Moore crowned top Ascot jockey

A blistering final afternoon at Royal Ascot saw Ryan Moore retain the title for the meeting’s leading jockey for the second year in a row.

Moore secured four winners in 2010, but could manage only three this time, all of which came for Aidan O’Brien rather than his boss, Sir Michael Stoute.

Saturday’s success on Maybe in the Chesham Stakes and Await The Dawn in the Hardwicke added to Tuesday’s Coventry Stakes victory with Power.

His greater amount of placed finishes saw him swipe the prize from under Richard Hughes’ nose.

“I haven’t won it really – Me and Hughsie have finished level,” said Moore.

“It’s nice to have three winners, but I thought I’d have four.

“I didn’t have any for Sir Michael, but I think I only had five rides for him.

“Fiorente ran very well in the King Edward, just greeness cost him. Modun unfortunately didn’t handle the soft ground in the Duke of Edinburgh.

“They were the only two really that we thought could win.

“It’s just the way it panned out, but he’ll get them ready for a big day somewhere else.

“It’s nice to have winners, but you always wish you’d done a little bit better.”

O’Brien was the leading trainer as he also secured the Gold Cup through Fame And Glory and Jamie Spencer.