![]() ![]() It was a second triumph of the day for O'Brien, who earlier won the Coventry Stakes for the 10th time with River Tiber, and is now one Ascot victory ahead of Sir Michael Stoute. "He's an incredible horse, he just keeps improving and improving," O'Brien said of Paddington. ![]() He was deemed to have caused significant interference to several horses after attempting to switch right towards the rail in the early stages.Ĭhaldean was the 7-4 favourite in the opening day's feature race, but it was the 11-5 shot Paddington who came out on top by three-and-three-quarter lengths. They own several runners at the five-day fixture, although Saga was only fifth for Dettori in the Wolferton Stakes as 16-1 chance Royal Champion, trained by Roger Varian, gave jockey Jack Mitchell his first Royal Ascot win.ĭettori picked up a suspension which will run from 4 to 12 July and means he misses the ride on favourite Emily Upjohn in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes. It is the first Royal Ascot since the death of Queen Elizabeth II last September, and King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended for the first time in their new roles. The first day's races passed without delay after activists Animal Rising said they would not disrupt the meeting.
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