Going update after racing
The going at Ascot remains Good to Firm. Chris Stickels, Ascot’s Clerk of the Course, said: “Today was a fantastic day’s racing. We are about to start watering – we will water the Straight Course 5mm and the Round Course 4mm this evening. “There is certainly no rain forecast in the next 24 to 48 […]
Mullins a copper-bottomed good thing for Royal Ascot success
Willie Mullins trained back-to-back winners of the Copper Horse Handicap as Belloccio followed up last year’s success by Vauban. A tenth career winner at the meeting for Britain and Ireland’s champion Jump trainer, Belloccio (4/1) came from off the pace under William Buick to cut down Lmay inside the final furlong and win by a […]
Shadwell on the board as Israr romps to Wolferton Stakes victory
The real Israr turned up at Royal Ascot today to record an emphatic victory for Shadwell in the Listed Wolferton Stakes. Bred to be a champion, the John and Thady Gosden-trained five-year-old has far more placings than victories to his name, but under a confident Jim Crowley, he was hard on the bridle turning for […]
Prescott back in winner’s enclosure with Pledgeofallegiance in Ascot Stakes
Sir Mark Prescott’s fabled training career gained another notable success as Luke Morris guided Pledgeofallegiance to victory in the Ascot Stakes. The 20/1 winner was a third victory for Prescott at the Royal Meeting and his first since Pivotal in the 1996 King Charles III Stakes. Racing in a clear second for much of the […]
Rosallion triumphs in blockbuster G1 St James’s Palace Stakes
In the battle of the 2,000 Guineas winners, it was the Richard Hannon-trained Rosallion who came out on top in the G1 St James’s Palace Stakes. The Sean Levey-ridden winner (5/2), who landed the Irish 2,000 Guineas on his previous start, showed real class to get out of a pocket and grab Aidan O’Brien’s Henry […]
Asfoora gives Australia another win in G1 King Charles III Stakes
Asfoora became the sixth Australian-trained horse to win the G1 King Charles III Stakes over five furlongs. The five-year-old mare, a first runner at the meeting for trainer Henry Dwyer, broke the hearts of favourite backers as she collared three-year-old Big Evs with half a furlong to run, and then pulled ahead for a decisive […]
Loughnane scores Royal Ascot first with Rashabar in G2 Coventry Stakes
Racing’s hottest teenage jockey, champion apprentice Billy Loughnane, rode his first Royal Ascot winner when driving home 80/1 shot Rashabar in the G2 Coventry Stakes. Wearing the famous Sangster colours that belong to Manton Thoroughbreds, 18-year-old Loughnane guided Rashabar – a maiden after two previous races – to victory over a pair of further long-priced […]
Favourite backers off to a winning start with Charyn in G1 Queen Anne Stakes
Charyn ran out a comfortable winner of the opening race on day one of Royal Ascot, the G1 Queen Anne Stakes over a mile. It was a first success at the top level for the Roger Varian-trained four-year-old, who started the 100/30 favourite and was ridden by Silvestre de Sousa in the colours of Nurlan […]
Going news on day one of Royal Ascot
The going for day one of Royal Ascot, Tuesday 18th June, is: Good to Firm. GoingStick readings at 8am: Stands’ side: 8.0 Centre: 7.9 Far side: 8.1 Round: 7.6 Stalls: Straight Course: centre Round Course: inside Rail movements: The rail on the Round Course will be positioned approximately four yards out from approximately nine furlongs […]