Royal Ascot: Kyprios clashes with Gregory in Gold Cup tussle | Racing News



Hour 3 of Royal Ascot is upon us, and the Gold Cup takes centre level in East Berkshire – continue to exist Sky Sports activities Racing

4.25 Royal Ascot – Megastar Stayers Kyprios and Gregory headline Gold Cup grassland

Aidan O’Brien has received this prestigious race a file 8 instances and Kyprios shall be a heat sequence so as to add any other luck as he bids to regain his crown having received the race in 2022. The six-year-old has proven he’s proper again to his absolute best in profitable each begins this season and will have to hurry enough quantity of thrashing underneath Ryan Moore.

John and Thady Gosden’s Gregory claimed the Queen’s Vase at this assembly utmost 12 months and charges the principle risk as he heads up in distance underneath James Doyle.

Of the others, utmost 12 months’s runner-up Coltrane took the Sagaro Stakes at this monitor utmost date and might be the each-way price for Andrew Balding and Oisín Murphy.

3.45 Royal Ascot – Unbeaten Diamond Raindrops bids for Ribblesdale glory

Diamond Raindrops – the Charlie Appleby-trained daughter of Shamardal – has stuck the perceptible in profitable each begins to week, claiming an Ascot beginner earlier than taking the Indexed Haras De Bouquetot Fillies’ Trial Stakes at Newbury and is fancied to step ahead once more as she tackles 12 furlongs for the primary era.

Andrew Balding saddles Kalpana who has proven enough quantity of commitment in her 3 begins together with when chasing house Pleasant Soul in a Indexed warmth at Newmarket utmost era.

You Were given To Me noticed off of Rubies Are Purple and Danielle when touchdown the Oaks Trial at Lingfield, and that trio will have to be within the combine for the parks.

2.30 Royal Ascot – Whistlejacket fancied for Norfolk luck

Aidan O’Brien’s son of Negative Nay By no means Whistlejacket constructed on his debut 2d in the back of Cowardofthecounty (who ran within the Coventry Stakes) to very easily land the Indexed First Flier Stakes and charges the only to overcome underneath Ryan Moore.

Wathnan Racing glance to have as sturdy hand with two runners. James Doyle takes the trip on Beverley winner Shareholder, who defied greenness to land the Two Era Used Trophy and will have to be feared particularly if in a position to govern with the anticipated rapid month.

Archie Watson’s Aesterius made a profitable debut when scoring at Bathtub utmost date and this £380,000 acquire will have to be taken significantly from stall 13.

Easiest of the remainder

Tom Marquand dons the Royal colors onboard Gilded H2O within the King George V Stakes, and can progress to submit along Poniros and Chantilly for a actually roguish Heritage Handicap. Qirat shall be a prevalent runner for the Ralph Beckett group within the Britannia Stakes, however will do smartly to tumble Volterra and Wind Commander. King’s Gambit and First Glance head the making a bet for the Hampton Court docket Stakes at 5.40, era English Oak is fancied a tiny era after at 6.15.

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