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Daily Record
6 days ago
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- Daily Record
Royal Ascot 2025 runners and riders in full plus prize money for Day 1
Elite of the globe's flat-racing talent set for five special days of action Glittering Royal Ascot starts on Tuesday with a star-studded line-up to kick-off the five-day spectacular in Berkshire. Described by Newmarket trainer George Scott as the FA Cup Final or Ryder Cup of racing, class acts from across the globe descend onto the meeting. Day one is a cracker with the Queen Anne Stakes which opens the meeting the first of three Group 1s on the card alongside the St James's Palace Stakes and King Charles III Stakes. Irish maestro Aidan O'Brien will be expected to have another massive meeting having scooped all the major prizes at the recent Derby meeting at Epsom. However, quality trainers, jockeys and horses litter the races with a stunning showpiece in prospect and Record Sport takes you through the full list of contenders for Tuesday. Royal Ascot Day 1 2:30: Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) (Class 1) (4yo+) Winner £450,065 11 runners 1m. 1. Cairo Trainer: Alice Haynes, Jockey: Silvestre De Sousa 2. Carl Spackler Ciaron Maher, James McDonald 3. Dancing Gemini Roger Teal Kieran Shoemark 4. Diego Velazquez Aidan O'Brien 5. Docklands Harry Eustace Mark Zahra 6. Lake Forest William Haggas Tom Marquand 7. Lead Artist John & Thady Gosden Colin Keane 8. Notable Speech Charlie Appleby William Buick 9. Quddwah Simon & Ed Crisford Callum Shepherd 10. Rosallion Richard Hannon Sean Levey 11. Sardinian Warrior John & Thady Gosden Christophe Soumillon 3:05: Coventry Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (2yo) Winner £99,243 21 runners 6f. 1. American Gulf Paul & Oliver Cole Oisin Murphy 2. Andab Joseph Patrick O'Brien Dylan Browne McMonagle 3. Ballistic Missile Richard Hannon Shane Foley 4. Bone Marra Ollie Sangster Christophe Soumillon 5. Bourbon Blues Brian Meehan Billy Loughnane 6. Coppull Clive Cox David Probert 7. Do Or Do Not Ed Walker Tom Marquand 8. Gavoo David Marnane Luke McAteer 9. Gstaad Aidan O'Brien 10. Kolkata Knight Tom Dascombe Pierre-Louis Jamin 11. Military Code Charlie Appleby William Buick 12. Postmodern Hamad Al Jehani James Doyle 13. Power Blue Adrian Murray David Egan 14. Raakeb Richard Hannon Sean Levey 15. Rock On Thunder Kevin Ryan Jim Crowley 16. Shaatir Archie Watson Hollie Doyle 17. Super Soldier K R Burke Clifford Lee 18. Tadej Archie Watson Luke Morris 19. Tricky Tel Hugo Palmer Colin Keane 20. Underwriter Archie Watson James McDonald 21. Warsaw Aidan O'Brien 3:40: King Charles III Stakes (Group 1) (Class 1) (3yo+) Winner £411,573 23 runners 5f. 1. American Affair Jim Goldie Paul Mulrennan 2. Bucanero Fuerte Adrian Murray David Egan 3. Jasour Clive Cox Jim Crowley 4. Kerdos Clive Cox Christophe Soumillon 5. Manaccan John Ryan Cieren Fallon 6. Night Raider K R Burke James Doyle 7. Regional Edward Bethell Callum Rodriguez 8. Rumstar Jonathan Portman Rob Hornby 9. Starlust Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan 10. Twilight Calls Richard Spencer Jamie Spencer 11. Washington Heights Kevin Ryan Tom Eaves 12. Asfoora Henry Dwyer Oisin Murphy 13. Balmoral Lady Ed Walker Tom Marquand 14. Believing George Boughey Ryan Moore 15. Frost At Dawn William Knight Mickael Barzalona 16. Mgheera Ed Walker William Buick 17. Monteille Mario Baratti Cristian Demuro 18. No Half Measures Richard Hughes Hector Crouch 19. Prime Art Jane Chapple-Hyam Billy Loughnane Archie Watson James McDonald 21. Estepona M Delcher Sanchez Clement Lecoeuvre 22. Tropical Storm Andrew Balding Colin Keane 23. West Acre George Scott Callum Shepherd 4.20: St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) (Colts) (Class 1) (3yo) Winner £368,615 7 runners 7f. 1. Field Of Gold John & Thady Gosden Colin Keane 2. First Wave Aidan O'Brien 3. Henri Matisse Aidan O'Brien 4. Officer Aidan O'Brien 5. Rashabar Brian Meehan Sean Levey 6. Ruling Court Charlie Appleby William Buick 7. Windlord Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy 5:00: Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) (Class 2) (4yo+ 0-100) Winner £56,694 20 runners 2m3f. 1. Dawn Rising Joseph Patrick O'Brien Declan McDonogh 2. Artistic Star Ralph Beckett Jack Dace 3. Divine Comedy Harry Eustace David Probert 4. San Salvador Joseph Patrick O'Brien 5. Align The Stars Charlie Johnston Joe Fanning 6. Feigning Madness Ralph Beckett Hector Crouch 7. East India Dock James Owen James Doyle 8. Manxman Simon & Ed Crisford Sean D Bowen 9. Ascending Henry De Bromhead 10. Liari Michael Bell Kieran Shoemark 11. Zoffee Hugo Palmer Oisin Murphy 12. Saturn Mrs John Harrington Shane Foley 13. Nurburgring Joseph Patrick O'Brien Colin Keane 14. Alphonse Le Grande A J Martin Jamie Spencer 15. Reaching High W P Mullins Ryan Moore 16. Comfort Zone Joseph Patrick O'Brien Tom Marquand 17. Leinster Joseph Patrick O'Brien Dylan Browne McMonagle 18. Woot City F Chappet Stephane Pasquier 19. Mr Hampstead Raphael E Freire David Egan 20. Poniros W P Mullins William Buick 5:35: Wolferton Stakes (Listed Race) (Class 1) (4yo+) Winner £68,052 16 runners 1m1f. 1. Galen Joseph Patrick O'Brien 2. Liberty Lane K R Burke Clifford Lee 3. Military Order Charlie Appleby William Buick 4. Phantom Flight George Scott Callum Shepherd 5. Ambiente Friendly James Owen Robert Havlin 6. Checkandchallenge William Knight Silvestre De Sousa 7. Ecureuil Secret Richard Fahey Oisin Orr 8. Enfjaar Roger Varian Jim Crowley 9. Haatem Richard Hannon James Doyle 10. Haunted Dream Hamad Al Jehani Mickael Barzalona 11. King's Gambit Harry Charlton James McDonald 12. Meydaan Simon & Ed Crisford Harry Davies 13. Passion And Glory Saeed bin Suroor Rossa Ryan 14. Sons And Lovers Joseph Patrick O'Brien Ryan Moore 15. Torito John & Thady Gosden Colin Keane 16. Doha Ralph Beckett Hector Crouch 6:10: Copper Horse Stakes (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) (Class 2) (4yo+ 0-105) Winner £56,694 16 runners 1m6f 1. Prydwen George Scott Hector Crouch 2. Endless Victory Charlie Appleby William Buick 3. Samui Gordon Elliott Colin Keane 4. Fairbanks William Durkan Chris Hayes 5. Crypto Force Adrian Murray David Egan 6. Real Dream Ian Williams David Probert 7. French Master John & Thady Gosden James Doyle 8. Barnso Miss Natalia Lupini Oisin Murphy 9. Charlus W P Mullins Ryan Moore 10. Lavender Hill Mob James Owen Cieren Fallon 11. Loughville Alan King Rossa Ryan 12. Caballo De Mar George Scott Callum Shepherd 13. My Mate Mozzie Gavin Cromwell Warren Fentiman 14. Champagne Prince Jane Chapple-Hyam Billy Loughnane 15. Jesse Evans Noel Meade Oisin Orr 16. Aeronautic Joseph Patrick O'Brien Reserve: HMS President Alan King Reserve: Pappano WHERE TO WATCH: All Royal Ascot races will be shown live on ITV, ITV 4 and Sky Sports Racing.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kate Middleton Copies (and Nails) Prince William's Signature Look
Kate Middleton knows how to dress for any occasion—whether she's stepping out in the season's hottest trends, reviving Y2K looks or giving us full regal glam. But for her latest outing, the Princess of Wales took a surprising style cue from none other than Prince William. Yep, it looks like she's been shopping his signature look: the classic navy suit. On June 10, Princess Catherine visited the V&A East Storehouse, a brand-new cultural space in East London. And while the event was all about celebrating creativity and craft, I couldn't help but focus on her outfit. She wore a perfectly tailored Alexander McQueen navy suit with a crisp white blouse and sleek black heels. Her hair was styled in soft curls with a slightly off-center part and she finished the look with a Laura Lombardi chain necklace and coordinating navy-and-white earrings. EDDIE MULHOLLAND/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Kensington Palace shared a series of snaps from the visit, captioning them, 'Celebrating the joy of creative opportunity and craft at the V&A East Storehouse. Great to see these incredible collections are now accessible to everyone, allowing us to enjoy our nation's exceptional talent and history.' And while I love a good fashion moment from the Princess of Wales, I couldn't help but notice the familiar silhouette. Prince William is practically synonymous with a navy suit—he wears the look on repeat for public engagements, royal events and even casual occasions. And apparently, it's become a bit of a family thing. Eddie Mulholland -Last year, during a father-son day at the FA Cup Final, William and Prince George showed up in near-identical navy suits. William added his signature striped tie and George looked like a royal mini-me in his own tailored version. Crystal Pix/So is the navy suit now the unofficial Wales family uniform? Seems like it. Charlotte and Louis, you're up next. Want all the latest entertainment news sent right to your inbox? Click here. Kate Middleton Wowed in Yellow at a Royal Garden Party—and It Instantly Reminded Me of 3 Days Earlier
The Irish Sun
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
New Match of the Day hosts sign up for huge reality TV show together as they rival each other for Gary Lineker's job
NEW Match of the Day hosts Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates will make their debut on Celebrity Gogglebox this week. The sports presenters will put their upcoming work rivalry aside when they slouch on Chapman's sofa to watch some of the nation's favourite shows. Advertisement 4 Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates has signed up for Celebrity Gogglebox 4 Chapman revealed that the pair will watch the nation's favourite shows from his sofa Chapman and Cates were announced as Gary Lineker's Match of the Day replacements in January, with But Logan won't be tagging along to Chapman's gaff with Cates for the National Award-winning Channel 4 show on Friday night at 9pm. Lineker's BBC exit has sparked a Insiders said that the three also be competing to take the main presenting job for next year's FA Cup Final. Advertisement READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWS But Chapman, 51, and Cates, 49, will clearly compete on friendly terms, having signed up to join a star-studded Celebrity Gogglebox crew. In a video to confirm their appearance on the show, Chapman said: "Hi it's Mark and Kelly here. We are on Gogglebox on Friday and we've never watched telly together, have we?" To which Cates said while laughing: "No, we've been on telly together but we've never actually watched anything we've done." And Chapman joked: "I invite Kelly around all the time but she always refuses. She's hit the snacks already. Go on stuff your face." Advertisement Most read in Football Breaking 4 Gary Lineker left Match of the Day AND the BBC at the end of this season CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Cates initially cut in-between saying: "I refuse [to come round] for obvious reasons", before admitting to having "a peanut stuck in her teeth ." The pair aren't the only sporting faces to join the hit Channel 4 show. Advertisement Luke Littler reveals he's signed up to HUGE reality show alongside YouTuber mate The Sun revealed that darts sensation and world champion and popular internet personality, on Friday. It is yet another foray into the TV world for Luke who has seen his stardom rise over the past 18 months to become one of the country's most talked-about sportsmen. Olympics and Wimbledon host Meanwhile Lineker, 64, confirmed Advertisement It scuppered plans for Mark, Gabby and Kelly to have supporting roles alongside him at his swansong during next summer's World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico. 4 Luke Littler will star on Celeb Gogglebox alongside YouTuber mate AngryGinge
Elle
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Elle
Big Gloves To Fill: Is Goalie Hannah Hampton The Lionesses' Answer To Winning The Euros?
Hannah Hampton was never meant to be a goalkeeper. She was born with a squint and, from a young age, had numerous operations on her eyes under the care of Birmingham Children's Hospital, where the 24-year-old is now proudly an ambassador. Some procedures were terrifying. She remembers waking up from one with her eyes still glued shut; they remained that way for the next four hours. The doctors who tried to fix her eyesight, which still isn't fully corrected and affects her ability to judge distances, told her parents that she would never be a fighter pilot, a brain surgeon or a professional sports player. How wrong they were. FIND OUT MORE ON THE ELLE COLLECTIVE Defying expectations is just one of Hannah Hampton's many skills. 'I've gone through life proving people wrong,' she tells me when we meet a few days after she lifted the Women's Super League trophy for Chelsea: her second WSL win in two years, and a victory that was helped by her impeccable run of 18 games without conceding a goal. The team partied on the King's Road – Hampton snuck out at 10pm for ice-cream – and the next night she was awarded the Barclays Women's Super League Golden Glove, with her dad as her guest. 'You could just see the smile on his face – from ear to ear,' she says. It didn't stop there. Hampton went on to win the FA Cup Final with Chelsea in front of 74,000 fans. As the domestic season winds down, Hampton has also been Sarina Wiegman's first-choice goalkeeper for the Lionesses in the lead-up to the Euros this summer. Now that Mary Earps, who helped the team secure their European victory in 2022 and become World Cup finalists the following year, has stepped down Hampton is set to be England's number one. There's suddenly a lot to play for, but Hampton is surprisingly humble and laid-back, happily doing keepie-uppies while wearing a tartan Burberry shirt and kilt for the ELLE shoot in sweltering 26-degree heat, or spinning a ball about in an empty goal – 'me natural habitat', she jokes in her Brummie accent. With the stakes higher than ever, Hampton admits that she has started to get more nervous ahead of big games. 'I'm normally quite steady, but there have been moments this season where I had much more anxiety than I've ever experienced,' she says, explaining that she'll assuage her ner- ves by texting friends or asking Millie Bright (Chelsea Women's captain) to take her mind off the situation by telling her a funny story or getting her to dance. 'It shifts the focus to going out onto the pitch to enjoy playing like you did as a little girl.' As the women's game opens up at all levels and attracts more attention, with the number of players and match attendance rocketing after the success of the Lionesses – a 2024 survey by the FA showed that the number of women and girls playing foot- ball has increased by 56% in the past four years, while WSL attendances are up 239% since 2021 – it's fitting that the memory of playing as a youngster is something that Hampton holds on to. 'As a young girl, growing up and having the difficulties everyone has coming through school – with friendships, bullying – football was an escape,' she says. 'You make friends who understand you in a different way, who have the same interests and want the same outcomes in life.' You only have to watch a couple of Bright's TikToks to get an idea of how much dancing goes on in the dressing room: 'It's carnage,' says Hampton, who's the one on the pre-game aux, blasting out '2s n 3s' by LeoStayTrill and Clean Bandit. But there's another reason Hampton was never meant to be a goalkeeper: she always loved running fast and came to the game as a striker. When she was five, her parents, both teachers, moved the family from Birmingham to Villarreal, north of Valencia in Spain. While Hampton had to wait for her parents to finish up their meetings after school – 'it was a nightmare' – she would play football outside. Shortly after arriving, she was scouted by a professional Villarreal footballer who was doing the school run. What does she think he saw in her? 'I was very fast, and I would always use both feet from the beginning,' she says. 'It was weird, because my parents said I just understood football – no one in the family had ever taught me.' She was invited to trial for the Villarreal youth team: 'I went in full West Brom kit, and a day later I got a call saying, 'We want you in the club.''' Aged 11, Hampton moved back to the UK and went to the Centre of Excellence at Stoke City Football Club, where she played outfield. Before one of the games, the keeper got injured and Hampton thought it would be fun to stand in for her. An England scout happened to be watching the match and, afterwards, told her coach they wanted her as their goalkeeper. At 12, she became the youngest player to play for England Under-15s. She made her Lioness debut in 2022 against Spain, and played for Birmingham and Aston Villa before moving to Chelsea, whose manager Sonia Bompastor says Hampton 'fits perfectly into my game model. She brings a lot of confidence to the squad with her composure on the ball'. For Hampton, there are still several barriers that need to be broken down in women's football 'to make it easy for the next generation to play, push the game to another level and help try to minimise the scrutiny that you get from fans comparing the men's and women's game'. She says that there are far more allies in men's football than people expect: 'It's going in the right direction for sure, but obviously things can always be better.' At the last World Cup, Spain's victory was tainted during the medal ceremony when forward Jenni Hermoso was forcibly kissed on the lips by Luis Rubiales, the then head of the Spanish football federation. 'You're looking at the other side of that now,' says Hampton when I ask what she thought of the incident. 'She won the case.' Earlier this year, Rubiales was found guilty of sexual assault and fined almost £10,000. 'It shows that women are starting to have more power, not just in football but in society in general,' she adds. 'What Spain accomplished in that World Cup was incredible. For it to be dampened by that situation was hard to see, and hard for Jenni, but you then had the whole international football community gather around and support however they could.' Up until four years ago, football was an escape that Hampton had always loved. Things changed dramatically when she was 20 and playing for Aston Villa – 'It shifted into something completely different' – and her career almost ended before it had really had the chance to take off. Around that time, a story surfaced in the media suggesting that Hampton had been dropped from the England squad and Villa games because of 'attitude problems', claiming that it was unlikely she would be selected again under Wiegman. 'Media scrutiny gets to you more than you realise,' says Hampton. 'At a young age, I was likely exposed to more of it than most people are in their entire career, and I wasn't ready.' She says the stories were untrue, but she wanted to call it quits: 'It was harder to find that fight in me to prove people wrong, but somehow I managed it. I had all my friends and my fam- ily around me at the time to guide me in the right direction and keep me going. It's worked out for the best – I've got a lot to thank them for.' It's clearly a period that still weighs on Hampton's mind, and one that forced her to grow up quickly – it's easy to forget she's still only in her early twenties. She ensures she stays positive off the pitch by doing things she loves outside of football. On her rare days off, she'll cycle to Richmond Park, close to where she lives, on her road bike. As you might expect, Hampton's casual cycling trip isn't any ordinary ride: 'I get myself in trouble sometimes with the coaches at Chelsea because I go too far or too fast… There have been times when I've done 64km.' She's also a whizz at languages, taking Italian lessons every week with her teacher Paolo, and has made it her mission to learn conversational phra- ses in every tongue spoken in the Chelsea team, from Norwegian to Japanese: 'I could see how happy it made people when I spoke their language.' The more time I spend with Hampton, the stranger I find the story about her attitude problem. She strikes me as kind and warm-hearted, something that Bright confirms: 'As a person, she's so caring and loving – she would do anything for any- one. She's someone who you want to have around.' With her clean sheets this season, and her steely reserve and focus, Hampton is also a player who fans will want in goal for the Lionesses this summer. As Bompastor tells me: 'She has all the qualities to become the best goalkeeper in the world.' Does she feel additional pressure going into the Euros? 'There's pressure on everyone… It's going to be more competitive than anything [we've experienced before]. We know that if we can prepare ourselves the right way, then we can put on a good show for everyone – that's what we're aiming for.' Another perfect opportunity for Hannah Hampton to exceed expectations. ELLE Collective is a new community of fashion, beauty and culture lovers. 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Daily Mirror
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Former Arsenal star reveals why Royal Ascot is so great
The FA Cup will always hold a special place in Ray Parlour's heart. Not only did he lift the famous trophy an incredible four times during his career with Arsenal, he also netted a spectacular goal in the 2002 final against Chelsea. But the former Gunner star says that when it comes to his favourite sporting events, Royal Ascot is right up there with the showpiece finale of the English football season. 'Royal Ascot is a superb spectacle,' says Parlour. 'The top hat and tails dress code looks great, and it's a chance for most to get dressed up and enjoy a day at the races. 'The FA Cup Final is also a great one because of how big the competition is for English fans. For me, growing up, the FA Cup final was a special day in the house where we all watched it together on TV. To score in a final was incredible. 'And Wimbledon is a great event to go to, with fans from all over the world. 'But horse racing has been part of British culture for a very long time and Royal Ascot is an icon of national sport, with the quality of racing. It gets royal treatment as well, so it's 100 per cent up there for sure as one of the year's greatest events. 'As a footballer, I got more into horse racing as the lads were all keen on it. I have owned horses over the years and had a few named after me as well. It's a great day out, and it's great to be part of owning a horse, to go down to the training yard to see the horse, and then the race day is the pinnacle.' This year's event starts on Tuesday 17 June, with more than 300,000 visitors expected to attend the five-day festival at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire. In total, there will be 35 races taking place, with more than £10 million in prize money on offer. No race will be run for less than £110,000. The two highest-earning races are the Prince Of Wales' Stakes and the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, with a huge prize pot of £1 million for each race. Los Angeles is the favourite to cross the line first in the Prince of Wales Stakes, with NetBet offering odds of 17/5, followed by Economics at 21/5 and Map of Stars at 11/2. In the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, Lazzat is the 7/2 frontrunner, Inisherin at 24/5 and Storm Boy at 6/1. And the winner of this year's Ascot Gold Cup will receive an eye-watering £650,000 prize. Legendary trainer Aidan O'Brien will be looking to add to his record-breaking eight wins in the race this year, with his horse Illinois 7/5 favourite with NetBet to triumph ahead of Candelari at 7/2 and Trawlerman at 21/5. As well as NetBet Sport offering great odds on all UK and international horse racing events, NetBet Casino has welcome offers and promotions, including up to 500 free spins for new customers (full T&Cs can be found here). Sport-specific promotions include Wheel of Sportune, daily prizes, and Correct Score Predictor, with a jackpot of up to £5,000. 'I know Aidan O'Brien is the best flat trainer at the minute,' adds Parlour. 'He has so many top horses in his stable who can win the sprints and longer distance races. So naturally he is one to follow. 'Looking at a jockey to follow, then it's Ryan Moore. He is such a great jockey and proves time and time again, the quality he has in the saddle. 'From an English perspective, Charlie Appleby and John Gosden are trainers I like to follow at these meetings too. 'Sometimes you receive a tip and follow that one, or look at the in-form trainers and jockeys. 'For me, especially in the big races, I may just go with horse number 15, which was my number when I played.'
