Royal Ascot 2022: State Of Rest wins Prince of Wales’s Stakes on day two – as it happened

William Buick on board Pretty sweet goes to post before the final race of the day The Kensington Palace Stakes Photograph: David Davies/PA

6.31pm BST

Stage fit for a Queen

The Gold Cup is traditionally the highlight of the week at Royal Ascot and Thursday could be quite some occasion if the Queen arrives at the track for the first time this Platinum Jubilee year and sees her horse Reach For The Moon win the Hampton Court Stakes, for which he is an odds-on favourite. That story would knock the Gold Cup, even if Stradivarius returns to win the race for a record-equalling fourth time, off the front pages of even the racing press. It is likely we won’t find out till around midday if the Queen is to make her way to the track but it promises to be some atmosphere if she does and you can follow all the action here.

The racegoers watch the action at Royal Ascot on Wednesday. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

Updated at 6.31pm BST

6.21pm BST

Kensington Palace Stakes (6.10pm) result

1 Rising Star (N Callan) 40-1
2 Random Harvest (Saffie Osborne) 40-1
3 Isola Rossa (Hayley Turner) 22-1
4 State Occasion (Rossa Ryan) 8-1
20 ran
Also: 7-2 Fav Haziya
Non Runners: 1,12

Neill Callan riding Rising Star (R, light blue) wins The Kensington Palace Stakes . Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

Updated at 6.25pm BST