Thursday, 20 June 2019: Frankie Dettori has now ridden 62 Royal Ascot winners, having scored with Crystal Ocean in the G1 £750,000 Prince of Wales's Stakes. It was an 80th Royal Ascot success for trainer Sir Michael Stoute.

Crystal Ocean winning the Prince Of Wales's Stakes (Group 1)

3/1 chance Crystal Ocean   had to dig very deep to hold off the Aidan O'Brien-trained four-year-old filly Magical, the 13/8 favourite, but Frankie Dettori drove the five-year-old son of Sea The Stars home to win by a length and a quarter.

It was the second half of a 75/1 double for Dettori, who also took the opening G2 Queen Mary Stakes aboard Raffle Prize.

Dettori, who last won this race on Rewilding in 2011 and who has four victories in the 10-furlong contest in total, said: ""I knew Crystal Ocean stayed really well, so I kicked on early and did not hear anything coming. The rest is history.

"Everything went to plan - I sat where I wanted to sit and kicked early to use his stamina. He was full of running and I felt it was going to take a good one to get past me.

"It was great. As soon as I knew Enable was going for the Eclipse, I rang Sir Michael's office and said I was available. He was quick to react and called me in the afternoon to say I'd got the ride and I was delighted. 

"He's an ultra-consistent horse, he's a heavyweight of the sport, never runs a bad race. I was concerned about the rain because all his best form is on firm ground, and the race went exactly as I thought. I thought I'd better kick round the turn and use my stamina, and in fairness he stuck his head out and galloped right to the line.

"He's in all the big ones - a mile and a quarter, a mile and a half. He's a five-year-old, mature and strong. I rode him in the morning and he was laidback and didn't give much of a feel, but he's saved his best for the afternoon."