Royal Ascot
17:10 Royal Ascot
2m6f Cond Stks
Class 2 | Good to Firm | 13 Runners
Starting in 13 minutes
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Verdict: As is tradition, Royal Ascot closes with the Flat season's longest race and many of these will be into unknown territory a good way from home. The glaring concern with last year's Gold Cup runner-up Illinois is the rotten run in the Coronation Cup only two weeks ago when his battery was flat from a worryingly early stage on rain-hit ground that shouldn't have bothered him. Le Destrier will be popular for Willie Mullins who is seeking a sixth win in the race, but his stablemate COLUMBUS is no less interesting when he is marginally the superior of the two on Flat form and geared up for this in a 2m4f hurdle race at Killarney that the yard's Sober took en route to winning this last year. The Irish would appear to be sitting pretty with Chester Cup hero A Piece Of Heaven - Joseph O'Brien's sole runner from an entry of five - also among their ranks, though French Master is hugely respected in his bid to go back-to-back at this meeting.[Alistair Jones]
SPOTLIGHT
Columbus
J: C. T. Keane
RP RATINGS
A Piece Of Heaven
J: D. B. McMonagle
TOPSPEED
Hipop De Loire
J: George Wood
POSTDATA
Illinois
J: Ryan Moore
LAMBOURN
Berkshire Sundance
J: Oisin Murphy
NEWMARKET
French Master
J: James Doyle
The Times
Illinois
J: Ryan Moore
Telegraph
Le Destrier
J: William Buick
The Guardian
Le Destrier
J: William Buick
Daily Mail
Le Destrier
J: William Buick
D Express
Mr Hollywood
J: Billy Loughnane
Daily Mirror
A Piece Of Heaven
J: D. B. McMonagle
The Sun
Le Destrier
J: William Buick
The Star
Illinois
J: Ryan Moore
Daily Record
A Piece Of Heaven
J: D. B. McMonagle