Time For Sandals springs 25-1 shock at Royal Ascot

As Shadow Of Light’s favorite only finished fifth, Time For Sandals won the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot with a surprise 25-point victory.

The winner, who is known as “Flip Flop,” was ridden by Richard Kingscote from stall one for Harry Eustace, a seasoned trainer.

After winning the first Queen Anne Stakes on Tuesday with Docklands, Eustace was celebrating a top-level Group One double.

The horses have arrived in excellent condition, according to Eustace, despite being the hardest place on earth.

Trainer Charlie Appleby said the good going going made him unsuitable for the youngster and that he was third in the 2, 000 Guineas last year.

On Friday, along with the Coronation Stakes (16:20 BST), the Commonwealth Cup is one of two top-level Group One races.

In the following Sandringham Stakes, jockey Warren Fentiman, age 17, rides Purple Rainbow for King Charles.

The Albany Stakes saw the end of Aidan O’Brien’s dominance of this week’s junior races with the training of Venetian Sun, trained by Karl Burke.

Horses drawn high performed well on Thursday, but Clifford Lee’s 7-1 winner also advanced from stall one on Friday, defeating O’Brien’s favorite Signora, who is now ninth in ninth place.

The best two-year filly I’ve trained, Burke said, “I think she’s very special.”