Royal Ascot 2022 Day Four: French raider Mangoustine can win the Coronation Stakes

can win the battle of the Classic heroines to land the Coronation Stakes (British Champions Series) (Fillies) on the fourth day of Royal Ascot 2022.

Although impressive Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Homeless Songs won't be lining up due to the quick ground, Mangoustine takes on English 1,000 Guineas winner Cachet again and the talented John and Thady Gosden-trained Inspiral makes her eagerly-awaited return to action.

It still looks a high-quality renewal of the Group One mile contest and French raider Mangoustine can uphold the form with Cachet, who she just got the better of when winning the Emirates Poule d'Essai des Pouliches at ParisLongchamp last month.

The Mikel Delzangles-trained daugher of Dark Angel came late and fast to collar Newmarket Guineas winner Cachet and score by a head in the French version. But she was a worthy winner and it looks hard to see George Boughey’s star filly reversing the form.

Mangoustine will surely improve for her Classic victory and French raiders have won the Group One feature recently with Ervedya (2015), Qemah (2016) and Watch Me (2019).

Delzangles only has one Royal Ascot winner to his name, thanks to Chineur’s success in the King’s Stand Stakes in 2005. But having won a first French Guineas in nine years with Mangoustine, he can end his long wait for another Royal winner with the same horse.

Haydock Park winner can follow-up in the Group One Commonwealth Cup (British Champions Series) (No Geldings) (3.05pm).

Karl Burke’s three-year-old has won six of his seven career starts, the latest on Merseyside, when he impressed taking the Group Two Sandy Lane Stakes from the reopposing Flaming Rib.

The Sandy Lane Stakes has been a decent guide in the seven-year history of the Commonwealth