Westerner wins Gold Cup

Westerner, trained by Elie Lellouche and ridden by Olivier Peslier, won the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot at York this afternoon.

French challenger Westerner justified 7-4 favouritism to lift the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot at York today.

The Elie Lellouche-trained six-year-old travelled powerfully up the straight and was produced to perfection by a confident Olivier Peslier to beat Distinction by a neck.