Royal Ascot LIVE: Results, winners and latest updates as Frankie Dettori denied final win
Royal Ascot schedule, racecard and all the action after Frankie Dettori’s 80th win at the course
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Your support makes all the difference.Frankie Dettori was unable to sign off in fairytale fashion on his final day at Royal Ascot. While his book of rides on Saturday looked a promising one in his mission to add to his 81 winners at the big meeting, Dettori’s best finish of the afternoon was a fourth place with Mums Tipple in the Wokingham Stakes.
Covey was well beaten as favourite in the Jersey Stakes and Free Wind was unable to land a blow in the Hardwicke. The 52-year-old had bounced back from a disappointing first day when he went winless to enjoy some spectacular successes this week, including the Gold Cup aboard Courage Mon Ami.
The racing great arrived for his final day at Royal Ascot in the grandest possible fashion as part of the royal procession. Dettori and his wife, Catherine, were in carriage four with Jamie Snowden and his wife, Lucy.
Khaadem caused an 80-1 upset in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, while Saint Lawrence returned to winning ways in the Wokingham Stakes to oblige on his first start for Archie Watson and provide Hollie Doyle with a third victory at this year’s meet.
Follow all of our coverage from the Royal Ascot 2023 below:
Royal Ascot: 5:35pm - The Golden Gates Stakes
5:35pm - The Golden Gates Stakes
Knockbrex 4/1
Canute 4/1
Lion Of War 9/2
Ziryab 13/2
Local Dynasty 9/1
Cuban Dawn 10/1
Liberty Lane 16/1
Londoner 20/1
Have Secret 20/1
Burdett Road 22/1
Laafi 25/1
Obelix 25/1
Lose Your Wad 28/1
James Mchenry 33/1
Coco Jack 33/1
Latest odds via LegalSportsbooks.com
Royal Ascot: 5:00pm - The Wokingham Stakes
Saint Lawrence ridden by Hollie Doyle wins the Wokingham Stakes!
The 22-1 shot comes home ahead of Apollo One, Juan Les Pins and Mums Tipple.
Royal Ascot: 5:00pm - The Wokingham Stakes
5:00pm - The Wokingham Stakes
- Orazio 4/1
- Khanjar 9/1
- Apollo One 9/1
- Probe 10/1
- Mums Tipple 11/1
- Spangled Mac 11/1
- Saint Lawrence 14/1
- Juan Les Pins 14/1
- Lethal Levi 16/1
- Bielsa 18/1
- King’s Lynn 18/1
- Summerghand 20/1
- Mr Wagyu 20/1
- Flaming Rib 22/1
- Fresh 22/1
- Chipstead 22/1
- First Folio 25/1
- Tanmawwy 25/1
- Hurricane Ivor 28/1
- Albasheer 28/1
- Duca Di Como 28/1
- Kape Moss 33/1
- Dream Composer 33/1
- Spirit Of Light 40/1
- Tis Marvellous 50/1
- Hierarchy 50/1
- Tabdeed 60/1
- Princess Shabnam 66/1
Latest odds via LegalSportsbooks.com
Royal Ascot: 4:20pm - The Hardwicke Stakes
Pyledriver once again showed his liking for Ascot when defying an absence of almost a year to win the Hardwicke Stakes.
The hugely popular six-year-old has been beset by niggling injuries since winning the King George V And Queen Elizabeth Stakes in July last year.
Winner of the King Edward VII Stakes at this meeting in 2020, he looked to have hampered his chance in the first half-mile by running extremely keenly.
PJ McDonald was riding his first Royal Ascot winner having replaced the injured Martin Dwyer, while trainers William Muir and Chris Grassick have worked wonders getting their stable star back to full fitness.
As if to advertise his superiority over his rivals, once he hit the front Pyledriver (7-2) wandered in front of Changingoftheguard and West Wind Blows but went on to cross the line a length and a quarter clear of the latter.
By Molly Hunter
Royal Ascot: 4:20pm - The Hardwicke Stakes
Royal Ascot 4:20
1. Pyledriver (P J McDonald) 7-2
2. West Wind Blows (J P Spencer) 13-2
3. Changingoftheguard (R L Moore) 7-1
Royal Ascot: 4:20pm - The Hardwicke Stakes
Pyledriver bursts over the line to win the Hardwicke Stakes!
The stewards could look at this though as the winning horse ducked from left to right on the finishing straight.
Pyledriver finishes ahead of West Wind Blows and Changingoftheguard.
The 5/4 favourite Fav Free Wind was fourth.
Royal Ascot: 3:40pm - The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
Royal Ascot 3.40
1 Khaadem (J P Spencer) 80-1
2 Sacred (Tom Marquand) 9-1
3 Highfield Princess (Jason Hart) 11-4 Fav
Also: 4-1 Artorius 4th
Royal Ascot: 4:20pm - The Hardwicke Stakes
4:20pm - The Hardwicke Stakes
- Free Wind 5/4
- Pyledriver 4/1
- Deauville Legend 6/1
- Changingoftheguard 15/2
- West Wind Blows 15/2
- Grand Alliance 16/1
- Ardakan 25/1
Royal Ascot: 3:40pm - The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
Khaadem caused an 80-1 upset in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Winner of the Stewards’ Cup in 2019, he was fourth in the corresponding race in 2020 but had always come up short when previously tried in Group One company.
Trained by Charlie Hills, he was given a typically patient ride by Jamie Spencer, who was recording his second big-priced winner of the week after the 50-1 success of Witch Hunter.
Highfield Princess, second in the King’s Stand on Tuesday, was prominent throughout leading one group, while The Astrologist and Kinross led the group on the far side.
The William Haggas-trained Sacred hit the front over a furlong out and it looked like she was just going to do enough to hold on, but Spencer had bided his time exquisitely and produced Khaadem to perfection.
Sacred was second, while the gallant Highfield Princess hung on for third.
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