packed Ascot grandstands.
01:14 PM BST
Market movers
Ramatuelle has been probably the best backed horse of the morning. The classy French filly is now clear 2/1 favourite for the Coronation Stakes (3.45) ahead of Opera Singer and Porta Fortuna.
Other movers include:
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Shagraan (6.15) 11/2 from 16/1
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Ethical Diamond (4.25) 2/1 from 3/1
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Shadow Dance (4.25) 13/2 from 12/1
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Diego Velazquez (5.40) 3/1 from 4/1
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Simmering (2.30) 11/1 from 25/1
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Cat Ninja (5.05) 11/1 from 25/1
01:08 PM BST
Well-earned rest
Aidan O’Brien’s two Thursday winners, Port Fairy and Kyprios, are back at home safe and sound after superb performances yesterday. Catch up on the action HERE.
01:05 PM BST
More arrivals
12:59 PM BST
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12:56 PM BST
Royal Procession
The King and Queen are in attendance again this afternoon and will be joined in the first carriage by Lord and Lady Bamford.
1st Carriage
The King
The Queen
The Lord Bamford
The Lady Bamford
2nd Carriage
Princess Beatrice
Mr. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
The Lord Frederick Windsor
The Lady Frederick Windsor
3rd Carriage
General Sir Patrick Sanders
Lady Sanders
Mr. Peter Troughton
Mrs. Peter Troughton
4th Carriage
Dame Darcey Bussell
Mr. Angus Forbes
Mr. Henry de Bromhead
Mrs. Henry de Bromhead
12:54 PM BST
Latest non-runners
2.30
1 Elite Status (knocked joint)
3.45
2 Devoted Queen (tied up)
4.25
2 Teumessias Fox (going)
6 La Yakel (abscess)
5.05
30 Lou Lou’s Gift (bad scope)
12:51 PM BST
Hold onto your hats folks
Rumours are swirling around Ascot this afternoon that Taylor Swift might be in attendance.
Speaking on ITV’s Morning Show this morning, director of racing Nick Smith was asked by Rishi Persad whether Swift would be at day four of the royal meeting.
“I don’t know whether that rumour is true but what I would say is that if Taylor is watching in London then she is very welcome,” Smith said. “More importantly, from my side, so is Travis Kelce.”
12:45 PM BST
Crowds are flocking in
12:43 PM BST
Telegraph Sport tips
Some of you might be flying, others might still be looking for a first winner of the week. Either way, Telegraph Sport has you covered with selections from every race on today’s card as well as full race previews from Marcus Armytage.
Click here to find out more.
11:23 AM BST
A sensational afternoon awaits
Day four of Royal Ascot is here and what better way to recover from a chastening performance from England last night than to dive head-first into a day of top-class racing.
And what a day it is. Back-to-back Group 1 are supplemented by the usual smorgasbord of high-class Pattern contests and head-scratching handicaps.
The Commonwealth Cup (3.05) is perhaps the best place to start as 14 of the best three-year-old sprinters on the planet meet for a tear up over Ascot’s straight six furlongs.
The late defection of the Elite Status dents the quality of the field a touch, as does the absence of the best spriter from last year’s juvenile crop, Vandeek.
In truth, the race looks wide open with Kevin Ryan’s Inisherin is the current market leader at 9/4, with the likes of Jasour, Starlust and Givemethebeatboys also well-fancied in what is a pretty open market.
Following hot on the heels of that race is the Coronation Stakes (3.45), in which Ramatuelle will look to get France’s account open for the week.
Second in the Guineas, she has been very strong in the market this morning, supplanting long-time favourite Opera Singer at the head of the market.
Porta Fortuna, 1,000 Guineas winner Elmalka and French Guineas winner Rouhiya round out a deep field of top-class fillies.
This race should go a long way to crowning the best three-year-old mile filly in Europe, despite the absence of Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Fallen Angel – who is likely to tackle the Irish Oaks as her next assignment.
Whatever way you slice it this will be a cracking day of action and Telegraph Sport will be here to guide through every moment.
