It's here and it's beautiful! Yes, it's Royal Ascot time, with Tuesday's first day of action set to bring us some incredible action.
And The Sportsman will be here throughout the day to walk you through every last bit of it, so stay with us as we bring up-to-the-minute updates from the Queen Anne Stakes, the King's Stand Stakes, the St James' Palace Stakes and much, much more.
Check out our day two tips here!
A double on the first day for Daniel Tudhope as Get Shirty romps home in the 6.10.
Results:
1st - Get Shirty (16/1)
2nd - Cleveland (2-1f)
3rd - Okita Soushi (11-2)
4th - Alright Sunshine (40-1)
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A 20/1 winner in the Wolferton Stakes after a wonderful ride. Dubai Future wins by three lengths.
1st - Dubai Future (20/1)
2nd - Cadillac (11-2 fav)
3rd - Harrovian (14-1)
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Coltrane holds on to beat Bring On The Night for a famous victory!
1. Coltrane (14/1) - Andrew Balding
2. Bring On The Night (3/1f) - Willie Mullins
3. Arcadian Sunrise (9/2) - John Queally
4. Going Gone (50/1) - Jim Boyle
It wasn't pretty, but the favourite got the job done in the St James’s Palace Stakes.
1 - Proschema (James Doyle) 14/1
2 - Rock Eagle (Rob Hornby) 14/1
3 - Coltrane (Callum Hutchinson) 12/1
4 - Arcadian Sunrise (Harry Davies) 9/2
5 - Themaxwecan (Adam Kirby) 66/1
6 - Reshoun (Richard Kingscote) 14/1
7 - Marshall Plan (Frankie Dettori) 17/2
8 - Pied Piper (Jamie Spencer) 7/1
10 - Tribal Art (Andrea Atzeni) 33/1
11 - Protected Guest (Tom Queally) 80/1
12 - Golden Flame (Joe Fanning) 18/1
13 - Bring On The Night (Ryan Moore) 5/2 fav
14 - Going Gone (Pat Cosgrove) 28/1
15 - Surrey Gold (Sean Levey) 11/1
16 - Scaramanga (Hollie Doyle) 28/1
17 - Lydford (Saffie Osborne) 100/1
18 - Make My Day (Rhys Clutterbuck) 14/1
19 - Just Hubert (Nicola Currie) 50/1
20 - Moon King (Liam Keniry) 100/1
William Buick took his time to take the odds-on favourite out of a tight spot on the rails but came through eventually to take it right on the line.
1st: Coroebus 10/11 fav
2nd: Lusail 28/1
3rd: My Prospero 4/1
From Down Under to on top at Royal Ascot - this was a superb display from Nature Strip in the King’s Stand Stakes.
1 - Aikhal (Ryan Moore) 40/1
2 - Angel Bleu (Rob Hornby) 40/1
3 - Bayside Boy (David Egan) 28/1
4 - Berkshire Shadow (James Doyle) 28/1
6 - Coroebus (William Buick) 5/6 fav
8 - Lusail (Pat Dobbs) 20/1
9 - Maljoom (Cieren Fallon) 10/1
10 - Mighty Ulysses (Frankie Dettori) 8/1
11 - My Prospero (Tom Marquand) 9/2
12 - New Energy (Robbie Colgan) 40/1
13 - Wexford Native (Kevin Manning) 40/1
It's a huge win for Nature Strip and rider James McDonald. A sensational ride in a dramatic race, with Golden Pal getting a terrible start and Khaadem losing rider Jamie Spencer.
1st: Nature Strip 9/4
2nd: Twilight Calls 11/1
3rd: Acklam Express 200/1
4th: Mooneista 16/1
1 - Acklam Express (Rowan Scott) 200/1
2 - Arecibo (Rossa Ryan) 50/1
3 - Equilateral (Kieran Shoemark) 66/1
4 - Existent (Marco Ghiani) 25/1
5 - Golden Pal (Irad Ortiz Jr) 5/2
6 - Khaadem (Jamie Spencer) 33/1
7 - King's Lynn (David Probert) 12/1
8 - Lazuli (James Doyle) 20/1
9 - Logo Hunter (Seamie Heffernan) 50/1
10 - Man Of Promise (William Buick) 11/1
11 - Mondammej (Cam Hardie) 125/1
12 - Nature Strip (James McDonald) 9/4
13 - Ponntos (Tomas Lukasek) 50/1
14 - Saint Lawrence (Andrea Atzeni) 80/1
15 - Tis Marvellous (Adam Kirby) 50/1
16 - Twilight Calls (Ryan Moore) 8/1
17 - Mooneista (Colin Keane) 11/1
18 - Winter Power (David Allan) 25/1
Hollie Doyle takes Bradsell to victory by a couple of lengths over Persian Force and Royal Scotsman.
1st: Bradsell 8/1
2nd: Persian Force 3/1
3rd: Royal Scotsman 12/1
4th: Blackbeard 5/2
1 - Age Of Kings (Frankie Dettori) 5/1
2 - Blackbeard (Ryan Moore) 10/3
3 - Bradsell (Hollie Doyle) 15/2
4 - Harry Time (Leigh Roche) 28/1
5 - Holguin (David Probert) 40/1
6 - King's Crown (Barry McHugh) 150/1
7 - Lakota Blue (Faye McManoman) 125/1
8 - Late September (Colin Keane) 40/1
9 - Paddy's Day (Kieran Shoemark) 40/1
10 - Persian Force (Rossa Ryan) 3/1
11 - Remarkable Force (Silvestre De Sousa) 28/1
12 - Rousing Encore (Oisin Orr) 14/1
13 - Royal Scotsman (Jim Crowley) 17/2
14 - Scholarship (Adam Kirby) 20/1
15 - Show Respect (Sean Levey) 28/1
16 - Ti Sento (Ronan Whelan) 66/1
17 - Waiting All Night (James Doyle) 100/1
...Of course he does! He went off at 1/6 favourite and won by two lengths from Real World.
1st: Baaeed 1/6 fav
2nd: Real World 15/2
3rd: Order Of Australia 18/1
1 - Accidental Agent (Charles Bishop) 66/1
2 - Baaeed (Jim Crowley) 2/13
3 - Chindit (Pat Dobbs) 25/1
4 - Order Of Australia (Ryan Moore) 18/1
5 - Real World (Daniel Tudhope) 15/2
6 - Sir Busker (William Buick) 50/1
7 - Lights On (Richard Kingscote) 40/1
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are the big names in the royal field this year, with the Queen not in attendance due to health issues.
Looking for a few tips to help you be lucky on day one of the festival? Betfred's Matt Hulmes has you covered...
Some call him the best racehorse in the world, and Baaeed is a massive favourite for the 2:30, the Queen Anne Stakes. Betfred are offering 2/13, but that could become even shorter by the team they reach the stalls.
There's quite the worldwide audience tuning in this week, with 170 territories having Royal Ascot beamed into homes. That's an increase for a third successive year!
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