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Ascot Assessing Security Plans Ahead Of Royal Meeting

Officials at Ascot are liaising with authorities over security plans for the Royal meeting following the attempted disruption to Saturday's Betfred Derby at Epsom.

Police arrested 31 people on Saturday, including 12 on the racecourse grounds, after Animal Rising announced their intention to “cancel or severely delay” the Derby in the lead up to the race, which went ahead as planned.

Surrey Police confirmed on Sunday that Ben Newman, 32, from Hackney, east London, had been charged with causing public nuisance after running onto the track during the Derby itself.

He appeared at Guildford Magistrates' Court, where he pleaded not guilty to causing public nuisance, on Monday. It comes after he was filmed jumping the fence and sprinting on to the course at Epsom as the race began on Saturday. He was chased by police as the crowd jeered before officers tackled him and pulled him away.

The protest occurred after the Jockey Club, which owns Epsom, was granted an injunction prohibiting the group from intervening in the event, claiming the organisation had made “explicitly clear” that it intended to breach security.

Ascot are looking closely at all security options ahead of the five-day meeting which starts on Tuesday, June 20.

The Berkshire track's director of racing and public affairs, Nick Smith, said, “Epsom did a fantastic job and kept the protesters under control. Anyone who saw the efforts of all involved could not fail to be impressed. Swift and decisive action was taken.

“We will be holding internal discussions and will be liaising with the Jockey Club and the police to develop and deliver our plan over the next few days. Watch this space is all I can say at the moment.”

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Indestructible Bids To Bounce Back To Form In St James’s Palace Stakes

Craven winner Indestructible (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) will bid to bounce back from a disappointing effort in the 2,000 Guineas when lining out for the G1 St. James's Palace S. at Royal Ascot later this month.

The Karl Burke-trained colt could only manage 10th behind Chaldean (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in the Guineas, where the testing ground is reported to have been against Amo Racing's runner.

Spokesman for the operation, Tom Pennington said, “He's come out of the Guineas very well. The ground probably didn't play to his strengths at Newmarket. We've always said he is not a soft ground horse and it was decent ground when he won the Craven.

“He's in decent form and is working well, Karl is happy with him, and it is all systems go for the St James's Palace at Royal Ascot.”

He added. “Quick ground round a bend should see him at his best, he's a nice horse and you don't do what he did in the Craven without being a nice horse. I think getting on better ground will see him replicate what he did at Newmarket in the Craven.

“You can't knock his form and his only disappointing run before the Guineas was when he was second to Chaldean at Doncaster last season. The ground was hock deep that day as well and he's just not as effective on that sort of ground. He's much better on a sound surface.”

Indestructible is as big as 40-1 in places for the St James's Palace. The market revolves around Guineas winner Chaldean, a 6-4 favourite, while Irish 2,000 Guineas hero Paddington (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) is next best at 3-1.

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Dubai Mile Likely for Grand Prix de Paris

Ahmad Al Shaih's G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud winner Dubai Mile (Ire) (Roaring Lion) will be pointed to the G1 Grand Prix de Paris with the possibility of a run at Royal Ascot in between, trainer Charlie Johnson said. The colt finished ninth in the G1 Betfred Derby on Saturday and was fifth in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in his three-year-old debut last month.

Dubai Mile holds engagements in the G2 King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot on Jun 23 and also the G1 Irish Derby at The Curragh on July 2. However, Johnston is keen to head to ParisLongchamp for the Grand Prix de Paris, over the same 1 1/2-mile trip on July 14.

“We will see about Ascot and I've always thought the Grand Prix de Paris was a race that would really suit him,” Johnston said. “I'd like to have that as part of his plans. Whether or not he goes to Ascot in between, we'll see.

“If he did everything, it would be three weeks and three weeks–it is six weeks until Paris.”

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Caravel to Skip Royal Ascot, Aim for Jaipur

Quatar Racing, Marc Detampel and Madaket Stable's Caravel (Mizzen Mast), winner of last year's GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, will skip an expected trip to Royal Ascot for the June 20 G1 King's Stand S. and will instead aim for the June 10 GI Jaipur S. at Belmont Park, trainer Brad Cox confirmed Tuesday. The news was first reported by the Daily Racing Form's Dave Grening.

“We just feel it's the right decision with getting her back to the Breeders' Cup,” Cox said.

Purchased for $500,000 at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton November sale, Caravel won the GIII Franklin S. before her front-running victory in the Turf Sprint last November. Scratched from the Keeneland November sale just days after that win, the 6-year-old mare returned this term with a determined score in the Apr. 8 GII Shakertown S. and added a win in the Unbridled Sidney S. at Churchill Downs in her most recent start May 5.

The six-furlong Jaipur is part of the Breeders' Cup challenge series and offers an automatic berth in this year's Turf Sprint, which will be held at Santa Anita Nov. 4.

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