Race 1 QUEEN ANNE STAKES (Group 1)

No7 MODERN GAMES
Coach: Charlie Appleby – Jockey: William Buick

Baaeed made the 2022 opening race of Royal Ascot one thing additional particular along with his silk-smooth victory at 1/6, and it’ll take an out-of-the-ordinary efficiency from something on this area to go anyplace close to matching it.

Nonetheless, the conflict of Lockinge Stakes hero and world stage earner MODERN GAMES and former champion two-year-old INSPIRAL can show an thrilling one that ought to tee us up for an additional implausible week. Dubawi colt MODERN GAMES had CHINDIT again in second place when ending too strongly for that rival at Newbury.

It confirmed that this three-time Graded stakes winner in North America and Group 1 scorer in France (French Guineas) can do it on the home stage. INSPIRAL blew the beginning when unplaced within the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes final again finish and appears to have been laid out for this by John Gosden. The daughter of Frankel was a Listed, Group 2 and Group 1 winner in her juvenile season, and enjoys the posh of the 3lb fillies’ allowance.

CHINDIT displayed battling qualities when taking out the Summer time Mile over course and distance final July, and after dispatching CASH over the identical distance in a Listed race right here in Might, gave it his all within the Lockinge. He’s a totally dependable performer who may benefit if these in entrance of him out there slip up.

NATIVE TRAIL offers Godolphin a robust second string to its bow, and is able to turning the tables on MUTASAABEQ from the Earl Of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket. A winner of six of his ten begins, he’s benefitted from a wind operation however there’s a slight subject in regards to the total latest type of the Appleby horses, and one which additionally casts a small shadow over Fashionable Video games.

Prediction: 1st MODERN GAMES, 2nd Inspiral, third Chindit, 4th Native Path, fifth Mutasaabeq