DAY 4 FRIDAY

2.30 Albany Stakes (Group 3) 3.05 King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) 3.40 Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) 4.20 Coronation Stakes (Group 1) 5.00 Queen’s Vase (Group 2) 5.35 Duke Of Edinburgh Handicap (0-105)

Race of the day The Coronation Stakes (4.20) is the fillies’ equivalent of the St James’s Palace Stakes, attracting the best three-year-old milers. Winter, the impressive Qipco 1,000 Guineas winner, proved beyond doubt that success was no fluke when bolting up in the Irish Guineas at The Curragh next time. Win this showpiece and she will rightly be considered the best in Europe.

One to watch Although this will be just the third running of the Commonwealth Cup (3.40), it is already being hailed as a masterstoke by the Ascot executive to introduce a Group One sprint just for three-yearolds. Caravaggio is a rare beast in that he reproduces sparkling home workouts when he steps on to a racecourse. He has an impressive turn of foot that his rivals will do well to counter.

Best outsider John Gosden has amassed 41 victories at this meeting and Stradivarius might just provide another success for the Newmarket trainer. This unexposed three-year-old looked like he would relish a stiffer test when beaten for speed in the final furlong of a fast-run race at Chester last time. He should certainly get that stamina examination here and 16-1 underplays his claims.