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Trip To Paris and Graham Lee (left) made the trip around Ascot and landed won the Gold Cup. Royal Ascot meeting Day 3, 18 June 2015.

Kingfisher and Ryan Moore (purple silks) flew home in second, with the favoured Forgotten Rules and Pat Smullen (right) third. Full result here.

Weld: Rules run hinges on Ascot ground

Weld: Forgotten Rules run hinges on ascot ground

Weld: Forgotten Rules run hinges on ascot ground

Dermot Weld reports ante-post favourite Forgotten Rules to be in top form ahead of the Gold Cup but emphasised he will only run his classy stayer at Royal Ascot if the ground is suitable.

Should the ground be on the firm side, then Weld would pull the talented but lightly-raced five-year-old out of…

Smullen lands seventh title

Dermot Weld hailed Pat Smullen as the “professional’s professional” as the rider picked up his seventh Irish champion jockeys’ title at Leopardstown.

Smullen lands seventh title By Sporting Life Report

Galway.

Smullen and Weld have enjoyed another outstanding campaign, teaming up for big-race success with the likes of Free Eagle, Forgotten Rules, Mustajeeb and Pale Mimosa.

As well as Mustajeebi…

Star stayer Leading Light might have run his last race in the British Champions Long Distance Cup, won by Forgotten Rules, on British Champion Day, 18 October 2014.

He "was badly hampered by the eventual winner of the British Champions Long Distance Cup, Forgotten Rules, and the result of the incident is injuries to both his front legs." Read more here.

Get better very soon, poor boy.

Gordon Lord Byron scores BC Sprint success

Gordon Lord Byron scores British Champions Sprint success for Tom Hogan

Gordon Lord Byron scores British Champions Sprint success for Tom Hogan

Gordon Lord Byron came through the eye of a needle in the dying strides to snatch victory in the Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot.

Tom Hogan's admirable globetrotter looked to have plenty to do a furlong out, but Wayne Lordanmanaged to…