Frankie Dettori ended a tortuous wait for a winner at his last Royal Ascot when he captured the Queen’s Vase on Wednesday.
Until the sixth race on day two of the meeting, the racing had been a disaster by the usual standards of the Royal Ascot’s winning most active jockey
He rode three second place finishes on Tuesday and was then slapped with a nine day riding ban for careless riding on the King and Queen’s horse Saga.