Royal Ascot - Australasian Interest Day Three

Breednet - Thursday June 17

Fastnet Rock has a strong hand with two top chances at Royal Ascot on Thursday while Rosemont Stud will be eagerly watching the four runners for Starspangledbanner.

Fastnet Rock has strong representation at Royal Ascot on Thursday.

Fastnet Rock has the favourite in the Group 3 Hampton Court Stakes with the three year-old colt Movin Time, coming off an impressive last start easy win at Newmarket.

Then he has the three year-old filly Twisted Reality, a 9/1 chance in the Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes, coming off a nice season resumption where she looked open to improvement and she had been most impressive winning on debut last season when very green in the run.

Here are all the runners on the card where there is interest for Australian breeders with runners by stallions standing this season in Australasia.

Norfolk Stakes (Group 2)

Andreas Vesalius  - by Caravaggio (20/1)

Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3)

Movin Time – by Fastnet Rock (10/3)

The Rosstafarian – by Starspangledbanner (14/1)

Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2)

Aristia – by Starspangledbanner (28/1)

Nicest – by American Pharoah (40/1)

Twisted Reality – by Fastnet Rock (9/1)

Britannia Stakes

Akmaam – by Wootton Bassett (50/1)

Royal Scimitar – by Territories (80/1)

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Legal Attack – by Shalaa (33/1)

Laelaps – by Exceed And Excel (40/1)

Dinoo – by Starspangledbanner (22/1)

Royal Air Force – by Fastnet Rock (40/1)

Longlai – by Shalaa (66/1)

Tawleed – by Exceed And Excel (40/1)

Air To Air – by Toronado (7/1)

Buckingham Palace Stakes

Symbolize – by Starspangledbanner (28/1)

Aldaary – by Territories (6/1f)

Dance Fever – by Sir Prancealot (20/1)

Karibana – by Hallowed Crown (33/1)

Total Commitment – by Exceed And Excel (50/1)

Corvair – by Exceed And Excel (28/1)

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