Julienas claims Royal Hunt Cup

Racing: Walter Swinburn's Julienas won the Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot under Eddie Ahern

Racing:Walter Swinburn's Julienas won the Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot under Eddie Ahern. Julienas, who had finished third in two starts at Sandown this season, ran on well to land the prestigious mile handicap from the well-backed favourite Dance And Dance.

Ahern's mount was always travelling well just in behind the pace and the gaps appeared at the right time to allow Ahern to grab the favoured stands' side rail.

Habitual hold-up performer Dance And Dance weaved his way through the field to give chase and was a little short of room and had to be switched but he couldn't reel in the game winner.

Last year's winner Invisible Man finished third under Frankie Dettori with Pendragon in fourth and Eton Forever fifth.

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Best Terms edged out Shumoos to win the Group Two Queen Mary Stakes.

Trained by Richard Hannon and ridden by Richard Hughes, Best Terms provided the pair with yet another juvenile winner at the Royal Meeting when getting the better of the well-backed Shumoos.

The runner-up had been all the rage for this contest since sluicing home in a Haydock maiden on debut and that form was given a boost when the third, Frederick Engels, won at Royal Ascot on Tuesday.

However, Best Terms quickened up the better of the pair and completed a hat-trick after victories at Windsor and Newbury.

Shumoos was beaten a short-head with 100-1 Caledonia Lady running a huge race for Pat Murphy in third just a further head behind.

Hannon said: "She's a very decent filly. She wasn't born until May 19 (2009), but by god she's quick. I thought the horse this side was going to catch us."

The trainer's son and assistant Richard Hannon junior said: "She worked very well last week. She hadn't come off the bridle in her races but she had a lot more on her plate today.

"I thought she had a bit too much on her plate, but she's won it well. We'll give her a break now and have a look at the Lowther at York and maybe the Cheveley Park, something like that."

Tommy Stack's Lolly For Dolly claimed the Group Two Windsor Forest Stakes.

The winner ran on strongly under the stands' side rail to spring a surprise in the one mile contest and provide jockey Wayne Lordan with his first winner at the Royal meeting.

The consistent filly has shown improved form this season since being fitted with blinkers and added this Group Two prize to the two Group Three victories that she's already claimed this term for trainer Tommy Stack.

The race started badly for Sir Henry Cecil when Jacqueline Quest - first past the post in last year's 1000 Guineas - refused to race but it momentarily looked as though Chachamaidee might provide a happy ending to the race for the newly knighted trainer.

She had to settle for second with First City running on well to fill third place for David Simcock as the favourites disappointed.

Richard Hughes and Richard Hannon won the Group Three Jersey Stakeswith Strong Suit.

The winner of the Coventry Stakes 12 months ago disappointed on his seasonal reappearance in the Greenham, after which connections opted to give the son of Rahy a breathing operation.

Hughes had his charge at the head of the chasing pack - far more prominent than usual - as Utley cut out the early running in first time blinkers.

Strong Suit, who was giving weight away all round looked set to be score readily before wandering slightly off a true line.

However, Hughes still had him back on a true line and the three year old ran on well to score by half a length.

The well backed favourite Codemaster tried hard to close the gap but couldn't get past whilst Western Aristocrat came from a long way back to flash home in third.