Yutaka Take tips Shin to shine at Royal Ascot

Seasoned jockey Yutaka Take expects A Shin Hikari to have a "straightforward" experience at Royal Ascot - as long as the Japanese sensation can keep a cool head.

The five-year-old son of Deep Impact is hot favourite for the Prince of Wales's Stakes next Wednesday after he backed up his Hong Kong Cup success with a brilliant dismantling of a top-drawer field in the Prix d'Ispahan at Chantilly last month.

Take admits the Masanori Sakaguchi-trained A Shin Hikari does have temperament issues, but told The Sun: "I will ride my race and let the horse do all the talking.

"Although A Shin Hikari has a difficult temperament I know him very well now.

"You can't fight him, you let him do what he wants. The key is for him to be relaxed as he has had a few mental issues in the past.

"He won well in Hong Kong and also in France. We kept him calm before those races.

"If we can do the same at Ascot I think the race itself will be straightforward."