Royal Ascot: Paddington gives Aidan O'Brien record, Hollie Doyle wins on Bradsell, Frankie Dettori banned
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Paddington's victory moved Aidan O'Brien ahead of Sir Michael Stoute in the all-time Royal Ascot trainers' standings
Paddington won the Prince of Wales's Stakes to give trainer Aidan O'Brien a record 83rd victory at Royal Ascot.
The Irish 2,000 Guineas winner under Ryan Moore beat Frankie Dettori's English Guineas victor Chaldean.
Dettori was later given a nine-day ban for careless riding when finishing fifth on the King's horse Saga.
Meanwhile, Hollie Doyle became the first woman to ride a top-level Group One winner at Royal Ascot as Bradsell took the King's Stand Stakes.
Doyle survived a stewards' inquiry after the 14-1 winner veered left towards runner-up Highfield Princess.
Triple Time, trained by Kevin Ryan, sprang a 33-1 shock under Neil Callan to win the opening Queen Anne Stakes.
Inspiral was a neck back in second on a frustrating day for 52-year-old Italian Dettori, who is riding at his final Royal Ascot before retiring later this year.
Moore led the jockey standings with a treble sealed by Vauban after earlier winning on River Tiber.
The first day's races passed without delay after activists Animal Rising said they would not disrupt the meeting.
It is the first Royal Ascot since the death of Queen Elizabeth II last September, and King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended for the first time in their new roles.
They own several runners at the five-day fixture, although Saga was only fifth for Dettori in the Wolferton Stakes as 16-1 chance Royal Champion, trained by Roger Varian, gave jockey Jack Mitchell his first Royal Ascot win.
Dettori picked up a suspension which will run from 4 to 12 July and means he misses the ride on favourite Emily Upjohn in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes.
He was deemed to have caused significant interference to several horses after attempting to switch right towards the rail in the early stages.
Chaldean was the 7-4 favourite in the opening day's feature race, but it was the 11-5 shot Paddington who came out on top by three-and-three-quarter lengths.
"He's an incredible horse, he just keeps improving and improving," O'Brien said of Paddington.
It was a second triumph of the day for O'Brien, who earlier won the Coventry Stakes for the 10th time with River Tiber, and is now one Ascot victory ahead of Sir Michael Stoute.
Doyle suffered a heavy fall at Wolverhampton in January which ruled her out for two months
Doyle, who was claiming her fourth winner at the Royal meeting, said it was "gut-wrenching" to hear the stewards' klaxon go.
But they ruled last year's Coventry Stakes winner Bradsell, who won by three-quarters of a length, should keep the race despite the runner-up's rider Jason Hart saying he felt "intimidated" by the winner.
It was a sweet success for trainer Archie Watson, who had to endure Dragon Symbol losing the 2021 Commonwealth Cup after an inquiry.
Triple Time had missed the Lockinge Stakes with colic but justified his stable's belief as he determinedly saw off the challenge of Inspital, ridden by Dettori.
"Kevin was so confident. He said it's the best horse he's ever trained," said Callan.
Owner Sheikh Mohammed Obaid celebrated again later as Royal Champion sealed a double.
On her final start, pregnant mare Ahorsewithnoname provided the mother of all victories for jockey William Buick and trainer Nicky Henderson.
The eight-year-old, who is in foal to the sire Cracksman, came home in front of Calling The Wind to take the Ascot Stakes.
Vauban led a Willie Mullins 1-2 in the concluding Copper Horse Handicap.
The evens favourite completed a Moore treble, while Dettori - aboard Absurde - finished second for the third time.
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