Day 5 at Royal Ascot is here and we celebrate diversity – from the stayers over 1200m in our feature, the Golden Jubilee, to the extreme long distance stayers in the Queen Alexandra Stakes over the equivalent of 4300m!
Just Horse Racing’s Andrew Hawkins has had an interesting carnival, with two sensational days in the middle bookended by two ordinary days either side of that.
How will he end the world’s most famous racing carnival?
Unfortunately, after a day at Rosehill and with a mate’s 21st tonight, he is unable to give readers as comprehensive a preview as previous days.
Here are his selections for the final day of Royal Ascot:
Race 1 – Listed Chesham Stakes (7f)
SELECTIONS
15 – Maybe
13 – Falls of Lora
3 – Fort Bastion
14 – Majestic Rose
Race 2 – Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes (1m 4f)
SELECTIONS
2 – Await The Dawn
9 – Passion for Gold
3 – Calvados Blues
8 – Laaheb
Race 3 – Group 1 Golden Jubilee Stakes (6f)
SELECTIONS
14 – Star Witness
15 – Bewitched
16 – Elzaam
9 – Kingsgate Native
Race 4 – Wokingham Stakes (6f)
SELECTIONS
5 – Victoire De Lyphar
19 – Colonel Mak
13 – Mac’s Power
9 – Anne of Kiev
Race 5 – Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (1m 4f)
SELECTIONS
5 – Modun
8 – Shaarayen
18 – Life and Soul
11 – Awsaal
Race 6 – Queen Alexandra Stakes (2m 5f 159y)
SELECTIONS
19 – Elyaadi
16 – L Frank Baum
18 – Trovare
12 – Swingkeel
Coming up tomorrow…Andrew Hawkins reviews Royal Ascot and looks at the potential Melbourne Spring Carnival horses to emerge from the carnival
