Excellent Guest is set to have another crack at the Royal Hunt Cup following his victory in the Victoria Cup at Ascot yesterday.

William Haggas is making no secret of the regard in which he holds Betfred Cambridgeshire ante-post favourite Mukhadram ahead of his date with destiny.

George Margarson is concerned the ground might be too soft for Excellent Guest in his bid to go one better in the 32Red Bunbury Cup at Newmarket today.

Victories for So You Think in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes and Duntle in the finale were the only bright spots in an otherwise dismal afternoon for punters on the second day of Royal Ascot.