Day: 16 June 2016

On a day where England’s football team inject a dose of St George’s cross-clad over-the-top patriotism into the nation, Ascot, the epitome of British culture, hosts its biggest race in the marathon Ascot Gold Cup, with Aiden O’Brien’s Order Of St George, ironically named after a Russian military honour, trading odds-on favourite. This…

This looks a tricky and competitive renewal of this mile-and-a-quarter Royal Ascot Group Three. Hawkbill seemingly sets the form standard for Charlie Appleby, having beaten the favourite, Abdon, on good-to-soft ground on their seasonal reappearances. The market seems to be expecting a reversal on this softer ground, but I’m not…