Royal Rebel wins Gold Cup

Royal Rebel, a 16-1 chance, won the £220,000 (€342,000) Gold Cup for the second successive year at Royal Ascot this afternoon.

The five-year-old, owned by Peter Savill, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Johnny Murtagh, held the 5-2 favourite Vinnie Roe by a neck after two and a half stamina-sapping miles.

A length back in third place was Godolphin’s Wareed ( 13-2), ridden by Frankie Dettori.

Royal Ascot 3.45

1 Royal Rebel (J Murtagh) 16-1

2 Vinnie Roe (P J Smullen) 5-2

Fav 3 Wareed (F Dettori) 13-2

15 ran

Also: 20-1 Hatha Anna 4th

Non Runners: 1