Godolphin can finish Royal meeting on a high with Campanologist

The Group 1 Golden Jubilee Stakes is the feature event on the closing day of an exceptional Royal Ascot meeting and, I’m sure, if trainer Michael Stoute could commandeer one of those specialist sprinters to set the early pace in the Hardwicke Stakes, he would certainly consider doing so.

The apparent lack of pace in the race is a distinct worry for his colt Doctor Fremantle who has a similar profile to the heavily backed but vanquished Tartan Bearer. It’s arguable that the latter was beaten, and certainly inconvenienced, by the steady pace in Wednesday’s Prince Of Wales’s Stakes and it could be a similar story for his stable-companion this afternoon.

Doctor Fremantle is a proven stayer who would also excel in a stamina test and he boasts the best form in the race courtesy of a fourth placed finish behind New Approach in last year’s Epsom Derby.