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14:30 - Queen Anne Stakes
Paddock notes
1 Cicero's Gift - lightly sweating; typical paddock behaviour. Very fit, has improved for first two runs.
2 Damysus - lacking the star quality shown earlier in the season. Can carry condition over ribs but others appeal more on fitness.
6 Notable Speech - sharpened up since the Lockinge; has come in the coat more and muscled up, for all he’s stockily built.
7 Opera Ballo - has improved notably since Sandown, almost grown in confidence. Has got warm but does tend to. Very fit.
3 Docklands - shows a different attitude here and looks very well in himself, shine to coat and on good terms with himself.
8 Ten Bob Tony - needed the run a touch at Epsom and has sharpened up; lacks the quality of some of these.
4 First Conquest - fretting and fussing, has got warm between the back legs.
5 More Thunder - very fit, notably so but never stands out in the coat (grey hair amongst the coat which makes him less ‘shiny’).
9 Zeus Olympios - light framed and slender, always presents with high rib definition. Similar to Newbury.
Paddock verdict
The Godolphin pair - 6 Notable Speech and 7 Opera Ballo - are the best in here. Notable Speech has improved from Newbury; Opera Ballo is an improved model from last year. Damysus looked to have taken a step backward compared to these.
Full Result
1st Ten Bob Tony 50/1
2nd More Thunder 7/2
3rd Opera Ballo 7/2
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Reaction from winning connections
Winning jockey Kieran Shoemark told ITV Racing: “He travelled superbly – it didn’t feel like we were going very quick as a result – but he’s clearly in a great vein of form.
“I’m somewhat surprised but clearly delighted. I’m riding for a great stable and they prep their horses amazingly – there are a lot of good ones there.
“We thought he wanted easy ground but it's genuinely good to firm.”
Royal Ascot 2026 Day One
Good afternoon, and welcome along to our Trackside Live coverage of the 2026 Royal Ascot meeting!
Firstly, non-runners and an update on the ground.
Just the one so far - Arizona Raider in the Coventry – but that might change due to drying ground.
Clerk of the course Chris Stickels told Sky Sports Racing: "It's just dried out a little bit. Good to firm is now the official going description. The breeze is in their faces a bit coming up the straight, that might affect the times a little bit."
Secondly, an idea of where the money has been going this morning.
The three best backed horses with Sky Bet and Paddy Power in the Queen Anne Stakes, the King Charles III Stakes and the St James's Palace Stakes.
14:30 Queen Anne Stakes
Docklands 13/2 from 8/1 - last year's winner and twice a Royal Ascot hero.
15:40 King Charles III Stakes
Time For Sandals 14/1 from 20s - won the Commonwealth Cup at last year's meeting.
16:20 St James's Palace Stakes
Gstaad 9/4 from 11/4 - the Irish 2000 Guineas winner has been backed to reverse Newmarket form with Bow Echo.
Elsewhere, Tim Toe has been popular in the Ascot Stakes. 22-1 overnight, he's now a general 10-1 shot.
Horses will shortly be in the paddock for the Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) - which is due off at 14:30.
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