Day 4 of Royal Ascot brings with it two Group One options, together with a captivating conflict within the Coronation Stakes, all reside on Sky Sports activities Racing.
4.20 Royal Ascot – Star fillies Zarigana and Falakeyah conflict
Francis-Henri Graffard’s star filly Zarigana takes on Falakeyah in a cracking Coronation Stakes (4.20) at Royal Ascot.
Second previous the submit within the French 1000 Guineas on her final begin, she was awarded the race within the stewards’ room and has a bit to show as she heads on her travels for the primary time. There may be loads of depth to this Group One and the supplemented Falakeyah seems an enormous menace.
Owen Burrows’ filly arrives unbeaten having impressed in each begins thus far. She comfortably claimed a Wolverhampton maiden in November earlier than readily touchdown the Listed Fairly Polly and deserves her crack on the high desk.
Kon Tiki, one other supplemented for this, is unbeaten in three runs and deserves respect as she heads markedly up at school beneath William Buick.
3.05 Royal Ascot – Shadow Of Gentle seeks Commonwealth gold
Shadow Of Gentle reverts to sprinting in a stellar renewal of the Group One Commonwealth Cup (3.05).
The Charlie Appleby-trained three-year-old was topped champion as a two-year-old having claimed a pair of Group One successes within the autumn and appears the one to beat beneath Buick.
The type of his wonderful third within the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket has been franked and lots of really feel he shall be higher suited by this drop to 6 furlongs.
Jonquil is one other who takes a step again in distance after ending runner-up over a mile within the French 2000 Guineas. Andrew Balding’s Greenham winner has Christophe Soumillon within the plate and represents an each-way various.
Others to notice embody Aidan O’Brien pair Whistlejacket and Ides Of March.
5.35 Royal Ascot – Progressive Amiloc and Puppet Grasp headline
Amiloc and Puppet Grasp headline a high quality subject of 11 for the Group Two King Edward VII Stakes.
Ralph Beckett saddles Amiloc who arrives an ideal 4 from 4 in his profession after comfortably touchdown the Cocked Hat Stakes at Goodwood. Strongly supported on that event, he’ll head the market as he bids to offer his coach a seventh Royal Ascot success.
O’Brien has taken this contest on three events, and he saddles Puppet Grasp, the trip of Ryan Moore. A sport winner of the Lingfield Derby trial, he shall be fancied to step ahead and will go shut.
Better of the remaining seems to be Johnny Murtagh’s Zahraan who seeks a hat-trick beneath Ben Coen.
Watch each race of Royal Ascot all reside on Sky Sports activities Racing.
