Ryan Moore on his Royal Ascot rides: 'She ranks highly amongst the top two-year-old fillies'

Ryan Moore talks through his chances over the five days of Royal Ascot. His standout rides include Scandinavia in the Gold Cup, Minnie Hawk in the the Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Gstaad in the St James’s Palace, along with a number of talented juveniles.

Moore, who is on a total of 92 winners at Royal Ascot, was speaking to the World Pool.

Great Barrier Reef - he's a No Nay Never two-year-old. He's two from two. He won both his starts at the Curragh. He won his maiden on debut and then won a Group race on guineas weekend. He's a high class horse, a good two-year-old, and he'd be one of the leading chances in the Coventry.

Confucius got beat on his debut, was second next time, and then won at Naas. He put up a good performance. He's out of Millisle, who was a Cheveley Park winner, and again by No Nay Never. He's a very exciting colt and will go to the Coventry with leading claims.

Mission Central is probably going to run in the King Charles III Stakes. He's won both his starts this year at listed level, carrying a penalty at Naas last time. He won at Ascot last year as a two-year-old over six furlongs.

He's beaten older sprinters this year, but he's going into a Group One against them. He's got to improve, but he's a very fast horse who I think will run a big race, though taking on the overseas horses is going to be a challenge.

Gstaad was second in the Guineas and he won the Irish Guineas, and was a Group One winner at the Breeders' Cup last year.

He's a high class horse, very consistent, and has never run a bad race. He's a big, strong, hardy horse. Ascot will suit him, he won the Coventry Stakes there as a two-year-old and we're very much looking forward to seeing what he can do.

Puerto Rico is also in the St. James's Palace. He won two Group Ones as a two-year-old, along with a Group Two, and got better as the year went on.

He started this year with a fourth in the French Guineas and I think he'll improve for the run. He's another high class horse with an awful lot of talent and he will run a very big race in the St. James's Palace.

Victorious could run in the Queen Mary Stakes. She's out of Heaven On Earth, so she's from a great family, the family of Minding.

She's two from two. She won on her debut at Naas and then won a Group Three at Naas over six furlongs. She could drop back to five here. The stiff five at Ascot could suit her and I'd see her as one of the leading chances in that race.

Minnie Hauk is a possible for the Prince of Wales’s Stakes. She had a great year last year, she won the Oaks, Irish Oaks, Yorkshire Oaks, and was second in the Arc.

She came back this year and won on her first start at the Curragh, but was slightly disappointing in the Tattersalls Gold Cup. It was a funny sort of race and she probably wasn't best placed on the day. I think she'll step forward. It's going to be a very good Prince of Wales’s with Daryz and Ombudsman in there, but if she's at her best, she's got every chance.

The Windsor Castle conditions have been changed this year and we have a Wootton Bassett horse out of Embellish called Sergei Diaghilev who won his debut at the Curragh.

He's a nice, straightforward colt who does everything right and he could be well suited to the Windsor Castle.

In the Ribblesdale Stakes we could run Composing. She's had a couple of runs this year, she started in a Guineas trial at Leopardstown and then ran in the Saint-Alary in France, which was a messy sort of race, and she was doing all her best work inside the last furlong.

The step up to a mile and a half will suit her. She was a Group winner as a two-year-old and I think she could run very well in the Ribblesdale.

Scandinavia - hopefully he'll be my ride in the Gold Cup. He won the St. Leger last year and has won both his starts this year.

He's obviously going to run two and a half miles for the first time, but he won the Goodwood Cup at two miles already, so hopefully the extra half mile will be within his compass.

It's a strong race, Trawlerman obviously won it last year and he's a high class horse who'll be tough to beat at his best, but he was just behind Scandinavia in the Leger.

Caballo De Mar is also a two-time Group One winner. So it's always going to be a good, hard race. He's a four-year-old going two and a half miles for the first time, but he'd be one of the leading chances for sure.

Jan Brueghel could go to Ascot. He won the Ormonde this year and then was second in the Coronation Cup recently.

Not quite sure which race he'll be aimed at yet, but wherever he turns up, he's a high class performer with a very good race record and would always be a horse to watch.

Sun Goddess is a Sioux Nation filly out of Etoile Bleu. She was second or third on debut, she wasn't beaten far and then won very impressively at the Curragh a couple of weeks ago.

She's a big, strong filly, and she's a possible for the Albany. She's one of the likely favourites and I think she has outstanding chances. She ranks highly amongst the top two-year-old fillies. Very high class.

True Love and Precise are both likely runners in the Coronation Stakes. They've both won a Guineas this year and I'm not sure which one's the best of them, but they're both high class.

They're both Group One winning two-year-olds and obviously both Guineas winners now.

True Love won at the Royal Meeting as a two-year-old, she's very fast and won the Queen Mary.

Precise won the Moyglare and the Fillies' Mile. The mile seems to suit her well and they both have outstanding chances.

Charles Darwin is a likely runner in the Commonwealth Cup. He won the Norfolk last year at Ascot and then had a setback.

He won his comeback at Navan this year and was then beaten at Naas where he took a bad step a furlong and a half from home. He'll need to obviously step up on what he's done this year, but he's a talented horse.

Albert Einstein is an intended runner in the Commonwealth Cup. He's had three starts already this year.

He won a Group race as a two-year-old at the Curragh, then had a setback. He started back early over seven furlongs and then we ran him again over seven in the Greenham, where he ran a good race finishing third.

We then dropped him back to six at Newbury and he was second, but he still ran a little bit green. I think he'll improve again and I'd like to think he has a big chance in the Commonwealth. He's an exciting, good-looking colt.

Brussels has had a couple of starts this year. He ran a very good race in the Breeders' Cup Sprint last back end. He'd need to improve on what he's done, but he's a decent horse who's proven at that level.

Carry the Flag could run in the Norfolk. He's a fast colt who ran a good race first time out at Naas and was then second to Great Barrier Reef at the Curragh. He's a fast horse who could run well.

For the Jersey, we have a few possible runners. Neolithic could be one, he was placed in the Tetrarch Stakes last time out. Dorset is another horse; he's a Group winner from last year who ran in the French Guineas and could have some sort of a chance in there as well.

Satono Reve in the Queen Elizabeth Jubilee - the sixth Group One on the Saturday. He was second in the race last year and was a little bit unfortunate. He's obviously been over to Hong Kong and he's a dual Group One winner in Japan.

He's run some blinding races behind Ka Ying Rising and if he brings his best form, he's going to be right there with every chance.

The Australian contenders look strong this year with Joliestar the standout, and there's another one too. So it's going to be a hard race, but at least he's been there and he's proven at the track. If he brings his best form, he's right there.