Highfield Princess poised to rule on day one of Royal Ascot

Elsewhere on the card, River Tiber is strongly fancied to give Aidan O’Brien a record-extending 10th victory in the Coventry Stakes

JOB DONE: Chaldean was a workmanlike winner of the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket last month and looks sure to run a big race in the St James’s Palace Stakes on day one of Royal Ascot. Picture: David Davies/PA 

Part of the charm of Royal Ascot is the absence of a gradual build-up to the main events. Instead, three of the eight Group 1 contests run over five compelling days will be packed into the first two hours of day one. A feast awaits.

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