ASCOT, ENGLAND - JUNE 19: Runners and riders compete in The Queen's Vase on day two of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2019 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse)
The 2022 Royal Ascot meeting continues today (Friday 18 June) and it promises to be a feast for all things racing. Today at Royal Ascot we will be treated to two Group One races – Group One being the best of the best in Flat racing terms.
Races not to miss
The first Group One of the day is the Commonwealth Cup at 3.05pm, where colts and fillies, who must be three years old, run over 6f (1,200m).
The second Group One on Friday will come at 4.20pm in the form of the Coronation Stakes, which is open to three-year-old fillies and is run over a mile.
Horses to look out for
Inspiral has a good chance of getting John and Thady Godson’s name on the board as winning trainers at this year’s Royal Ascot after some of their fancied runners earlier in the week hit the crossbar. She is favourite in the Coronation Stakes at 4.20pm.
The Queen, who has come so close to bagging a winner with two of her horses finishing a very close second, is yet to celebrate one of hers being first past the post at this year’s Royal Ascot. However, she does have another chance today in the form of Just Fine in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes at 3.40pm. The four-year-old son of Sea The Stars is trained by Sir Michael Stoute and will be ridden by Ryan Moore.
Jockeys to look out for
Frankie Dettori is yet to get in the winner’s enclosure at Royal Ascot this week, so he will be hoping that he can score a victory aboard Inspiral at 4.20pm. He has four chances of getting a winner on the board today.
Trainers to look out for
Young Newmarket trainer George Boughey scored his first ever Royal Ascot winner yesterday (Thursday 18 June) when Inver Park was first past the post in the Buckingham Palace Stakes under Ben Curtis. Today George has another shot at notching a winner when Catchet, who won the 1,000 Guineas in Newmarket earlier this year and then went very close to winning the French equivalent when she was beaten by just a head, lines up in the Coronation Stakes. Win, lose or draw, George is a trainer going places.
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Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
