Royal Ascot racing results LIVE as Coltrane leads Gold Cup market on Day 3

It’s the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot this afternoon and we will bring you all of the latest ahead of one of the big days of the Flat racing calendar.

With no Kyprios in the line-up, we have probably got one of the most open renewals of the staying showpiece for some time.

Coltrane is very much the pretender to the crown and he is a winner at Royal Ascot having obliged in the Ascot Stakes last year. He certainly loves the circuit and was to score again in the Sagaro Stakes.

Eldar Eldarov won the Queens Vase here 12 months ago and the St. Leger winner should have come on plenty for his recent second in the Yorkshire Cup.

Earlier in the afternoon, Al Asifah will be a very warm order for the Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes having trounced rivals at Goodwood less than a fortnight ago.

The Britannia Stakes is one of the biggest betting races of the year, and Frankie Dettori – who is riding at his last Royal meeting – has come in for the plum mount aboard Quantum Impact.

Follow every furlong in our LIVE blog and we'll be joined by Garry Owen as he offers his verdict on each and every race plus we'll bring you all the horse racing results.

ELDAR ELDAROV (16:20) can go the distance for Roger Varian in the Gold Cup on Day Three of Royal Ascot.

The colt looked ready for a searching test of stamina when routing Post Impressionist at Newcastle.

He confirmed that impression when outbattling Zechariah in the 1m 6f Queen’s Vase here last year.

The bay then didn’t enjoy dropping down to 1m 4f when fourth in Group 1 company at Longchamp.

However, he atoned with a vengeance when hammering New London in the St Leger at Doncaster.

The four-year-old was then beaten by fatigue rather than the two-mile trip when flopping back here.

He set himself