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Johnny Ward

Royal Ascot tips day 2: Sir Michael Stoute hoping to make headlines again with Bay Bridge

Bay Bridge, ridden by Ryan Moore, wins The Coral Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown

(Picture: PA)

A bit like buses, two superstars have come around at the same time for Sir Michael Stoute, and Bay Bridge can continue his road to the top in Royal Ascot’s feature Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (3.40).

Stoute, who turns 77 this year, took out his license 50 years ago. Desert Crown’s Derby win recently had him back in the headlines and Bay Bridge was something of an echo from the past in the Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown, routing his rivals in the manner of a horse still progressing under Ryan Moore. Only four horses take him on, but it is a compelling renewal.

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