Queen Alexandra Stakes: Alan King hoping to reign again at his favourite meeting

4.40 AscotQueen Alexandra Stakes | 2m5½f | 4yo+ | ITV/SKY

Who Dares Wins – Alan King's last runner of the meeting sums up his approach to Royal Ascot this week.

He may be better know as a jumps trainer but King loves this meeting more than any other and won Tuesday's Ascot Stakes with Coeur De Lion and Friday's Duke of Edinburgh with Scarlet Dragon, while Tritonic went close in the Golden Gate Handicap in between.

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And Northumberland Plate winner Who Dares Wins is the top-rated horse in this field, with Jamie Osborne not set to turn Gold Cup fifth Mekong out again.

The 2017 Ascot Stakes third faces the 2019 winner of that race in The Grand Visir plus the remarkable Fun Mac who is running at the meeting for the sixth year in a row.

What they say

Hughie Morrison, trainer of Fun Mac
He missed the cut for the Ascot Stakes by one and he has to carry a penalty in this for his win at Pontefract but he is a star who has run at Royal Ascot for the last five years.

Jamie Snowden, trainer of Adrrastos
The ground was too soft in the Grand Annual and the Topham was off so this was his third option. I've no idea how he'll do but he's a 140-rated chaser so if he stays the trip he should have a chance. I was pleased to see a bit of rain – and at worst this will put him spot on for the Summer Plate at Market Rasen.

John Bridger, co-owner of Affluence
If the ground dries out enough he's no forlorn hope for a place as he settles and travels so well, which is why he's excelled as we've stepped him up in distance.

Richard Spencer, trainer of Its'afreebee
He's not run on the Flat for a while but he's been hurdling in the winter and he's fresh and well. The trip won't be a problem and it could be a stronger race so he has an outside chance.

Ian Williams, trainer of The Grand Visir
If he runs like he did last year he'll take a bit of beating but it's always tough without a prep run. The trip and ground should be fine and if he's at his best he'll be there or thereabouts.

Alan King, trainer of Who Dares Wins
He's in very good form. He's had a break since Cheltenham and this has always been the plan. He has his ground and he'll get the trip so we're hopeful.

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