Prince Of Johanne wins the Royal Hunt Cup Prince Of Johanne landed his second major handicap when taking the Royal Hunt Cup. Tom Tate's six-year-old won the Cambridgeshire at Newmarket last season and on the back of just one run this campaign he was produced up the near-side rail by John Fahy to win at 16-1. Those drawn high definitely seemed to have an advantage as those on the far side all tacked over to race down the centre, giving away plenty of ground. In front over a furlong out, Excellent Guest threw down the biggest challenge but went down by half a length. Don't Call Me was third with Field Of Dream flashing home for fourth. Invisible Man, the winner in 2010, was fifth. The victory was a first at Royal Ascot for both trainer and jockey - and remarkably Tate's first winner of the current Flat season. Tate said: "I only train good horses! "He's a grand horse and he likes the mile and fast ground. He showed a lot of speed to win the Cambridgeshire and his form is there. "I read in the newspaper that it was 1949 the last time a horse won the Cambridgeshire and this race, so that was a bit of a dampener for our hopes! "John rides him well and he's a very good rider." Asked about future plans, Tate said: "Let's live for today."
