Live Royal Ascot blog: Video replays, reaction, tips, bookmaker offers and more

• The pick of the Royal Ascot offers from our betting partners
• Inspiral stuns field in Coronation Stakes to cheer Dettori
• Soumillon stars on Perfect Power in Commonwealth
• Meditate makes all under Moore to win Albany
• Changingoftheguard clings on from wayward Grand Alliance
• Ebor option for Candleford after Edinburgh rout
• Heredia retains unbeaten record in Sandringham
• Turner and Latin Lover land Holyroodhouse gamble

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Lucky last

1823: That's all the racing for today and plenty of people at Royal Ascot have enjoyed it judged by the background noise as Turner spoke to Bell.

It has been a decent day for the punters but the bookmakers will be hoping for some kinder results tomorrow.

The final word in the blog goes to Sky Bet's Michael Shinners who tells us:

"After two days at Royal Ascot ending in a score draw and the bookmakers winning one, the Sky Bet customers have enjoyed the upper hand today.

"There have been four winning favourites and three winning second favourites with both the brilliant Inspiral and Heredia justifying support in very good style.

"It's all to play for on Saturday when the likes of Alfred Munnings, Hurricane Lane and the Australian sprinter Home Affairs will be bidding to provide more cheer for the favourites. It will be another fabulous day."

Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes

1803: Blake isn't convinced Ladies Church is that well handicapped but she has been backed as though she is.

Harry Eustace with a quick word on Latin Lover: "He put together at Kempton what we hoped he would. He's got more pace than I realised and hopefully the drop back to five will help. We'll find out today."

Irad Ortiz hasn't had the best of the weeks, he rides Ruthin: "I feel great, honestly, we learn from mistakes. I'm happy to be here. I always stay positive, keep going and try my best; that's what I do. I think she has a good chance."

Loves Me Likearock is 17/2 from 10s. Chapman talks up his fancy Sterling Knight as he runs through the betting.

There are 768 ITV7 players still running and only 11 horses aren't covered - the winner, if there is one, will get £200,000.

More money for Loves Me who is into 7/1. There are around a dozen to load but it shouldn't take long although Korker has other ideas.

First across the line is..........Latin Lover. Gamble landed.

Hayley Turner looks delighted. She won by about a half from Nymphadora and Peggy Sioux who was ridden by Josephine Gordon; remember her?

Bond Chairman may have been fourth but it was a typically close finish as you would expect.

Ladies liabilities

1748: The price of Ladies Church has collapsed (well, sort of) after that race and she is 3/1 having started the day at 6s; she was 10/1 in a place last night.

Latin Lover is another for money in this hugely competitive sprint and he was as big as 16s yesterday but is the 11/2 second favourite currently, that's some move.

I'm not even going to try and guess where the best place to be drawn will be after the Sandringham seemed to turn things on its head but I suppose the middle will be fairly safe!

We have seen one handicapper making a winning reappearance today and perhaps Bond Chairman can go well on his return, he ran a blinder at last year's meeting. He's a big price and so is Dynamic Force who is with a good trainer of sprinters and may just improve considerably following a confidence boosting win (in a modest race) on his first start since being gelded.

King Edward VII Stakes

1735: Changingoftheguard has hardened to 11/10 although that could be the result of liabilities rolling on after a few well fancied winners.

Changingoftheguard assumes the lead. Will he stay there?

The pace is a decent one according to the on-screen sectionals and Moore is asking Changingoftheguard to quicken off it. He isn't clear but he does keep galloping.

Grand Alliance is in the middle of the track and running on well but he drifted left and that may have cost him.

Extraordinary, huge run from the Fellowes' runner but I think the favourite has held on. Fascinating race.

"He's a very honest horse, he just gallops," says Moore.

Aidan O'Brien: "I just feel so privileged to be working with these horses, it's a big team effort between Ballydoyle and Coolmore."

That was O'Brien's 80th Royal Ascot winner which leaves him two behind leader, Sir Michael Stoute.

Fellowes, trainer of Grand Alliance, said: "He's a very talented horse but he has his own ideas about the game as you saw. That's horses. He's run a blinder, I'm delighted for the owners who have supported me for a long time but......yes.

"He is not straightforward. He's a pleasure to have around the place. It's just nice to train good horses. He'll have his day.

"The St Leger has been mentioned, whether he'll stay that far I don't know. I think Danny was more worried about how knackered he would be after pushing him around that far!"

Moore: "It's tough to come from Epsom to here. He possibly wasn't really suiting him today, he was a bit lonely, I could have done with a little bit of help. All being well, he could be a Leger horse perhaps going forwards so hopefully we'll see a bit more of him."

Ascot Derby

1715: There are still 1,000 players left in the ITV7 with £200,000 up for grabs. It will go down to the last.

Changingoftheguard is as short as 5/4 to provide Moore and O'Brien with another winner and I think we know what to expect from him, in that he will jump out and try to make all and keep on galloping.

There has to be a chance that Epsom will have left a mark and I'd be keen to take him on with some promising rivals in opposition. They do have to step up but we heard from Marquand earlier that he thought Lysander struggled on the soft ground at Goodwood - he seemed hopeful this quicker surface will suit - while Ottoman Fleet looks a live player stepped back up in trip.

Grand Alliance is tried in a visor after finishing down the field in the Derby having chased home Nahanni (didn't shine earlier this week) prior to that. There's a little money around for him but I'm at a loss to explain why.

Pyledriver and Japan both won this after running at Epsom so it can be done although the former didn't have a very hard race as nothing went right for him in the Derby.

Haggas: "He's not where Alenquer was, he's a work in progress. A nice physical specimen and he'll get better as the season goes on. I think he'll appreciate the ground and we'll see what happens."

Sandringham Stakes

1655: Money for Crenelle who represents the same trainer / jockey combination as Inspiral, confidence is flowing. There's plenty of blue on the Oddschecker grid suggesting a number of those at double figure odds are being backed each-way and some firms are paying down to seventh and eighth place.

Fellowes: "She's nice, good filly, taken a bit of time for the penny to drop. I liked the way she won last time and I think she's tailor made for this track. She's got a nice chance. I'm happy with her."

A lot of the fancied runners, including my pair, are drawn high here which has been less than ideal. Weaver is adamant that you can't back anything drawn high. Heredia is 21 and Crenelle 24 whereas Fresh Hope is in 5 and Persist in 11.

Does that bring a place lay in on the exchanges for the front two?

Chapman reports money for Discretion.

They're off. Heredia is well back, tracking Crenelle. Turner moves Fresh Hope out and has daylight in front of her.

Fresh Hope hits the front on the far side, Crenelle and Heredia in the middle and Heredia leads but Zanbaq gets to within three quarters. Don't go high!

Late money for her and she returns the 7/2 favourite but they believe there could be an enquiry. Fourth was Cigamia and the first five home were in the middle of the track. I think Fresh Hope 'won' the race on her side. The klaxon has sounded.

Hannon: "We thought she was our best chance coming here, she's a very good filly. We had to wait a long time for her to come right and she's repaid us in spades. She's in the Falmouth and you need a group horse to win a Royal Ascot handicap.

"For me she's always been a very good filly."

Sean Levey rode the winner and tells ITV: "It's absolutely huge for me. A lot could have gone wrong. She's just a good filly and she's done it really well."

He doesn't think there was enough in the interference to lose the race and the consensus is that she will keep the race. That was Levey's first Royal Ascot winner.

Mile high

1645: Another race for fillies over a mile but this time a handicap over the straight course so a very different kettle of fish.

It is always an enjoyable puzzle though and one that has been kind to Charlie Fellowes and Hayley Turner in recent years. They're represented by Fresh Hope who is vying for favouritism with Heredia who has a Falmouth Stakes entry but so, too, does Inspiral.

Inspiral was 9/2 for that Newmarket Group One this morning but is 4/7 now.

As for this contest, I like the chance of Washraa and Zanbaq. They finished first and second at Kempton in November so I'm hoping that's a key bit of form! The former gets 15lbs and is favoured of the two in this parish.

Cheveley Park have just won with a Frankel filly and saddle another in Persist who did attract support this morning, she's trained by Haggas and ridden by birthday boy Cieren Fallon.

It has generally paid to look towards the bottom of the weights with five winners (of the last 10) carrying 8-7 and below although Richard Hannon did saddle Osaila to win under 9-7; Heredia has 1lb more.

Moore is with the trainer who tells her: "I think this (trip) is the limit of capacity. It's very quick ground, it's a lovely race for her. I think she will get a mile. She's pretty talented, she's working great, hopeful for a, er, massive run!

"She wasn't vastly experienced at York and she'll learn a lot from that. Very hopeful."

Stunning display

1640: The acceleration Inspiral showed was breathtaking as the race looked strong beforehand.

Interesting to hear Gosden say that she could step up in trip as that opens up options for the second half of the season.

More from Dettori: "She's been very hard to get ready but the last two weeks have been good. What she did today beating Classic winners was incredible really.

"She fell out of the stalls and I thought 'here we go again'. I just took a chance and got the splits but you need the horse to do that and she took off to the point where I was able to enjoy the last 50 yards.

"She's put some good fillies to bed in great style. Very exciting."

Coronation Stakes

1612: "Very happy, she's been very good in the prelims and she looks ready for it. We'll find out if she's good enough for it," Ralph Beckett tells Moore having given Rob Hornby a leg up on Prosperous Voyage.

Inspiral now a general 15/8 and you're getting excited if you're sitting on a ticket with 10/3 printed on it. Cachet is into 11/2 and Tenebrism 9/1.

Persad is with Pittersen who tells him: "Physically Inspiral has done well from two to three, she was a little bit keen as she walked around but she's done plenty of work. There's quite a lot of muscle on her. I fancy Discoveries, I don't think she liked the track at Newmarket and she looked really well."

Going behind for a fascinating renewal of the Coronation Stakes. There is a delay with Spendarella's tack being looked at; Buick is back in the saddle and they're loading.

Inspiral is towards the rear as Cachet leads. She's tracked by Spendarella with Prosperous Voyage also going forwards, Discoveries was a little wide but edges in behind PV. Through halfway and Inspiral has two behind her.

Cachet kicks for home. Inspiral has room and WOW WOW WOW.

Photo second.

Spendarella was second with Discoveries third, Tenebrism a close fourth.

"She's very special. She broke slow. It's been a tough week but we're on the board now. My head was thumping last night," Dettori said.

The winning time was 1.39.20.

There was a flying dismount from Dettori to the delight of the crowd.

John Gosden: "The owners have been incredibly patient. She was like a bud that was very tight, she just wouldn't blossom for spring.

"I think she'll get 10 furlongs quite comfortably. I talked to the jockey walking in when he stopped waving and he said 'you can step her up if you want to'.

"Stradivarius was in great form this morning and Saga, who should have won, didn't lose as far as he was concerned."

A word from owner Mrs Thompson: "You've got to be patient haven't you? You can't be dramatic about it."

Cash is king

1550: The money has come for Inspiral who had drifted out to 10/3 but is now just 2/1.

It's 13/2 Cachet and 15/2 Mangoustine but this race looks a lot deeper and more competitive than that market suggests. It's more a reflection of the impression that Inspiral made as a juvenile but she has a good few questions to answer on this belated return.

Redvers was keen on Mangoustine when we heard from him earlier while there were any number of fillies put up against the favourite including both American runners, Discoveries (said to be working better), Sandrine and Tenebrism......pays your money......

Murphy is talking about the difficulty of riding on the round course and says 'if you're in front you tend to get attacked very early' and he thinks that James Doyle has no easy task on Cachet accordingly.

Sky have just shown an interview with Haggas about Candleford which I've slotted in the post below; the Sky Bet Ebor could be a target for him and might just be where he lines up next as he said he doesn't need a lot of racing.

Inspiral is the focus of the ITV Racing cameras and Weaver says 'she's fit, make no mistake'.

She's on her toes and throwing her head around a little. She is wearing a red hood.

Mulrennan likes Discoveries and thinks she has tightened up for her run in the Guineas.

Peter Fornatale prefers Spendarella of the two American runners but isn't talking down Pizza Bianca either. The owner of the latter says: "This is the experience of a lifetime. It's a dream come true."

The owner of Mangoustine says: "They tell me we have a great chance!"

Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes

1533: Tylicki would pick Just Fine to ride if given the choice and victory for The Queen's horse would take the roof off the stands.

There's been support for Murtagh's runner Mashhoor and this is what he had to say in his Sporting Life column:

"He’s gone up a few pounds in the ratings for winning at the Curragh but Ben Coen is back from suspension to ride him and we have a very good draw in one. He’ll be dropped in and needs the luck but I think he’s a fair horse. I prefer coming to these big races at the big meetings without a 13-pound penalty like he has but he’s in great shape. I rode him myself on Thursday morning and he’s settled into Ascot really well and we’re looking forward to running him."

Redknapp: "We booked a holiday but William rang me and said we were going to run so I cancelled it. He didn't handle Epsom and we'll have to hope he gets the trip."

William Knight then tells Persad: "He is a 16/1 shot. If he stays then I think he's got a very good chance."

Ajero is the first of three Value Bet selections after some near misses yesterday and he has been well supported.

Alan Howes has the call for Sky Sports Racing.

Ajero is front rank. Trawlerman is almost last and it will be stunning if he wins from there. Just Fine is midfield. Inside the final five with Longbourn the leader.

Ajero takes it up. Candleford closing. Hosed up from Ajero and Contact with Brilliant Light fourth.

Delight for Marquand who spoke to Sky Sports Racing about his rides before racing; he'll be happy to be back in front of the microphone.

"That was unbelievable. It was a pretty bold thing to do (coming here without a run) but he clearly knew where this chap was. It's great to get on the board, well done to everyone at home. He's cantered in by six. At the two pole I thought I had to put the race to bed but I didn't expect him to pick up quite like that," he told Oli Bell.

Haggas: "I never thought he'd get in off 91. He took a while to come to himself. He's done very well. He's a credit to Alison who rides him every day, she never stops talking about him!

"I thought he improved a lot in the autumn and he ran a very good race here when the trainer forgot to put his weight cloth on, my wife has never let me saddle one since! I think he's better right-handed and the Ebor would look tempting; we'll see."

It's a Perfect day

1517: Flaming Rib justified those putting him up with a big run and Michael Owen and Hugo Palmer seemed a little rueful in the paddock, understandably, but they must be delighted as must connections of Flotus who ran a huge race down the middle. It was good to see her back.

There will be plenty to chew over, including the draw, but there's not much opportunity for respite with the Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes up next.

The football theme can continue as Harry Redknapp owns Moktassab who he was very sweet on at Epsom but he completely failed to handle the track. That run might not have taken too much out of him but he does have an extra two furlongs to travel today and he's by no means guaranteed to stay on breeding.

If push came to shove, I'd chance him each-way but I wasn't very enthused about anything in this race. I did give Gold Maze a second look as an outsider as I think he's an interesting purchase but I expect this will be too tough.

The draw makes a difference on the round course too but surprisingly there hasn't been a winner drawn in single figures in the last decade which perhaps suggests they go a little too fast up front.

Punting Pointers (already among the winners thanks to Flotus) are keen on Trawlerman while it's been said this morning that Just Fine can't afford to miss a beat at the start as he sometimes does.

I'm a little surprised there hasn't been more support for Stay Well given his trainer's record in the race. Candleford is of obvious interest and Brilliant Light was on the radar but I'll be watching on.

Commonwealth Cup

1446: The bell has gone for the jockeys to mount.

Sacred Bridge is one of the outsiders but a decent run from her would advertise the claims of Ladies Church who Johnny Murtagh is sweet on in his Sporting Life column.

Cadamosto is another Irish raider at a big price (28s) but he was bigger still this morning when available at 50s.

El Caballo's owners declare that they are 'very confident' and Moore is with his trainer: "I'd prefer a lower draw and a bit more rain but it is what it is and the horse is in great form. I think he's taken a step forwards from the Sandy Lane. He's got a great mind and physically he's in great condition."

Hammond and Murphy agree but on ITV Racing Ken Pittersen, paddock judge, liked Twilight Jet who he says has really strengthened up over the winter; he gave positive mentions to Perfect Power ('okay') and Ehraz.

A little past post time with one or two still to go behind. El Caballo the first to load. The last goes in.

The smaller group is on the far side but they're coming together. Perfect Power and Ehraz far side but here comes Cadamosto but Perfect Power pulls out more and beats Flaming Rib and Flotus.

He was returned the 7/2 joint-favourite.

Fahey: "He's a dude! Struggling to speak. Christophe, he's just.....he's the man.

"It's fantastic when you've got a great belief in a horse and he doesn't let you down, it's fantastic. He's a special horse."

A word from Soumillon who was winning his first Group One this season: "It's great because I think the track was a bit fast for him and the draw.

"I had about 6 or 7 lengths to make up and I thought it might be a bit far but I saw Ryan was on the same line. He will be much better on softer."

Drawn to win

1441: The action again unfolded towards the far side which will be reasonably good news for those drawn low although Fahey would rather have not been in 1 with Perfect Power.

I expect Soumillon to drop him in behind and get some cover so I'm not convinced it will be a hindrance and I'm sweet on his chance. He's no longer outright favourite with El Caballo backed down to join him at the top of the market but El Caballo has to break from 20. No thank you.

Murphy thinks PP has a tricky draw and thinks they will split into two groups with Twilight Jet and Go Bears Go possible candidates for the early pace. Ehraz is another hold-up horse and alongside PP which Murphy believes could cause problems for both jockeys.

Perfect Power is a powerhouse and looks like a typical sprinter according to the Sky Sports Racing team.

Kevin Blake is a fan of Twilight Jet: "I was surprised how much he had grown, every time he was declared, and he kept improving. He reappeared at Naas which would be the main Irish trial for this race and he absolutely bolted up and Michael thinks he has come forward from that. I really like this fellow."

Richard Hannon nominated Ehraz as his horse to follow this season to Alex Hammond and she's hoping for a big run; he's certainly been well supported after running Tiber Flow close at Newbury.

Apparently he was slightly slow to come to hand and still isn't as bright in his coat as some others but he has come forward since he was last seen and Hammond thinks he has strengthened up too.

Albany Stakes

1425: Mawj looks very, very relaxed according to Murphy and he likes the way she has gone to post.

Support continues to come for Meditate who is 9/4 from 4/1 and that money has to be taken seriously given connections. Cash is still coming for Fully Wet, too, and she's into 6/1.

They are loading. Believing has got worked up and been backed out, I think they'll go without her.

Meditate breaks well on the far side. A gap opens for Mawj but she can't get to Meditate.

It's another for Moore and O'Brien, she was returned at 5/2.

Third was Ivory Madonna and fourth Queen Olly.

It was a fourth winner of the week for Moore who told Oli Bell: "She is (professional).

"She was just waiting the whole time she was in front. She's got a lovely relaxed way of going, very straightforward filly.

"She can carry on improving. She has a nice attitude.

Michael Tabor: "I spoke to Aidan a couple of times and he said she'd improved a lot from her first run and everybody in the yard seemed to fancy her so I wasn't surprised at all.

"She's a very easy filly to ride. She never looked in danger."

Let the show begin

1412: The passengers from the Royal Procession have alighted and the paddock can now be cleared for the day's most important participants, the horses.

Having been all the rage, Mawj is out to 2/1 in places with Meditate into 5/2 (from 4s). Support continues to come for Cathy Come Home who is as low as 10s while Fully Wet is 7s from 12s.

Suddenly this market is looking rather lively and could Friday get off to a good start for Mr Dettori? It would be nice to see him back with a smile on his face.

Oisin Murphy was impressed by Sydneyarms Chelsea when she won at Newbury and puts her up as an each-way shout. We heard from David Redvers earlier in the piece and he also put in a good word for Charlie Hills' runner.

The trainer says: "Really pleased with her at this stage, she's a nice scopey filly but it's a big step up."

"She's a lovely mover, looking forward to the run and she's taken in the atmosphere really well," Ed Crisford tells Sky of Beautiful Aisling.

"She's definitely a laid back lady", Alice Haynes says of Lady Bullet.

More for Moore?

1405: You can't keep a good man down and Ryan Moore enjoyed a better day at Royal Ascot on Thursday and some are expecting his good run to continue.

Meditate was weak in the market this morning but she's been trimmed into 3/1 for the Albany Stakes while Chapman highlighted the money for Tenebrism in the Coronation Stakes.

She obviously disappointed in the 1000 Guineas and this is what Betfair ambassador Moore had to say about her in his latest column:

"Plenty went wrong for her in the 1000 Guineas on her return, so I wouldn’t be using that race to judge her, especially as I looked after her once her chance has gone.

"She was obviously a Group 1-winning juvenile form on fast ground – that form is on a par with most, if not all, of these - and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if she put that Newmarket run behind her and ran a big race here. But she has it to prove now, I guess."

Perfect chance

1357: David Craig has spoken to Richard Fahey about Perfect Power's chance in the Commonwealth Cup.

"When you're the favourite you always feel the best horse in the race and he comes into it as the one to beat. If he can hold his form he'll run a great race," Fahey told him.

"Little bit frustrating we're drawn in stall 1, as a trainer you always want to be among the action but he's in great order and we're very happy.

"Christophe loves this horse, he understands him and Perfect Power understands him. I won't be giving any instructions, he's a world class jockey and knows what he's doing; I won't even ask him, I'll just watch.

"The horses are healthy which is all we can ask for and hope for a bit of luck."

Gold ban for Dettori

1353: John Gosden and Bjorn Nielsen weren't the only two people not to be totally impressed by Frankie Dettori's ride on Stradivarius in the Gold Cup as he was handed a two-day ban by the stewards.

The stewards were unable to interview Dettori on Thursday, so the hearing was carried forward 24 hours.

The officials ruled Dettori had used his whip above the permitted level in the closing stages of the race, one which prompted much discussion afterwards and left trainer Gosden wondering out loud why Dettori had opted to take the three-time winner back from his early position.

The eight-year-old had to be switched widest of all for a run, and despite finishing with a flourish he had to settle for third behind Kyprios and Mojo Star.

Drifting star

1340: The ITV Racing coverage has started and Matt Chapman makes plenty of fuss about the weakness of Inspiral in the market.

She is out to 7/2 for the Coronation Stakes.

After that, he moves on to the day's market movers and they are:

Mawj

Ajero

Tenebrism

Ladies Church

Tippy Toes

Top tipping

1323: The Sky Sports Racing team have provided a few winners this week with McGrath nominating 50/1 shot The Ridler as one of his two selections yesterday.

Here are today's selections:

Bryce: Ehraz and Spendarella

Sanders: Ajero and Fresh Hope

Apiafi: Flaming Rib (e.w.) and Inspiral

Bird: Discoveries and Persist

Lynch: Mawj and Persist

McGrath: Mawj and Cemhaan

Bird is with Tom Marquand who tells her: "Tiber Flow should absolutely love Ascot. Really excited to get aboard him but you need the right run.

"Candleford finished last year on a good note, this is a big step up but he has had one run round here and finished second to another good horse of William's that day. The draw could have been a bit kinder so fingers crossed. I've not sat on him but William doesn't bring horses to Ascot for the fun of it.

"All the form (of Minwah) is in Dubai and on the dirt so coming onto the turf in England will be interesting

"Lysander didn't feel as though he enjoyed the ground (at Goodwood) and it blunted his speed a bit I thought. He's a talented horse and won well at Newcastle the time before, hopefully he's a horse that hasn't shown his true running yet.

"Canonized is a filly with a lot of speed. She did well last year but hopefully his will see her get back on track.

"Sacred (tomorrow) has been really impressive and coming back to six will be really interesting. Six here will be pretty much bang on for her but it's a tough race. Hopefully she can run a big race and go close."

The Brits

1254: American expert Britney Eurton has joined Bryce and Sanders and this is some of what she had to say:

"The biggest question with Slipstream is whether he's at this level. I don't think Christophe Clement would send horses over here unless they had the chance to win.

"Spendarella 'has done nothing wrong' . She likes to be close to the pace but there are a lot of different things for her to contend with like the right-hand bend but Graham Motion isn't going to send one over here that he thinks isn't fit and I prefer her over Pizza Bianca.

"She needs the pace to run into and she's much better when she's well off the pace.

"I love the fact that William Buick is getting aboard Spendarella.

"Ruthin showed a lot of grit at Keeneland. My concern is how much weight she is carrying. Not really (any noises about this filly) but who knows, she could surprise.

"Campanelle is coming into the race after a huge effort. I think some rain would be to her liking if we get it on Saturday."

Betfred are the 'official bookmaker' for Royal Ascot and their spokesman had this to say on the press release:

"The two Group 1 races this afternoon have been relatively quiet in trading terms. The Commonwealth Cup looks wide open and punters are playing cautiously, while the story of the Coronation Stakes is the opposition to the favourite Inspiral, who is out to 100/30.

“There has been significant support for Newmarket winner Mawj (13/8 from 3/1) in the Albany Stakes after she was tipped in a few quarters last night, while each-way players have nibbled at Beautiful Eyes (33/1 from 50/1).

“There is a spread of cash in the Duke Of Edinburgh but not for The Queen’s Just Fine. Mashhoor (13/2 from 9/1), Trawlerman (9/2 from 11/2) and the Kim Bailey-trained Ajero (8/1 from 16/1) have all shortened significantly.

“Tenebrism was a disappointing favourite in the QIPCO 1,000 Guineas but has been backed into 9/1 for redemption in the Coronation Stakes.

“Fresh Hope bids to give Charlie Fellowes and Hayley Turner a third Sandringham Stakes success in four years and has been backed accordingly from 10/1 into 13/2. Fellow market leader Heredia (9/2 from 11/2) has also been supported to retain her unbeaten record.

“Ottoman Fleet is the money horse in the King Edward VII Stakes, into 7/4 from 9/4, while there is a spread of support in the Palace Of Holyroodhouse Handicap. Ladies Church (5/1 from 10/1) and Latin Lover (17/2 from 14/1) are the biggest movers among many shorteners in the tough looking getting-out stakes."

Bird whispers

1243: Zoey Bird caught up with David Redvers who is involved with a few runners through the course of the day, including Mangoustine in the Coronation Stakes.

"She did it very well, I'm slightly perplexed that she's twice the price of Cachet who she beat last time. Mikael seems very, very happy with her. I'm very excited by her.

"(Sydneyarmschelsea) They are really quite hopeful that she will run a big race.

"I went to see her at Charlie Hills' the other day and she looked fantastic so we've got a big hope there. We're looking forward to having a big run there.

"Hierarchy and Wilderness Girl, slightly concerned the ground might be a bit quick for her.

"It's Cieren Fallon's birthday so hopefully he has a winner today."

There's also an update from Sky Bet on their market movers:

14:30 – Mawj 13/8 from 10/3 & Cathy Come Home 12/1 from 16/1

15:05 – Cadamosto 33/1 from 50/1 & Tiber Flow 9/1 from 12/1

15:40 – Mashmoor 13/2 from 10/1 & Ajero 8/1 from 16/1

16:20 – Mangoustine 15/2 from 9/1

17:00 – Golden Spice 20/1 from 28/1, Persist 17/2 from 11/1 & Washraa 14/1 from 20/1

17:35 – Changingofthegaurd 13/8 from 15/8

18:10 – Latin Lover 9/1 from 16/1

Take guard

1232: Derby runners haven't always enjoyed the best of fortune in the King Edward VII Stakes although Japan did win this Group Two after running at Epsom.

Changingoftheguard hails from the same stable and bids to follow suit and there should be no hard-luck stories for him as he's expected to adopt his front-running tactics.

There are, of course, some promising runners against him and Apiafi likes the profile of Lysander although his Goodwood form didn't receive much of a boost from Maksud yesterday (underfoot conditions were contrasting).

I liked the look of Ottoman Fleet as I was quite keen to take on the Aidan O'Brien runner but there's not much to choose between them on the prices at the moment which makes him less appealing.

McGrath thinks the favourite looks a 'tough, hardened horse' so he isn't put off by the quick turnaround from Epsom where he wonders if he was employed as a pacemaker.

He is with the favourite but 'wouldn't risk money on it'. He employs a nice line on Ottoman Fleet 'who took all week to win at Newmarket'.

Carriages at noon

1215: At least that's the time when the carriage list is released by Royal Ascot and there's a familiar name in carriage four with Nico de Boinville (and his wife) joining Mr & Mrs Richard Osgood.

I wonder if de Boinville would prefer heading down the straight in the carriage or aboard Shishkin?

The Sky team have moved on to the Albany.

"There's been a resurgence in the Saeed bin Suroor team this year, where do you think that has come from Seb?"

"No idea."

Bryce reports that Burke said that Cathy Come Home 'isn't a million miles off Dramatised' which is pretty interesting although her odds of 14/1 suggest there's nowhere near the same level of confidence behind her.

Lynch and McGrath tease her for 'backing' a horse on something she's heard rather than what she's seen and they start by looking at Meditate whose 'laboured' performance didn't impress McGrath last time.

In contrast, they were both impressed with Mawj who 'will be hard to beat' says McGrath and Lynch thinks she could be 'something unusual'.

She won unusually early in the season for Bin Suroor with Lynch saying you have to go back seven years to find the last juvenile from the yard to have won that early in the campaign.

Winners galore

1205: Finding one winner a day at Royal Ascot isn't the easiest task and finding all seven is proving too hard for players of the ITV7 this week.

One player did get the first six yesterday which is no mean feat but their failure to find Inver Park means that there is another rollover for the ITV7 and means there's £200,000 up for grabs.

Get studying, it is free!

Here are seven you can rule out for starters:

Mawj

Perfect Power

Trawlerman

Inspiral

Washraa

Ottoman Fleet

Ladies Church

That's a really boring list!

Special delivery

1155: We've had the Sky Bet movers, here are the offers and specials:

Offers

14.30 Royal Ascot - Albany Stakes - Money Back As Cash if 2nd or 3rd

15.05 Royal Ascot - Commonwealth Cup - Paying 6 Places instead of 3

15.40 Royal Ascot - Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes - Paying 6 Places instead of 4

16.20 Royal Ascot - Coronation Stakes - Paying 4 Places instead of 3

17.00 Royal Ascot - Sandringham Stakes - Paying 8 Places instead of 4

18.10 Royal Ascot - Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes - Paying 6 Places instead of 4

SBC Price Boost

17.35 Royal Ascot – King Edward VII Stakes - Changingoftheguard to win by 2+ lengths or more - WAS 4/1 NOW 6/1

Price Boost Doubles

Royal Ascot Feature Double - Inspiral (16.20) & Changingoftheguard (17.35) Both To Win – Latest was 9/1 now 11/1

Top Jockey

Ryan Moore 1/2 (3)

Buick 7/4 (3)

Tudhope 14/1 (3)

James McDonald 20/1 (2)

40s BAR

Top Trainer

Aidan O’Brien 10/11

Charlie Appleby 5/4

William Haggas 5/1

Andrew Balding 9/1

John & Thady Gosden 10/1

Roger Varian 12/1

Common people

1143: The Commonwealth Cup is as open a race as the Coronation Stakes with Perfect Power, last seen over a mile, favourite at 4/1.

He's drawn out on the wing in stall 1 which may not be ideal and could give Christophe Soumillon a headache or two.

Perfect Power won last year's Norfolk Stakes (from Go Bears Go) and has done very little wrong since and possesses a sharp turn of foot. This is part of what Richard Fahey had to say in his Sporting Life column:

"He's in great form, I'm absolutely delighted with him. This has been his target since the 2000 Guineas and his preparation had gone perfectly before he drew stall one."

McGrath doesn't have a strong opinion on the race but adds 'I wouldn't be betting against him' and Lynch agrees that Perfect Power is the one to beat.

Apiafi is taking a chance on Flaming Rib each-way but Bryce likes Ehraz, as does Ben Linfoot who has put him up in his ITV tips. He improved considerably from his reappearance and this hold-up performer should be suited by the way the race is run.

Sanders likes the profile of American raider Slipstream who ran behind the Charlie Appleby trained Modern Games at last year's Breeders' Cup.

Spend, spend, spend

1130: Lynch would not be backing Inspiral in the Coronation Stakes as 'there are too many unknowns for me'.

McGrath believes the uncertainty has made the race a much more interesting betting race and it's hard to argue with that.

They move onto one of the Guineas also rans in Discoveries. She was a bit flat on that occasion but the stable vibes have been much more positive since then and they have had a winner this week. The ground is an issue for McGrath but Lynch counters that her dam has already produced two winners of this race which is quite remarkable.

Spendarella is an American challenger and her trainer Graham Motion has had a runner in this race before and both presenters believe she's of interest given her connections. "You have to respect her," says McGrath who was taken with her action but adds that she needs to improve.

She's not the only US runner with Pizza Bianca also running but she does, at least, have some collateral formlines to consider having raced against Cachet. Apparently Pizza Bianca has been tipped up by the Racing Post's Newmarket correspondent which makes McGrath stand-up and take notice given the Newmarket trained representatives in the race.

Sanders is a fan of Sandrine who finished off the Guineas well, very much catching the eye. She's just a point longer than Tenebrism who was another to disappoint at Newmarket - I'd want to see some confidence behind her.

It's Spendarella for Bryce and Inspiral for Apiafi while Sanders selects Mangoustine who he wasn't allowed to talk about as they're covering the French horses in another segment.

More Amo?

1115: It's been a frustrating week for Amo Racing and Kia Joorabchian was clearly less than impressed after the Norfolk Stakes when interviewed on Sky Sports Racing.

I was glancing back at previous results of the Albany for reasons I forget and noticed that Amo Racing have been responsible for the runner-up in each of the last two seasons. They are certainly due a change in fortune.

David Loughnane saddles the shorter-priced of their two runners in the six furlong Group Three and clearly has a good handle on his juveniles having sent out Walbank to finish second in the Norfolk.

There doesn't seem to be anywhere near as much confidence behind Queen Olly who is around 8/1 but she was an impressive debut winner at York (sent off as favourite) and has to be high on the list given the yard's strength in this division.

There has been a little support for Cathy Come Home, a stablemate of Dramatised and part-owned by her owner Steve Parkin, which is also of keen interest given that Karl Burke is another trainer with a good handle on the juvenile form.

With extra places and money back offers abounding I'll be looking to one of those two to spoil the party. After all, it only takes one green juvenile to run off a straight line to stop Mawj from winning!

Graeme North will be hoping that no such misfortune befalls the favourite and he has had an in-depth look at the Albany in his timefigure preview:

"She hasn’t run the best time in the field – that honour goes to Aidan O’Brien’s Meditate who posted a 93 when winning an ordinary Group 3 at Naas last time – but the 81 she recorded in beating next-time-out winner Believing (whose subsequent win was all the more remarkable given that she gave away around 10 lengths at the start) by almost five lengths can be upgraded to just shy of 100 after incorporating Course Track sectionals (Timeform were unable to take any) into the overall time rating."

Reach for the sky

1101: Gina Bryce and Josh Apiafi have been joined by Seb Sanders on Sky Sports Racing and they will be running through the feature races over the course of the next couple of hours.

Meanwhile here are the morning market movers from Sky Bet. They will be on site shortly along with details of the offers and specials.

Sky Bet Market Movers

14:30 – Mawj 7/4 from 10/3

15:05 – Cadamosto 28/1 from 50/1

15:40 – Mashmoor 7/1 from 10/1

16:20 – Mangoustine 15/2 from 9/1

17:00 – Golden Spice 18/1 from 28/1

17:35 – Nothing significant

18:10 – Latin Lover 10/1 from 16/1

Mawj is proving all the rage in the Albany Stakes but it hasn't been plain sailing for the favourites in the juvenile races despite victories for Dramatised and Little Big Bear. Obviously there was a big shock in the Norfolk Stakes but it wasn't a surprise to everyone with Jim McGrath tipping up The Ridler at 50/1. He's now on air with Jamie Lynch.

They're discussing suspensions and McGrath isn't impressed with the comparisons to rules in other jurisdictions such as Hong Kong.

Inspiral carpet

1048: The Coronation Stakes is a fascinating contest, made more so by the return of one of last season's star juveniles.

Inspiral looked a top notcher on debut at Newmarket and did nothing to dispel that impression in winning her three subsequent starts, including the Group One Fillies' Mile.

The ante-post favourite was forced to miss the 1000 Guineas after being slow to come to hand and therein is the crux.

I'm sure she's as fit as the Gosdens can get her at home but is she race fit? There's always an extra edge to be gained from competition no matter the sport. And has she trained on?

The vibes are positive from the stable with Gosden saying: “It has taken a long time, but I think we are beginning to see the filly of last year. Hopefully she can put in a big performance.”

You can read that quote and more in our Royal Ascot preview.

This is a good, deep renewal with plenty of plausible alternatives and that has seen her drift from 15/8 to a general 3/1 (10/3 in places) and a headline that's too obvious to resist.

Better heads than mine will discuss the race over the next few hours but I'm starting to think along the lines of an each-way double with Perfect Power in the Commonwealth.

Power moves

1037: We'll have more on the market movers from our betting partners in due course but Paddy Power have tweeted a few early movers and they are:

1430 Mawj 13/8 from 15/8

1505 Cadamosto 40/1 from 50s

1540 Mashhoor 15/2 from 8s

1620 Grande Dame 11/1 from 12s

1810 Shamlaan 18/1 from 22s

Not on that list is a filly I'm quite keen on in the Sandringham Stakes and that is the Owen Burrows trained Washraa. She was 22s in places last night but is a general 16/1 and as short as 12s now.

Good morning

1032: Good morning, are you all refreshed and raring to go?

It's going to be a warm one by all accounts and there should be some sizzling on course action too.

There are currently four non-runners on the Royal Ascot card and that could rise a little if conditions quicken appreciably but hopefully the bulk of the fields will hold up.

Here is confirmation of the going and going stick readings from the racecourse:

The going for day four of Royal Ascot is Good to Firm.

GoingStick readings at 8am:

Stands side: 8.7

Centre: 8.5

Far side: 8.8

Round: 7.8

Stalls:

Straight Course: Centre

Round Course: Inside

Weather:

Dry overnight to 6.30am Friday. A hot day is forecast with temps due to rise to over 30c. Most forecasts now predict any rain expected on Saturday to arrive after racing.

For live weather station and Going info please go to: www.ascot.co.uk/thegoing

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