Great ride by James Doyle yesterday on Poets Word in the Group 1 King George V1 And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.  He did not panic when Crystal Ocean,  ridden by William Buick got a length or more turning into the straight, Doyle admitted after the race that he got trapped behind Coronet, he was following her, as he did think she would bring him forward into the race, surprisingly she didn’t, Buick rode a good race, he did nothing wrong on Crystal Ocean, but Poet’s Word was very willing under Doyle- responding well to pressure, he got up close home to win in a photograph.

Another jockey who rode a peach of a race was Silvestre de Sousa on Victory Command 4:15 Ascot.  He stole the race, given a very soft lead, he got the fractions right, asking his mount at the right moment to go and win his race. I did think the race would be between Nate The Great and Master Brewer, both who made late headway, Master Brewer was given an impossible task by his jockey, I did not understand the ride from Ryan Moore, who makes very few mistakes in a race, but this ride was one of them !

A fair amount of rain about, so betting with extreme caution is a must over the next few days.