Ryan Moore chalks up 50th Royal Ascot victory with Hunting Horn

Ryan Moore rode his 50th winner at Royal Ascot as Hunting Horn dominated his rivals in the Hampton Court Stakes.

Aidan O'Brien's colt was a 5-1 shot for this Group Three assignment, coming down in class after finishing a respectable sixth in the French Derby on his latest appearance.

Moore settled Hunting Horn in midfield for much of the 10-furlong journey before making his move rounding the home turn and the son of Camelot fairly sprinted up the straight to score by four and a half lengths.

Crossed Baton was best of the rest in second ahead of Zaaki in third.

Moore told ITV Racing: "He ran a really good race in the French Derby and he has progressed with every start this year.

"The race went smoothly for him. He got there and had a look around, he wasn't doing much in the last furlong. He's a progressive horse but obviously that was a big jump forward from anything he'd done before.

"Having 51 winners would mean a lot more."

O'Brien said: "We're delighted with him. He had a lovely run at Sandown. He's by Camelot, he travels well and quickens well and we thought a mile and a quarter would suit him.

"Ryan gave him a lovely ride. The lads who look after him at home were very happy with him so I couldn't be happier with him.

"He relaxes well and quickens, his dad was like that. When there's a pace on, he's happy and it was a nice evenly run race.

"He's got a lot of options, he can step up to a mile and a half, you could have a look at an Eclipse, you could go to France or we could give him a little bit of time as well. He's been busy the last couple of weeks.

"I'm delighted for Ryan (to get his 50th) he gave him a great ride and we're delighted to have him."

Best of the rest

Champion jockey Silvestre de Sousa was at his brilliant best as he steered Ostilio to victory in the Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Having chased home Tuesday's St James's Palace Stakes hero Without Parole on his penultimate outing before winning at Newmarket, Simon Crisford's charge was among the market principals for this fiercely competitive handicap as a 10-1 shot.

The three-year-old made a smart start over the straight mile and after initially leading down the centre of the track, De Sousa tacked his mount across to grab the stands rail.

It was clear some way from home that his rivals would struggle to close the gap and Ostilio passed the post with a handy advantage.

Curiosity was second ahead of Magnificent and Desert Wind in third and fourth respectively.

Baghdad claimed a narrow victory after a thrilling climax to the King George V Stakes at Royal Ascot.

The three-year-old was one of six runners for trainer Mark Johnston in an 18-strong field and was a 9-1 shot under Andrea Atzeni to follow up his victory at York last month.

Baghdad hit the front racing inside the final two furlongs before being strongly pressed by Corgi on the run to the line.

First Eleven then flew home against the far rail to set up a three-way finish, but Johnston's charge clung on by a neck.

Corgi beat First Eleven to second by a nose, with Cross Counter a couple of lengths further back in fourth.

Johnston told ITV Racing: "Turning for home I think we had the first four! We said beforehand that Communique was the favourite and he looked like he was going to be the one to do it, but credit to Baghdad and Andrea, they stuck on dourly.

"I don't believe in it when people say about the 'typical Mark Johnston attitude', but he's a really tough horse and that was great.

"I thought he was more exposed than some of my others, but obviously not."

Atzeni said: "We didn't have a very good draw in 16 and I had to use him to get a good position and I ended up getting a good spot.

"He travelled beautifully and he's very tough.

"I was always holding the horse on my left (Corgi) and then I felt Frankie on my inside, but I thought I'd just held on. It's great to get another winner."