Golden Lips takes on the early pace with Frankly Darling tucked in in second in the early stages.

Approximate odds

5-4 Frankly Darling, 4-1 Trefoil, 5-1 Miss Yoda, 6-1 Passion, 9-1 Bar.

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Frankly Darling is a daughter of Frankel and is attracting a similar level of stratospheric hype.

This is just her third start, but after blitzing to victory on her comeback at Newcastle and with Frankie Detorri - a seven-time winner of this race - on board, it looks justified.

Miss Yoda and Anastarsia are also part of trainer John Gosden's party, but watch out for West End Girl.

Ryan Moore praised his mount Circus Maximus, who was sixth in the Derby last year under today's rival Frankie Dettori, after winning the Queen Anne Stakes.

The winner could now head for a Sussex Stakes showdown with Irish 2,000 Guineas victor Siskin at Glorious Gooodwood.

Moore admitted it is an unusual atmosphere at Ascot, but is pleased racing has been able to go ahead.

"It's obviously not the same but we are happy we are here racing and hoping to put on the best show we can," he said.

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John Hunt
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentator at Royal Ascot

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This is my view from the BBC Radio 5 Live commentary position. I feel even more fortunate than usual to be looking out over this view this year with some of my press-room colleagues not able to attend due to coronavirus restrictions at the course.

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This cavernous main stand would normally be bustling with racegoers and is the engineroom for much of the revenue normally generated by the meeting.

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And finally these are the gates that would normally be clattering to announce the arrival of thousands of racing fans.

Frankly Darling is in the pre-parade ring sporting a red hood that looks a little lucha libre. That will be removed before she gets in the stalls though.

She is the one to beat in the next one...

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Who are the contenders the bookies fear then on this opening day?

Frankly Darling looked in superb nick on the racing's return at Newcastle and is highly fancied in the Ribblesdale Stakes at 14:25 BST. The filly has attracted 35% of bets in the race in the last 12 hours, according to Oddschecker.

Elsewhere punters fancy Aidan O'Brien-trained three-year-old Mogul in the King Edward VII Stakes at 15:00 BST as he attracts a huge 50% of the bets on the race in the last 12 hourse. There is busy trade in Battaash as well in the King's Stand Stakes at 15:35 BST with 34% of bets in that one backing the superstar six-year-old to make it fourth time lucky at Royal Ascot.

Welsh jockey David Probert has just reached his 'dream' career milestone of riding1,000 winners.

Now he heads to Berkshire looking for a second Royal Ascot victory and hoping to land a first ever group One victory at the meeting.

With no crowds at the famous fixture because of coronavirus, 32-year-old Probert says the event will be "like a ghost town" but still a special place to ride.

Probert's Tuesday rides

14:25 - Hold Fast 20-1

16:40 - Diocletian 16-1

Circus Maximus looked a little stressed in the parade ring, sweating up and needing the attention of two handlers.

He came good and quashed any doubts that might have been raised by that though.

1 Circus Maximus (R L Moore) 4-1 Fav2 Terebellum (L Dettori) 5-13 Marie's Diamond (J Fanning) 40-1

Wow. That was a battle up the home straight between two top horses and two top jockeys,

Circus Maximus looked beaten but Ryan Moore cajoled his mount, trained by Aidan O'Brien, to a narrow victory in a photo finish from Frankie Dettori on Terebellum.

• Full result here

Circus Maximus by a short head! What a finish!

Circus Maximus or Terebellum? Let's go upstairs...

Frankie Dettori makes his move on Terebellum...

Marie's Diamond is leading at the halfway point, but the field are packed tightly just behind.

They are away cleanly with Accidental Agent getting off fine. Circus Maximus out at the front.

Approximate odds

4-1 Circus Maximus, 4-1 Terrebellum, 5-1 Mohaather, 7-1 Fox Chairman, 10-1 Roseman, 11-1 Bar.

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Are you not entertained?!

Circus Maximus, saddled by three-time Queen Anne winner Aidan O'Brien, had looked set to go off favourite after success in the St James's Palace Stakes last year.

However he can expect some stiff competition at the top of the market from Irish raider Terebellum, who has Frankie Detorri on board and John Gosden masterminded his preparation.

Mohaather and Fox Chairman are also attracting plenty of bets.

And what to make of Accidental Agent? A 33-1 surprise winner of this race in 2018 before refusing to shift off the startline 12 months later. He is at even longer odds this time around than in 2018.

• All the runners and riders.

Jockey Jim Crowley willl be pleased he made the correct choice after riding 14-1 shot Motakhayyel to victory.

Crowley, the champion jockey in 2016, is retained rider for owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum and had other options, but plumped for the horse who hadn't raced for 325 days.

A possible pointer to which stalls are best favoured in today's sprint races - the first four home were drawn high, in 26, 22, 16 and 27.

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1. Motakhayyel 14-1

2. Jack's Point 66-1

3. Mutamaasik 7-1

4. Cliffs Of Capri 20-1

A subdued greeting in the paddock, with the odd cheer which jockey Jim Crowley acknowledges, as he leads in the winner Motakhayyel, trained by Richard Hannon.

• Full result here

A good clean break from some of the usual suspects although Keyser Soze was slowly away.

The field has split into three groups.

Motakhayyel is coming through on the near side.