Jeremy Noseda’s Irish 2000 Guineas winner Araafa heads a field of 15 at the five-day stage for the St James’s Palace Stakes on the first day of Royal Ascot.

Jockey David Allan’s disappointment at missing out on a ride at Royal Ascot at York tomorrow was tempered somewhat when he completed a 28-1 double on No Grouse and Grandad Bill at Thirsk today.