Overview

• Trawlerman set a new track record as he led from start to finish under William Buick to win the Ascot Gold Cup by seven lengths
• Illinois finished runner-up under Ryan Moore as Aidan O’Brien chased a record-extending tenth Gold Cup victory
• Field of Gold delivered a 3½-length triumph in the St James’s Palace Stakes for Juddmonte and rider Colin Keane
• Aidan O’Brien’s horses collected multiple Group race wins this week, including Charles Darwin’s Norfolk Stakes success and victories in the Ribblesdale and Hampton Court Stakes
• Royal Ascot’s total prize fund reached £10.05 million, with each Group 1 race offering at least £650,000 in purses