Toronado leads perfect ten in Queen Anne opener

Toronado leads the way for Richard Hannon in the opening race of Royal Ascot tomorrow as one of 10 horses declared in the Queen Anne Stakes.

Hannon expectedly withdrew several of the other prominent members of his stable, Olympic Glory and Sky Lantern but still saddles two runners as he also has Producer.

Toronado, the mount of Richard Hughes, lost a thrilling battle with Dawn Approach in last year’s St James’s Palace Stakes on the card before taking revenge in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood but was disappointing in his final outing in the Juddmonte International over 10 furlongs.