{"id":191924,"date":"2025-06-17T14:50:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/191924\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:50:10","slug":"royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live-royal-ascot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/191924\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live | Royal Ascot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n<p>3.40pm KING CHARLES III STAKES result: American Affair nabs the prize<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">1 <strong>American Affair<\/strong> (P Mulrennan) 11-1<br \/>2 <strong>Frost At Dawn<\/strong> (M Barzalona) 28-1<br \/>3 <strong>Regional<\/strong> (Callum Rodriguez) 9-1<br \/>20 ran<br \/>Non Runners: 2,18<br \/>Withdrawn: No 16 Mgheera (9-1) not under orders. Rule 4 applies to<br \/>all bets. Deduct 10p in the \u00a3.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68517fd88f087b2d3ee4d666#block-68517fd88f087b2d3ee4d666\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>3.40pm KING CHARLES III STAKES <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And they\u2019re off \u2026 Mgheera was withdrawn at the start \u2026 this will be fast and furious \u2026 American Affair is towards the back \u2026 Asfoora is up there \u2026 and American Affair has come from way out the back to get there close home and hold off Frost At Dawn to win.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68517eed8f082553e8fca7e9#block-68517eed8f082553e8fca7e9\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a010.49 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">No 4 Kerdos unshipped his jockey on the way to the start for the 3.40m race and was running loose but has been caught so hopefully there won\u2019t be too much of a delay as the jockey, Christophe Soumillon, is back in the saddle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"nojs-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kerdos put in a buck coming out of the shoot and unshipped Christophe Soumillon. (Pic 1) Thankfully both seemingly okay and Kerdos is wondering what all the fuss is about! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fgsc6tQBt0\">pic.twitter.com\/fgsc6tQBt0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samantha Martin (@sam_angelina22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sam_angelina22\/status\/1934984893504631250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68517cee8f082553e8fca7bc#block-68517cee8f082553e8fca7bc\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a010.43 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Frankie Dettori is at the track and has just been interviewed on ITV. The most successful rider in the recent history of the meeting is now plying his trade in America but was in the news recently after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2025\/mar\/13\/frankie-dettori-reveals-filing-for-bankruptcy-in-shock-statement-horse-racing\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">being forced to file for bankruptcy<\/a> having failed to resolve a dispute over unpaid tax with HMRC. He told ITV Racing presenter Oli Bell that he felt he shouldn\u2019t ride this year. \u201cI didn\u2019t think it was appropriate to do it but who knows [in the future?],\u201d said the Italian jockey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68517b128f08a82a824fa2b1#block-68517b128f08a82a824fa2b1\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a010.31 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>3.40pm KING CHARLES III STAKES betting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Asfoora 4\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Believing 4\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Regional 8\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Mgheera 8\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Night Raider 9\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Starlust 14\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">American Affair 16\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">West Acre 16\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Rumstar 18\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Jasour 22\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">BAR 33\/1 &#8211; 19 Runners<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Oddschecker betting here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oddschecker.com\/horse-racing\/royal-ascot\/15:40\/winner\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">horse-racing\/royal-ascot\/15:40\/winner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Most Backed: Believing with 14% of all bets<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Racegoers having a wager at Royal Ascot. Photograph: Paul Childs\/Action Images\/Reuters<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68517a798f08a82a824fa2a6#block-68517a798f08a82a824fa2a6\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750171810_485_Greg_Wood,_L.png\" alt=\"Greg Wood\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Greg Wood<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>3.40pm KING CHARLES III STAKES preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\u201cWhat are the Aussies sending over?\u201d is becoming the standard starting point for weighing up this five-furlong sprint, following wins for Chris Waller\u2019s <strong>Nature Strip<\/strong> and Henry Dwyer\u2019s mare <strong>Asfoora<\/strong> in 2022 and 2024 respectively, and the latter is back is for another crack. She went on to finish second in the King George Stakes at Goodwood and then fourth in the Nunthorpe at York, but unlike in 2024, when she arrived here after a prep run at Haydock in late May, she has not raced since finishing seventh \u2013 over six furlongs \u2013 in a Group One at Morphettville in April. Live opponents include <strong>Regional<\/strong>, who was a length behind her in second 12 months ago and George Boughey\u2019s classy and consistent filly <strong>Believing, <\/strong>who was not far away in fourth and went on to run well in a string of top sprints over the summer and autumn, culminating in a close third in the Prix de l\u2019Abbaye at Longchamp on Arc day. She was then sold for 3m gns (\u00a33.15m) to a group that includes the \u201clads\u201d from Coolmore Stud and leading US-based owner, John Stewart, making a huge profit on the 70k gns she cost as a yearling to race for a Highclere Thoroughbred Racing syndicate, and then recouped around \u00a3700k of that price tag with a win over six furlongs in the Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan in early April. <strong>Night Raider, <\/strong>third in the Duke Of York Stakes in May, is right in the mix on the ratings, while Ed Walker\u2019s <strong>Mgheera <\/strong>was down the field behind several of today\u2019s rivals in last year\u2019s Prix de l\u2019Abbaye but looked much improved for switch to a new yard when beating several of today\u2019s field in the Temple Stakes at Haydock, and she is another with decent each-way claims in what promises to be a fast, furious and immensely competitive sprint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>KEY FORM: King Charles III Stakes, <\/strong>Royal Ascot, 18 Jun 24 (Asfoora, Regional, Believing). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/S__jJg4pitc?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/S__jJg4pitc?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Al Quoz Sprint, <\/strong>Meydan, 5 Apr 25 (Believing, Regional). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GSoV-NbR2TY?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/GSoV-NbR2TY?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Duke Of York Stakes, <\/strong>York, 14 May 25 (Night Raider, Kerdos). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mbAGWEG1u00?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/mbAGWEG1u00?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Prix de l\u2019Abbaye, <\/strong>Longchamp, 6 Oct 24 (Believing, Mgheera, Starlust, Kerdos). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9ffApnW0cVg?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/9ffApnW0cVg?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Temple Stakes, <\/strong>Haydock, 24 May 25 (Mgheera, Washington Heights, Starlust, American Affair, Rumstar) <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YPWGusMgHco?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/YPWGusMgHco?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>SELECTION: ASFOORA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Racegoers at Royal Asot. Photograph: Toby Melville\/Reuters<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685178fd8f087b2d3ee4d5e2#block-685178fd8f087b2d3ee4d5e2\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a>3.05pm COVENTRY STAKES result: Gstaad romps home<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">1 <strong>Gstaad<\/strong> (R L Moore) 7-2 Fav<br \/>2 <strong>Do Or Do Not<\/strong> (Tom Marquand) 80-1<br \/>3 <strong>Coppull<\/strong> (David Probert) 66-1<br \/>20 ran<br \/>Non Runner: 19<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Moore riding Gstaad. Photograph: Paul Childs\/Action Images\/Reuters<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685177218f087b2d3ee4d5b4#block-685177218f087b2d3ee4d5b4\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a010.39 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>3.05pm COVENTRY STAKES <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And they\u2019re off \u2026 this will be fast \u2026 and that\u2019s a good start from Kolkata Knight \u2026 Rock On Thunder and Coppull are up there \u2026 and they are split into two packs \u2026 the far side have it for now \u2026 Gstaad storms down the centre of the track to win an 11th Coventry Stakes for Aidan O\u2019Brien!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685176468f08a82a824fa23a#block-685176468f08a82a824fa23a\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a010.11 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>3.05pm COVENTRY STAKES betting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Gstaad 9\/2<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Postmodern 9\/2<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Military Code 6\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Andab 17\/2<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">American Gulf 10\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Warsaw 10\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Rock On Thunder 14\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Power Blue 16\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Underwriter 18\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Gavoo 28\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">40\/1 Bar &#8211; 19 Runners<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Full betting here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oddschecker.com\/horse-racing\/royal-ascot\/15:05\/winner\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">horse-racing\/royal-ascot\/15:05\/winner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Market Mover: Postmodern 13\/2 -&gt; 9\/2<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She backed the winner! Photograph: Andrew Matthews\/PA<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685172bf8f08a82a824fa1ff#block-685172bf8f08a82a824fa1ff\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">The winning rider of the first race, Mark Zahra, lost his whip (as did William Buick who had a total shocker of a ride on Notable Speech). Reader Terry Nash says:\u201d \u201cJust wondering if that result in the Queen Anne, where the jockey gets his horse up to win such a close finish without his whip, iis not a persuasive argument to begin a programme that eventually sees races run without it? How about at all the big meetings trying one race per day where whips can\u2019t be used as an aid to improve a horse\u2019s chances?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Not for me but one to ponder \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Mark Zahra on Docklands just beats Rosallion in the Queen Anne Stakes without his whip! Photograph: Tom Jenkins\/The Guardian<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685171e28f087b2d3ee4d54e#block-685171e28f087b2d3ee4d54e\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a009.51 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750171810_485_Greg_Wood,_L.png\" alt=\"Greg Wood\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Greg Wood<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>3.05pm COVENTRY STAKES preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">As ever, a long list of lightly-raced and, for the most part, unbeaten colts line up for the first significant two-year-old race of the season, and a shortening favourite in Aidan O\u2019Brien\u2019s <strong>Gstaad, <\/strong>a 450k purchase at the foal sales and a half-brother to the Group One-winning 2023 juvenile, Vandeek. He <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0Pa4TIBQDiE?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took a Navan maiden<\/a> by three-quarters of a length on debut in mid-May, but it was a better performance than the bare form suggests as he was forced to switch over a furlong out and still chased down his stable-companion \u2013 and favourite \u2013 True Love, who has been declared for tomorrow\u2019s Queen Mary Stakes here. The main opposition, in the market at least, looks likely to come from<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Hamad al Jehani\u2019s <strong>Postmodern, <\/strong>who made <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/k9yUMoC4l_E?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a very taking debut<\/a> at Yarmouth on 22 May, He jumped, he travelled and he put the race to bed with a fine turn of foot. Charlie Appleby\u2019s <strong>Military Code <\/strong>has also looked like a potential top-notcher in his two races so far, at <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/a4diE1tyox4?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newmarket<\/a> and Ascot, while a lengthy list of runners with no end of potential improvement in them includes <strong>American Gulf, <\/strong>who travelled beautifully on the way to an easy debut win at Windsor and could well be the pick of the prices, and Kevin Ryan\u2019s <strong>Rock On Thunder, <\/strong>while Gstaad\u2019s stable companion <strong>Warsaw, <\/strong>with Derby-winning jockey Wayne Lordan in the saddle, is a decent second-string as O\u2019Brien goes for a record-extending 11th win in this race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>SELECTION<\/strong>: <strong>AMERICAN GULF.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s getting through that jug! Photograph: Victoria Jones\/Shutterstock<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685170a08f087b2d3ee4d532#block-685170a08f087b2d3ee4d532\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a>Queen Anne Stakes 2.30pm result: Docklands pips Rosallion<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">1 <strong>Docklands<\/strong> (Mark Zahra) 14-1<br \/>2 <strong>Rosallion<\/strong> (S M Levey) 5-2 Fav<br \/>3 <strong>Cairo<\/strong> (S De Sousa) 100-1<br \/>Non Runner: 11<\/p>\n<p>King Charles III and Queen Camilla watch on during the Queen Anne Stakes. Photograph: James Manning\/PA<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68516f548f08a82a824fa1cc#block-68516f548f08a82a824fa1cc\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a009.46 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Queen Anne Stakes 2.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And they\u2019re off \u2026 Docklands is slow out of the stalls and Quddwah takes it up \u2026 Lead Artist is prominent \u2026 Dancing Gemini has a good position \u2026 Rosallion is delivered late and as they cross the line Docklands is right with him \u2026 photo finish!! Docklands and Rosallion have crossed the line together. Docklands is called the winner!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68516db98f087b2d3ee4d517#block-68516db98f087b2d3ee4d517\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a009.40 EDT<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>2.30pm QUEEN ANNE STAKES<\/strong> <strong>betting<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Rosallion 11\/4<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Lead Artist 9\/2<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Notable Speech 5\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Dancing Gemini 13\/2<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Carl Spacker 9\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Diego Velazquez 10\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Docklands 12\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Quddwah 16\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Lake Forest 18\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Cairo 100\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Full betting at Oddschecker: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oddschecker.com\/horse-racing\/royal-ascot\/14:30\/winner\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">horse-racing\/royal-ascot\/14:30\/winner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Market mover: Carl Spacker 16\/1 -&gt; 9\/1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To be seen \u2026 the Royal Enclosure set at Ascot. Photograph: Toby Melville\/Action Images\/Reuters<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685168f08f087b2d3ee4d4c8#block-685168f08f087b2d3ee4d4c8\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750171810_485_Greg_Wood,_L.png\" alt=\"Greg Wood\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Greg Wood<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>2.30pm QUEEN ANNE STAKES<\/strong> <strong>preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">For better or worse \u2013 and I personally feel that it can tend to get a little lost \u2013 the older Group One milers provide the traditional opener for the Royal meeting on the straight course, and as is often the case, the form of the Group One Lockinge Stakes at Newbury last month is the obvious place to start. <strong>Lead Artist <\/strong>beat <strong>Dancing Gemini <\/strong>by a neck with <strong>Rosallion <\/strong>and <strong>Notable Speech, <\/strong>last year\u2019s 2,000 Guineas winners in Ireland and England respectively, following them home, and all four are taking each other on again here. <strong>Rosallion<\/strong> and <strong>Notable Speech<\/strong> were both making their seasonal debuts at Newbury, while Lead Artist had the benefit of a pipe-opener in April and Dancing Gemini had two races in the book already, so the two Classic winners would be expected to come on for the outing and <strong>Rosallion \u2013 <\/strong>top-rated by Timeform \u2013 is the current favourite at around 9-4 to find the necessary improvement. One potential up-and-comer that might give the Lockinge principals something to think about is <strong>Lake Forest, <\/strong>who landed one of the world\u2019s richest races, the $10m Golden Eagle at Randwick in Australia, for William Haggas in November. He had a very considerate re-introduction to racing in a Group Three at Longchamp in late May. Supplementary entry <strong>Carl Spackler, <\/strong>a three-times Grade One winner on turf in the States who is taking in this race on his way to a new chapter of his racing life in Australia, adds an international dimension, his latest success came in the Makers Mark Mile at Keeneland in early April. For me, the pair that make most appeal at the current odds are <strong>NOTABLE SPEECH <\/strong>and <strong>Lake Forest, <\/strong>and I\u2019ll side with last year\u2019s 2,000 Guineas winner at around 5-1 as there is nothing to choose between Charlie Appleby\u2019s runner and Rosallion on form and this stiff mile could suit him a little better than Lake Forest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>KEY FORM:<br \/>Lockinge Stakes, <\/strong>Newbury, 17 May 25 (Lead Artist, Dancing Gemini, Rosallion, Notable Speech). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/l3S0LM5hnTY?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/l3S0LM5hnTY?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Golden Eagle, <\/strong>Rosehill, 2 Nov 24 (Lake Forest). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GHDHsGRR-Ws?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/GHDHsGRR-Ws?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Makers Mark Mile, <\/strong>Keeneland, 11 Apr 25 (Carl Spackler). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2lRE7LuCD-w?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/2lRE7LuCD-w?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>SELECTION<\/strong>: <strong>NOTABLE SPEECH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rocking the Royal Enclosure outfit! Photograph: James Veysey\/Shutterstock<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685168928f087b2d3ee4d4c0#block-685168928f087b2d3ee4d4c0\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Queen\u2019s Hat 2pm result<br \/><\/strong>1 Blue 5-2<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, no idea what weather forecast the Duke of Wellington in carriage two has had. He\u2019s got an umbrella with a heatwave on the way!<\/p>\n<p>Mike Tindall: \u201cI got 5-2 on blue!\u201d Photograph: James Manning\/PA<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685166b88f087b2d3ee4d4b5#block-685166b88f087b2d3ee4d4b5\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a009.25 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Going to be hot this week so take your sun cream if going to the races as a yellow heat-health alerts have been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) for most of England from midday on Wednesday until 6pm on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">An official heatwave is recorded when areas reach a certain temperature for three consecutive days, with thresholds varying from 25C to 28C in different parts of the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Temperatures are predicted to reach 27C on Tuesday and Wednesday, 29C on Thursday, 30C by Friday, then 32C on Saturday and peak at 33C on Sunday, the Met Office said.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Marquand and Hollie Doyle inspect the course ahead of day one of Royal Ascot. Photograph: David Davies\/PA<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6851620c8f08a82a824fa157#block-6851620c8f08a82a824fa157\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a008.45 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750171810_485_Greg_Wood,_L.png\" alt=\"Greg Wood\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Greg Wood<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>6.10pm COPPER HORSE STAKES HANDICAP preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">There\u2019s no doubt about the likely favourite for this 14-furlong handicap, as John &amp; Thady Gosden\u2019s <strong>French Master<\/strong> has been a warm order since being pointed towards this race after a luckless but ultimately successful run at Goodwood last time out. He was snatched up before the turn for home, ran into further trouble in the straight and was switched with less than a quarter-of-a-mile to run before getting up to win by a neck. He went up by just 4lb as a result and wears blinkers for the first time today. He is also top on Timeform\u2019s ratings, but faces an interesting and unexposed rival in <strong>Willie Mullins\u2019s Charlus, <\/strong>whose trainer has won the last two runnings of this race. He has had just two starts for the stable after a short but promising Flat career for Jean-Claude Rouget in France, and while he showed very little when finishing a well-beaten 12th in the Triumph Hurdle in March, if Mullins is running him here, he has clearly shown some encouragement at home. <strong>Ryan Moore<\/strong> has been booked to ride and he could well be the one to give the favourite most to do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>SELECTION<\/strong>: <strong>CHARLUS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A racegoer arrives for the day&#8217;s races at Royal Ascot. Photograph: Toby Melville\/Reuters<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68514eb08f082553e8fca54e#block-68514eb08f082553e8fca54e\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a007.25 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750171810_485_Greg_Wood,_L.png\" alt=\"Greg Wood\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Greg Wood<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>5.35pm WOLFERTON STAKES preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">We\u2019re getting into the tail end of the card here but there are precious few races at the Royal meeting that can be left to one side and this is an intriguing contest between horses with solid form at a much higher level and others that are progressing up the ladder. <strong>King\u2019s Gambit, <\/strong>with top Australian rider James McDonald booked to ride, ran seventh in the Group One Champion Stakes at this track last October, when he was sent off at 14-1, and was also second, beaten less than a length, in <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2FCmk2hpa-w?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Hampton Court Stakes over course and distance<\/a> at last year\u2019s Royal meeting. He has long promises to be a legitimate Group-race performer but the slight concern has to be that he has not added to his win in the London Gold Cup Handicap at Newbury in May 2024 in six attempts. A few lucky punters have backed Joseph O\u2019Brien\u2019s <strong>Sons And Lovers <\/strong>at long odds and he was less than three lengths behind the Group One-winning Los Angeles at the Curragh in early May, while <strong>Enfjaar <\/strong>will surely build on his seven-length fifth <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/S68WsLHK1Fk?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the Group Three Brigadier Gerard Stakes<\/a> in May, his first start since September. I\u2019ll delve a little further down the odds in this race though and take a chance on Richard Fahey\u2019s <strong>Ecureuil Secret, <\/strong>the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/z3CuuiRCInU?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">easy winner of a handicap<\/a> at Epsom\u2019s Derby meeting earlier this month. He bolted up by four lengths in a time that strongly suggested he is much improved this season having been gelded over the winter. Fast ground, admittedly, is a slight concern but he does not have the action of a soft-ground specialist and is also in the early stages of his career with Fahey with further improvement a distinct possibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>SELECTION<\/strong>: <strong>ECUREUIL SECRET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The artful dodger? Photograph: Toby Melville\/Reuters<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68514cff8f082553e8fca528#block-68514cff8f082553e8fca528\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Royal Procession Stakes, 2pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are the runners and riders in the carriages coming down the track in two hours\u2019 time:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1st Carriage<br \/><\/strong>The King<br \/>The Queen<br \/>Prince Faisal bin Salman Al Saud<br \/>The Lady Sarah Keswick<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>2nd Carriage<br \/><\/strong>The Princess Royal<br \/>The Duke of Wellington<br \/>The Duchess of Wellington<br \/>Mrs. Annabel Elliot<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>3rd Carriage<br \/><\/strong>Mr. Peter Phillips<br \/>Mrs. Harriet Sperling<br \/>Mr. Anthony Horowitz<br \/>Mrs. Anthony Horowitz<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>4th Carriage<br \/><\/strong>Mr. Henry Morton Jack<br \/>The Lady Joanna Morton Jack<br \/>The Lord Vestey<br \/>Lady Vestey<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">This year it\u2019s the 200th anniversary of the first royal procession and this is also the time our regular reader knows when I mention the Serpentine gallery exhibition by artist <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_Wallinger\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Wallinger<\/a> I saw back in 1994 when one of his installations, called \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/visualarts.britishcouncil.org\/collection\/artists\/wallinger-mark-1959\/object\/royal-ascot-wallinger-1994-p6682\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Ascot<\/a>\u2019, consisted of a series of video monitors on top of wheeled flight cases, each isolating the royal carriage\u2019s leisurely progress down the track on the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (respectively, as it was then) of the meeting with, as <a href=\"https:\/\/visualarts.britishcouncil.org\/collection\/artists\/wallinger-mark-1959\/object\/royal-ascot-wallinger-1994-p6682\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the British Council points out in their description of the artwork<\/a>, \u201cthe difference from day to day is barely discernible, just as the four commentaries merge in a confused blather.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommentaries merge in a confused blather \u2026\u201d<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685149f98f082553e8fca50a#block-685149f98f082553e8fca50a\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a007.07 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Queen\u2019s Hat Stakes 2pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our regular reader will be well aware we always have the first betting heat, a fashion one, before the raccing gets underway. What colour will Camilla\u2019s hat be?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.williamhill.com\/betting\/en-gb\/horse-racing\/OB_EV35965081\/colour-of-the-queens-hat-tuesday-17th-june\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Hill are providing betting<\/a> with the current odds as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Blue <strong>5\/2, <\/strong>Pink <strong>4\/1, <\/strong>Yellow <strong>5\/1, <\/strong>Brown <strong>7\/1, <\/strong>White <strong>7\/1, <\/strong>Green <strong>7\/1, <\/strong>Grey <strong>14\/1, <\/strong>Purple <strong>14\/1, <\/strong>Black <strong>16\/1, <\/strong>Orange <strong>16\/1 <\/strong>Red <strong>16\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>King Charles and Queen Camilla at Royal Ascot last year. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge\/Action Images\/Reuters<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685147648f087b2d3ee4d345#block-685147648f087b2d3ee4d345\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a006.51 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750171810_485_Greg_Wood,_L.png\" alt=\"Greg Wood\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Greg Wood<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>5pm ASCOT STAKES HANDICAP preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">The first handicap at this year\u2019s Royal meeting and it\u2019s a cracker, with all eyes on Willie Mullins\u2019s <strong>Reaching High <\/strong>in his attempt to give the <strong>King and Queen<\/strong> their second Royal winner. The four-year-old was bred by the late Queen Elizabeth II from her Gold Cup-winning mare, <strong>Estimate, <\/strong>and made a historic switch to the County Carlow yard after Sir Michael Stoute\u2019s retirement at the end of last season, becoming the first horse owned by a reigning British monarch to be trained in Ireland. He is stepping up a mile in trip today, though, and while he was widely expected to set off as the favourite, an interesting betting move has seen him supplanted by his stable companion, <strong>Poniros, <\/strong>the mount of <strong>William Buick <\/strong>and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/l1B36uZAX5g?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 100-1 winner of the Triumph Hurdle<\/a> at Cheltenham back in March. <strong>East India Dock, <\/strong>who is also in today\u2019s field, was the warm favourite for the Triumph and finished less than a length behind the winner, but is carrying 6lb more than Poniros today thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9vA9WyaP0yc?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a subsequent win in<\/a> the highly-competitive <strong>Chester Cup. <\/strong>The market\u2019s logic seems to be that if East India Dock is still well-handicapped after an 8lb rise for his win on the Roodee, then Poniros is potentially *very* well handicapped back on the Flat, having backed up his Cheltenham run with a strong second in a Grade One hurdle at Punchestown in April. Other runners to consider include <strong>Divine Comedy, <\/strong>the runner-up <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fa_HsrIzoxM?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in this race last year<\/a> off a 2lb lower mark, while <strong>Alphonse Le Grande <\/strong>and <strong>Manxman <\/strong>were separated by just a nose when <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_pB0CFKlVg4?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first and second respectively<\/a> in the Cesarewitch Handicap over two-and-a-quarter miles last October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>SELECTION: PONIROS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aye aye! Photograph: David Davies\/PA<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685144f88f087b2d3ee4d339#block-685144f88f087b2d3ee4d339\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750171810_485_Greg_Wood,_L.png\" alt=\"Greg Wood\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Greg Wood<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>4.20pm ST JAMES\u2019S PALACE STAKES preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">A much-anticipated meeting of the three Guineas winners from England, France and Ireland with the three-year-old miling championship on the line, and there is a further score to settle following <strong>Field Of Gold\u2019s <\/strong>defeat by <strong>Ruling Court <\/strong>in the Newmarket Classic. Field Of Gold went down by a fast-diminishing half-length after Kieren Shoemark delayed his run by a stride or two and it was enough to cost the rider his job as John &amp; Thady Gosden\u2019s No.1 (or, to be precise, the first choice for owners without a retained jockey of their own). Colin Keane then took over for his emphatic success at the Curragh and he has since been appointed as the Juddmonte operation\u2019s first retained rider in Europe for more than 10 years. The French form, meanwhile, is represented by <strong>Henri Matisse, <\/strong>while Aidan O\u2019Brien\u2019s colt was also a Grade One-winning two-year-old in the Breeders\u2019 Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar. It is between the three of them according to the betting and Henri Matisse, who showed a fine turn of foot to run down the useful Jonquil at Longchamp, looked ideally suited by a right-handed mile on quick ground. He could well be the value bet in today\u2019s field at around 4-1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Form guides:<\/strong> <strong>2,000 Guineas, Newmarket, <\/strong>3 May 25 (Ruling Court, Field Of Gold).<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9nwvKAfocgQ?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/9nwvKAfocgQ?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Irish 2,000 Guineas, the Curragh, <\/strong>24 May 25 (Field Of Gold, Rashabar). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hVspaolF2hk?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/hVspaolF2hk?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Poule D\u2019Essai Des Poulains (French 2,000 Guineas), <\/strong>Longchamp 11 May 25 (Henri Matisse). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/K9fnT3ZtFXI?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/K9fnT3ZtFXI?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Breeders\u2019 Cup Juvenile Turf, <\/strong>Del Mar, 1 Nov 24 (Henri Matisse). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cln12CMWVyo?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cln12CMWVyo?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, <\/strong>Longchamp, 6 Oct 24 (Rashabar, Field Of Gold, Henri Matisse). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9plhDoYTHeY?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/9plhDoYTHeY?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>SELECTION:<\/strong> <strong>HENRI MATISSE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I hope she\u2019s not going to drink that all at once. Photograph: James Manning\/PA<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685143e08f08a82a824f9fd9#block-685143e08f08a82a824f9fd9\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750171810_485_Greg_Wood,_L.png\" alt=\"Greg Wood\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Greg Wood<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>3.40pm KING CHARLES III STAKES preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">\u201cWhat are the Aussies sending over?\u201d is becoming the standard starting point for weighing up this five-furlong sprint, following wins for Chris Waller\u2019s <strong>Nature Strip<\/strong> and Henry Dwyer\u2019s mare <strong>Asfoora<\/strong> in 2022 and 2024 respectively, and the latter is back is for another crack. She went on to finish second in the King George Stakes at Goodwood and then fourth in the Nunthorpe at York, but unlike in 2024, when she arrived here after a prep run at Haydock in late May, she has not raced since finishing seventh \u2013 over six furlongs \u2013 in a Group One at Morphettville in April. Live opponents include <strong>Regional<\/strong>, who was a length behind her in second 12 months ago and George Boughey\u2019s classy and consistent filly <strong>Believing, <\/strong>who was not far away in fourth and went on to run well in a string of top sprints over the summer and autumn, culminating in a close third in the Prix de l\u2019Abbaye at Longchamp on Arc day. She was then sold for 3m gns (\u00a33.15m) to a group that includes the \u201clads\u201d from Coolmore Stud and leading US-based owner, John Stewart, making a huge profit on the 70k gns she cost as a yearling to race for a Highclere Thoroughbred Racing syndicate, and then recouped around \u00a3700k of that price tag with a win over six furlongs in the Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan in early April. <strong>Night Raider, <\/strong>third in the Duke Of York Stakes in May, is right in the mix on the ratings, while Ed Walker\u2019s <strong>Mgheera <\/strong>was down the field behind several of today\u2019s rivals in last year\u2019s Prix de l\u2019Abbaye but looked much improved for switch to a new yard when beating several of today\u2019s field in the Temple Stakes at Haydock, and she is another with decent each-way claims in what promises to be a fast, furious and immensely competitive sprint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>KEY FORM: King Charles III Stakes, <\/strong>Royal Ascot, 18 Jun 24 (Asfoora, Regional, Believing). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/S__jJg4pitc?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/S__jJg4pitc?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Al Quoz Sprint, <\/strong>Meydan, 5 Apr 25 (Believing, Regional). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GSoV-NbR2TY?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/GSoV-NbR2TY?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Duke Of York Stakes, <\/strong>York, 14 May 25 (Night Raider, Kerdos). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mbAGWEG1u00?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/mbAGWEG1u00?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Prix de l\u2019Abbaye, <\/strong>Longchamp, 6 Oct 24 (Believing, Mgheera, Starlust, Kerdos). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9ffApnW0cVg?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/9ffApnW0cVg?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Temple Stakes, <\/strong>Haydock, 24 May 25 (Mgheera, Washington Heights, Starlust, American Affair, Rumstar) <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YPWGusMgHco?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/YPWGusMgHco?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>SELECTION: ASFOORA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t want to get the wrong side of this Ascot staff member. Photograph: Toby Melville\/Reuters<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685142eb8f08a82a824f9fc9#block-685142eb8f08a82a824f9fc9\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a006.34 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750171810_485_Greg_Wood,_L.png\" alt=\"Greg Wood\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Greg Wood<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>3.05 pm COVENTRY STAKES preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">As ever, a long list of lightly-raced and, for the most part, unbeaten colts line up for the first significant two-year-old race of the season, and a shortening favourite in Aidan O\u2019Brien\u2019s <strong>Gstaad, <\/strong>a 450k purchase at the foal sales and a half-brother to the Group One-winning 2023 juvenile, Vandeek. He <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0Pa4TIBQDiE?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took a Navan maiden<\/a> by three-quarters of a length on debut in mid-May, but it was a better performance than the bare form suggests as he was forced to switch over a furlong out and still chased down his stable-companion \u2013 and favourite \u2013 True Love, who has been declared for tomorrow\u2019s Queen Mary Stakes here. The main opposition, in the market at least, looks likely to come from<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Hamad al Jehani\u2019s <strong>Postmodern, <\/strong>who made <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/k9yUMoC4l_E?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a very taking debut<\/a> at Yarmouth on 22 May, He jumped, he travelled and he put the race to bed with a fine turn of foot. Charlie Appleby\u2019s <strong>Military Code <\/strong>has also looked like a potential top-notcher in his two races so far, at <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/a4diE1tyox4?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newmarket<\/a> and Ascot, while a lengthy list of runners with no end of potential improvement in them includes <strong>American Gulf, <\/strong>who travelled beautifully on the way to an easy debut win at Windsor and could well be the pick of the prices, and Kevin Ryan\u2019s <strong>Rock On Thunder, <\/strong>while Gstaad\u2019s stable companion <strong>Warsaw, <\/strong>with Derby-winning jockey Wayne Lordan in the saddle, is a decent second-string as O\u2019Brien goes for a record-extending 11th win in this race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>SELECTION<\/strong>: AMERICAN GULF<\/p>\n<p>Will they still be together by the end of racing? Photograph: Toby Melville\/Reuters<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685142248f08a82a824f9fc2#block-685142248f08a82a824f9fc2\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a006.26 EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750171810_485_Greg_Wood,_L.png\" alt=\"Greg Wood\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Greg Wood<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">I\u2019m going to start putting up some early previews as they come in for our racing correspondent Greg Wood at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/ascot\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ascot<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>2.30pm QUEEN ANNE STAKES<\/strong> <strong>preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">For better or worse \u2013 and I personally feel that it can tend to get a little lost \u2013 the older Group One milers provide the traditional opener for the Royal meeting on the straight course, and as is often the case, the form of the Group One Lockinge Stakes at Newbury last month is the obvious place to start. <strong>Lead Artist <\/strong>beat <strong>Dancing Gemini <\/strong>by a neck with <strong>Rosallion <\/strong>and <strong>Notable Speech, <\/strong>last year\u2019s 2,000 Guineas winners in Ireland and England respectively, following them home, and all four are taking each other on again here. <strong>Rosallion<\/strong> and <strong>Notable Speech<\/strong> were both making their seasonal debuts at Newbury, while Lead Artist had the benefit of a pipe-opener in April and Dancing Gemini had two races in the book already, so the two Classic winners would be expected to come on for the outing and <strong>Rosallion \u2013 <\/strong>top-rated by Timeform \u2013 is the current favourite at around 9-4 to find the necessary improvement. One potential up-and-comer that might give the Lockinge principals something to think about is <strong>Lake Forest, <\/strong>who landed one of the world\u2019s richest races, the $10m Golden Eagle at Randwick in Australia, for William Haggas in November. He had a very considerate re-introduction to racing in a Group Three at Longchamp in late May. Supplementary entry <strong>Carl Spackler, <\/strong>a three-times Grade One winner on turf in the States who is taking in this race on his way to a new chapter of his racing life in Australia, adds an international dimension, his latest success came in the Makers Mark Mile at Keeneland in early April. For me, the pair that make most appeal at the current odds are <strong>NOTABLE SPEECH <\/strong>and <strong>Lake Forest, <\/strong>and I\u2019ll side with last year\u2019s 2,000 Guineas winner at around 5-1 as there is nothing to choose between Charlie Appleby\u2019s runner and Rosallion on form and this stiff mile could suit him a little better than Lake Forest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>KEY FORM:<br \/>Lockinge Stakes, <\/strong>Newbury, 17 May 25 (Lead Artist, Dancing Gemini, Rosallion, Notable Speech). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/l3S0LM5hnTY?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/l3S0LM5hnTY?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Golden Eagle, <\/strong>Rosehill, 2 Nov 24 (Lake Forest). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GHDHsGRR-Ws?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/GHDHsGRR-Ws?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Makers Mark Mile, <\/strong>Keeneland, 11 Apr 25 (Carl Spackler). <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2lRE7LuCD-w?feature=shared\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/2lRE7LuCD-w?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>SELECTION<\/strong>: <strong>NOTABLE SPEECH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eye-catching! Photograph: David Davies\/PA<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685140688f08a82a824f9fb2#block-685140688f08a82a824f9fb2\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a006.20 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">The single most important variable in assessing a horse race is the going, the surface the horses are due to run on.<\/p>\n<p>The going for day one is <strong>Good to Firm, good in places<\/strong>. I can say with some certainty that that will not change much all week with the sun set fair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>GoingStick at 8am:<br \/><\/strong>Stands\u2019 side: <strong>8.3<\/strong><br \/>Centre: <strong>8.3<\/strong><br \/>Far side: <strong>8.6<\/strong><br \/>Round course: <strong>7.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In other words a tadge faster for the horses running down the far side the one opposite the stands (those drawn low in the races on the straight course)<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s Anouska Lancaster. Answer: she\u2019s one of the UK\u2019s most famous interior designers. Photograph: Andrew Matthews\/PA<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68513e058f087b2d3ee4d2e9#block-68513e058f087b2d3ee4d2e9\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Scratch these off your list. These are the horses that won\u2019t be turning up this afternoon along with their sick notes!<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>2.30pm Queen Anne Stakes <br \/><\/strong>11 Sardinian Warrior (self cert \u2013 off colour)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>3.40pm King Charles III Stakes <br \/><\/strong>2 Bucanero Fuerte (running a temperature)<br \/>18 No Half Measures (not eaten up)<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Toffolo poses for photographers. I know what you\u2019re asking. She was on Made in Chelsea is the answer. Photograph: Andrew Matthews\/PA<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68513b0b8f087b2d3ee4d2bc#block-68513b0b8f087b2d3ee4d2bc\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Good morning. Here\u2019s the run down of the action today:<br \/><strong>2.30pm<\/strong> \u2013 Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) 1m<strong><br \/>3.05pm &#8211; <\/strong>Coventry Stakes (Group 2) 6f<strong><br \/>3.40pm &#8211; <\/strong> King Charles III Stakes (Group 1) 5f<strong><br \/>4.20pm &#8211; <\/strong>St James\u2019s Palace Stakes (Group 1) 1m<strong><br \/>5.00pm &#8211; <\/strong>Ascot Stakes (Handicap) (Class 2) 2m 4f<strong><br \/>5.35pm &#8211; <\/strong>Wolferton Stakes (Listed) 1m 2f<strong><br \/>6.10pm &#8211; <\/strong>Copper Horse Stakes (Handicap) (Class 2) 1m 6f<\/p>\n<p>Racegoers arriving on day one of Royal Ascot. Photograph: Andrew Matthews\/PA<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Royal Ascot 2025 day one updates: news, previews and more \u2013 live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2025\/jun\/17\/royal-ascot-2025-day-one-updates-news-previews-and-more-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-685139f68f08a82a824f9f5d#block-685139f68f08a82a824f9f5d\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1v00ko5\">Share<\/a>Preamble<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750171810_485_Greg_Wood,_L.png\" alt=\"Greg Wood\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Greg Wood<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Good morning from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/ascot\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ascot<\/a> on day one of the 2025 Royal meeting \u2026 and what a morning<\/strong>! The sun is out, the temperatures are climbing past 20C already and the best news of all is that the fine weather is looking set for the week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Royal Ascot\u2019s immutability is one of the wonders of the modern age. Nothing really seems to faze it \u2013 whatever the weather, however troubled the times, it keeps on keeping on, just as it always has, despite significant \u201cunder the bonnet\u201d changes to the race programme that have seen it expand from four days and 24 races to five days and 35 in only around 20 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">Tradition is stamped all over it with the permanence of a tattoo, and that includes their insistence on kicking off the week with three of the eight Group One events in the space of the first four races. The Queen Anne Stakes (2.30pm, all times BST), at the top of the card, is a wide-open renewal with two Classic winners from last season in the field, the Australian mare Asfoora is back to attempt a repeat win in the King Charles III Stakes (3.40pm) and the spring\u2019s three major 2,000 Guineas winners are all going to post for the St James\u2019s Palace Stakes at 4.20pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">The early betting news today is that <strong>Henri Matisse, <\/strong>the French 2,000 Guineas winner, is out to 4-1 for the St James\u2019s Palace while <strong>Ruling<\/strong> <strong>Court<\/strong>, who took the original 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket, is solid at 100-30 behind the odds-on favourite, <strong>Field Of Gold.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\"><strong>Ryan Moore, <\/strong>meanwhile, starts the week as the odds-on favourite to finish as the meeting\u2019s top jockey for the 12th time in all and the fourth year in a row, while <strong>Aidan O\u2019Brien, <\/strong>his main backer, is also odds-on to land the trainers\u2019 title, in his case for the ninth time in 11 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-16w5gq9\">The going is good to firm \u2013 perfect summer racing ground \u2013 and the action on the track is under way at 2.30pm, (or about 1.55pm if you include the royal procession, which is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year). 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