Improving Carntop can top his rivals in hands of Fran Berry

On day four of Royal Ascot, Carntop gets the nap to land the King Edward VII Stakes for Ralph Beckett and jockey Fran Berry.

The Dansili colt ran out an easy winner of a Newmarket maiden on his second start of last season, and returned to contest the Lingfield Derby Trial in May.

On the latter occasion, there were obvious signs of greenness and, after hitting the front a furlong out, he was picked up late by one of today’s rivals, Humphrey Bogart.