Day two of Royal Ascot was seen as generally honours even between punters and bookmakers, despite a number of well-backed winners.

Classic-winning Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni is to face a British Horseracing Authority disciplinary panel hearing after samples taken from 11 horses in his care in Newmarket were found to contain traces of anabolic steroids.

Ballymacoll Stud are prepared to let Conduit and Tartan Bearer do battle against each other in the King George And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday week.

Manduro remains “under observation” after suffering an injury when winning at Longchamp yesterday.

Azamour has been retired to his owner the Aga Khan’s Gilltown Stud in Ireland.