The fifth and final day of the royal meeting and the speed horses come to town. Half the racecard is dominated by the sprint, coming to a head with The Diamond Jubilee Stakes run over 6 furlongs of the Berkshire course.
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| Brazen Beau |
And as last year, Austarlia was not shy in posting some of her fastest over to test themselves in the greatest racing the world can offer. Black Cavier just held on last year to prove the world dominance, this year Brazen Beau trained by Australian Chris Waller ridden by Craig Williams came to claim the race for the land down under.
But it was Frankie Dettori and another off shore raider in Wesley Ward's American charge Unrafted, who took the main race of the afternoon.
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| Frankie Dettori and Undrafted |
The afternnoon took a bit of work from the horses an jockeys, but the sell out crown who came to fill the corner of Berkshire were treeted to warmth, cloud and shower and the umbrellas were up and down like a handicap steeplechase all afternoon.
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| Under my umbrella |
Queen and country continued though, and top uk trainers and jockeys were treeted to a ride in the Royal procession for the late day of the 2015 meeting. Richard hannon Jnr and top National Hunt amateur jockey Sam Whaley-Cohen travelling in style to the races.
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| Final 2015 roayl procession |
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| Sam Whaley-Cohen and Richard Hughes Jnr |
In the first race, The Chesham Stakes favorite Ballydoyle, ridden by the weeks top jockey Ryan Moore was beaten by again an off shore contender in E.J O'Neil's trained Suits you from France.
The second race The Wolferton Handicap. Newmarket trained Mahsoob wins ridden by Paul Hanagan. The third race, again Newarket trained Snow Sky wins for Sir Micheal Stout. in the group two hardwicke Stakes.
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| Ryan Moore and Ballydoyle |
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| No 6 Suits you and Ballydoyle flash past in the Chesham Stakes |
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| Mahsoob (blue and white cap) getting up to beat Sennockian Star |
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| Snow Sky winning the Hardwicke Stakes |
The biggest Handicap of the meeting the Wokingham Handicap , delayed at the start as William Buick's mount Huntsmans Close has two laps of the Ascot course the wrong way round without his partner, was eventually won by Interception. Oriental Fox winning the final race of the meeting in the longest race in the british flat racing calender the 2mile 5 furlong Quenn Alexandra Stakes.
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| Lancelot Du Lac and Watchable runners in the Wokingham Stakes |
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| Loose horse Huntmans Close delay the race start |
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| Longshadow runner in the 2mile 5 furlong Queen Alexandra Stakes |
Last word must be for the last rides as a jockey at this royal meeting for Richard Hughes. with 31 Royal Ascot winner ridden, next year the man fron Dublin could be back as a trainer
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| Richard Hughes |
Images from the first and last days of the 2015 Royal Ascot meeting
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