Fairy Godmother and Rosallion also impressed in a meeting which was profitable for the sport and off the course
Hand of God was always going to be a topical runner in yesterday’s Golden Gates Stakes during a football tournament but the 9-4 favourite winning at Royal Ascot 38 years to the day after Diego Maradona dashed England’s World Cup hopes by punching the ball past Peter Shilton into the net in Argentina’s 2-1 quarter final victory in Mexico was almost spooky.
Jockey Callum Shepherd put a difficult time behind him with success at Ascot, while Bedtime Story romped to victory in the Chesham Stakes