Trainer Jim Bolger is enjoying a renaissance year with his three-year-olds and Poetic Flare can once again show himself to be one of the best of his generation in the Group 1 St. James’s Palace stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot.

Palace Pier justified odds-on favouritism in the Queen Anne Stakes to get Royal Ascot 2021 off to a perfect start for Frankie Dettori.

Oxted returned to his brilliant best to run out victorious in the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Jockey Leigh Roche completed a double at Sligo today, steering last week's Leopardstown runner-up and in-foal Divine Celt (7/4f) to win the second division of the Durkin Bros Electrical Handicap for trainer Jarlath Fahey.