Ascot review: Jimi Hendrix floors Sonny Liston! Horses for Courses

The Irish got off to a great start at Royal Ascot on Tuesday winning three of the seven races. Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore enjoyed a Group 1 win with Paddington in the St James’s Palace Stakes following up a Group 2 win in the Coventry Stakes with River Tiber. Moore completed a treble on Willie Mullins’ Vauban in the Copper Horse Handicap beating stablemate Absurde, and probably earning a crack at the Melbourne Cup, for which he still must qualify later in the year.

In the other Group 1 races, the opening Queen Anne Stakes was won by 33/1 shot Triple Time and in the King’s Stand Stakes Hollie Doyle became the first woman to ride a Group 1 winner in Royal Ascot on Bradsell.

Frankie Dettori finished second on three occasions and then got a nineday suspension for careless riding, he is expected to appeal. Aidan O’Brien equalled Michael Stoute’s record of 82 Royal Ascot winners with River Tiber and took the all-time lead of 83 with Paddington.

Yesterday (Tuesday) saw an American winner in the opening Queen Mary Stakes as Johnny Valezquez rode the George Weaver trained Crimson Advocate to win by a nose. Jessica Harrington’s Villanova Queen ridden by Colin Keane, replacing the injured Shane Foley, swooped with a late run to give his rider his first

Royal Ascot winner in the Kensington Palace Stakes.

Rogue Millennium won the Group 2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes for trainer Tom Clover and Daniel Tudhope.

The Gosden-trained Mostahdaf in the hands of Jim Crowley was a decisive winner in the six-runner Group 1 Prince of Wales Stakes, beating the favourite Ballydoyle’s Luxembourg at 10/1.

In the 30-runner Hunt Cup, Ralph Beckett trained a 1-2 as Jimi Hendrix beat Sonny Liston by l. Jimi Hendrix was ridden by Rossa Ryan and Ryan Moore was aboard Sonny Liston.

The Queen’s Vase was lucky 13 for Frankie Dettori who eventually got off the mark at this year’s meeting with the Gosden’s Gregory at evens favourite. The winner is now favourite for the Doncaster St Leger.

In the final 2-Y-O Windsor Castle Stakes, Archie Watson’s Action Point ridden by Michael Appleby’s Big Evs ridden by Jason Hart proved too good for the favourite. Aidan O’Brien’s Johannes Brahms and Ryan Moore by 3l.

Ascot Friday…

The feature race tomorrow is the Group 1 Gold Cup with 14 runners and appears to be very open. The one that attracts is Eldar Eldarov trained by Roger Varian and ridden by David Egan. A winner here in the Queen’s Vase last year and he