TO have one unlucky run at Royal Ascot, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune. To have two looks like carelessness.

That was King’s Lynn. He came near side in the King’s Stand Stakes, and ran into a cul de sac. He only finished seventh in that race, over three lengths behind Oxted and, while he may not have beaten Oxted even with a clear run, he would definitely have finished closer than he did.