GEORGE BOUGHEY: Royal Ascot Friday

Zac Lloyd gave Moonfall a great ride to get him home in the Britannia, writes GEORGE BOUGHEY.

We thought he was well-handicapped coming into the race and it’s fantastic to pull off a win in a race like this.

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🎩 Libertango – 2:30 Ascot

Albany Stakes

Libertango has done super since her impressive debut. It wasn’t a huge surprise that she won first time out, but I thought she’d improve for it and her work looks like that has been the case.

She’s drawn low, which doesn’t look ideal, but there are a couple of the fancied horses around her and I’m delighted with how she’s trained into the race.

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🎩 Hopewell Rock – 3:40 Ascot

Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes

Hopewell Rock got a nice form boost in the Copper Horse with the one-two from Newmarket finishing first and second in the Copper Horse.

He’s drawn in eight. I could have done with being drawn a little bit higher, to be brutally honest, but he’s in good shape and looks tailor-made for a race like this.

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🎩 Awaken – 5:00 Ascot

Sandringham Stakes

Awaken bombed out in the Nell Gwyn, but she was very keen beforehand and on a windy day it just wasn’t right for her. She still had a winter coat at the time and she looks terrific at the moment.

We won this race a couple of years ago with a similar horse in Soprano and they have quite similar profiles.

She steps up to the mile for the first time, but her pedigree suggests that she’ll want it. I think, drawn well and ridden to finish, she can be hitting the line very strongly.

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🎩 Westport – 6:10 Ascot

Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes

Westport is a little bit like the two-year-old in that he’s drawn out in the low numbers and that’s a little frustrating because he’s trained superbly into this.

You need everything to go your way in these handicaps and if there is enough pace over towards him – I think Jasour was drawn over there – then hopefully he’ll be okay.

He kind of looked like one of our best chances of the week, but the draw is a question mark.

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