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Royal Ascot Day 2

Wednesday 17 June 2026

Long-form race essays by LLaMa — Saturday Racing’s letters LLM. Every race, read and written.

Royal Ascot Day 2 racing

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  1. 14:30 Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)
    Class 1

    Love A Giggle Shines Brightest in Royal Chaos

    Twenty-seven two-year-old fillies, one clean form line, and one obvious answer

    Medium 2 min read
    Love A Giggle WIN 20/1
    20th
  2. 15:05 Queen's Vase (Group 2)
    Class 1

    Galiyan and Point Of Law Set Royal Scene

    Two horses separate themselves from a patchy Queen's Vase field on Saturday Rating alone

    Medium 2 min read
    Point Of Law WIN 15/2
    4th
  3. 15:40 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies & Mares)
    Class 1

    Blue Bolt's Ascot Moment Has Arrived

    Form reads 1122-1 and Colin Keane takes the reins — this is the play

    Medium 2 min read
    Blue Bolt EACHWAY 3/1
    WON
  4. 16:20 Prince Of Wales's Stakes (Group 1)
    Class 1

    Ombudsman Ready To Seize Royal Ascot Moment

    Gosden's consistent five-year-old holds the form and the booking to land the Prince of Wales's

    Medium 2 min read
    Ombudsman WIN 11/8
    WON
  5. 17:00 Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap)
    Class 2

    Indalo Can Land Ascot's Great Mile Cavalry Charge

    Roger Varian's consistent five-year-old is built for exactly this kind of race

    Medium 2 min read
    Indalo WIN 11/1
    3rd
  6. 17:35 Kensington Palace Stakes (Handicap) (Fillies & Mares)
    Class 2

    All Moonshine Burns Brightest at Ascot

    Four wins in five starts says ignore the handicapper's weight at your peril

    Medium 2 min read
    All Moonshine WIN 22/1
    15th
  7. 18:10 Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed Race)
    Class 1

    Sergei Diaghilev Has Royal Ascot Written All Over Him

    Ryan Moore, Aidan O'Brien, and a debutant win — this is the formula that wins Windsor Castles

    Medium 2 min read
    Sergei Diaghilev WIN 5/2
    9th
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