Thursday, 20 June 2019: Aidan O'Brien's 13/8 favourite Magical finished a length and a quarter-second to the Sir Michael Stoute-trained Crystal Ocean (3/1) in the £750,000 G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes, the feature race on day two of Royal Ascot 2019.

Frankie Dettori "star Jump" after winning the 2019 G1 Prince of Wales's Stakes on Crystal Ocean

Crystal Ocean , ridden by Frankie Dettori, hit the front entering the home straight and despite the best efforts of Magical and jockey Ryan Moore, the pair finished a length and a quarter behind the winner in the 10-furlong contest.

O'Brien said: "She ran well and Ryan was very pleased with her. The King George could be an option for her."

Moore commented: "Magical ran a cracker. The ground got bad, but she ran well."

Andre Fabre's Waldgeist (4/1) was a further three and a quarter-lengths back in third and the French trainer said: "Waldgeist ran well. The ground was not an issue as he has won on soft. The King George could be a possible."

Pierre-Charles Boudot, who rode Waldgeist, said: "He was not the same horse on this ground."

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe second Sea Of Class (5/1), trained by William Haggas, struggled in the conditions and finished fifth. Her jockey James Doyle said: "We learnt a lot about her today, mainly the fact that she doesn't like the deep ground that she encountered out there today.

"She felt in great nick and travelled really well. We were a bit too far back, but the main thing was just to get a run into her and start her off - we're very happy with her."

Japanese raider Deirdre (33/1) finished sixth and her jockey Yutaka Take reported: "It was a very tough race."

Andrea Atzeni, rider of Zabeel Prince (7th), commented: "A mile and a quarter on soft ground is just too far for him."