There is another excellent day of racing at Royal Ascot, with the feature event being the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Group 1) over ten furlongs at 4:20pm.

I have a slight preference for the French colt Daryz, who has excelled in his two starts this season, both at Group 1 level in France. He has won both races with authority and, although today’s ground may be the quickest he has encountered, I believe he can get the better of last year’s winner, Ombudsman, who has also won both of his starts this year, most recently at Sandown Park 20 days ago.

Earlier on the card, at 3:05pm, the Queen’s Vase over one mile and six furlongs, the Irish raiders hold a strong hand with Limestone and Asakir, who finished first and second respectively when they met at Leopardstown recently. They face a formidable opponent in Galiyan, who was successful at Chester in early May and should be even better suited by this sterner stamina test.

More soon.