Princess beats big field of boys in the Buckingham Palace

The closing Buckingham Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot went the way of John Quinn’s Highfield Princess (18-1), providing jockey Jason Hart with a first winner at the meeting.

Hart said: “She’s just kept working her way up from 57 last year to 92 and has improved with racing. I think she could be a black-type filly.

“I think the way the race panned out suited her. And the rain is getting into the ground and that helped. She’s an honest filly.

“I didn’t think my turn was going to come here, but thankfully it has with this filly.”