Naval Crown leads home famous Ascot one-two for Appleby in Platinum Jubilee Stakes

Separated by the width of the Ascot track, James Doyle's mount at 33-1 got the better of the William Buick-ridden Creative Force (12-1) by a neck

Finest margins: Naval Crown ridden by jockey James Doyle (left, bottom) wins the Platinum Jubilee Stakes during day five of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse. Picture date: Saturday June 18, 2022. Pic: Aaron Chown/PA Wire.

Naval Crown had to settle for second-best behind his Charlie Appleby-trained stablemate Creative Force in last season's Jersey Stakes - but he avenged that defeat in style as he powered up the stands rail at odds of 33-1 to claim the Platinum Jubilee Stakes.

Separated by the width of the Ascot track, James Doyle's mount, who had been running over further than the six furlongs throughout his career until a fourth-placed effort in the Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan, got the better of the William Buick-ridden Creative Force (12-1) by a neck, despite losing his off-hind shoe.