Undrafted faces 9 in Diamond repeat bid Undrafted faces nine rivals as he defends his Diamond Jubilee Stakes title at Royal Ascot on Saturday. Wes Ward's American raider saw off favourite Brazen Beau by half a length in the six-furlong heat last year, when partnered by Frankie Dettori, but will this time have top US rider John Velazquez in the plate. There will once again be an Australian contender as John O'Shea's Holler lines up for Godolphin, having won the Group One Canterbury Stakes earlier this year. Charlie Appleby's Jungle Cat, fourth in the King's Stand Stakes on Tuesday, provides an able second string for Godolphin, who notched a treble at the meeting on Wednesday. To add a further international dimension, leading Hong Kong speedster Gold-Fun represents Richard Gibson, while Signs Of Blessing has been declared by French trainer Francois Rohaut. British hopes are headed by Magical Memory, winner of both his outings this term for trainer Charlie Hills and Dettori. Henry Candy's Twilight Son, James Fanshawe's The Tin Man, the David O'Meara-trained Suedois and Tim Easterby's Mattmu complete the line-up.
