Henry de Bromhead claims first Royal Ascot success with Ascending

"I thought he had a great chance but he didn't get in so we ran in this one and now we've won - happy days," said De Bromhead.

Ascending won the Ascot Stakes for Henry de Bromhead and Chris Jones. Pic: Healy Racing Photo.

Henry de Bromhead claimed his first Royal Ascot success on Tuesday as Ascending ran out a surprise winner of the Ascot Stakes.

The 20-1 shot knuckled down under Billy Lee in the concluding stages of the two-and-a-half-mile contest to beat Nurburgring, with the latter's trainer Joseph O'Brien also saddling the third and fourth home in Comfort Zone and Leinster.