THE Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot looks a very strong race based on the subsequent exploits of those who contested it, and while runner-up Threat (Richard Hannon/Tom Marquand) narrowly failed to justify favouritism, it was Golden Horde, who fared best of those up with an overly strong pace in the Coventry who came out on top, with Adam Kirby and Clive Cox reprising the roles they played with this colt’s sire Lethal Force in the July Cup six years ago.

Aidan O’Brien’s maiden Royal Dornoch kept on for third under Wayne Lordan.