Royal Ascot 2025 results: Trawlerman wins Gold Cup, Charles Darwin in Ryan Moore treble

Moore’s treble puts him on 2,595 British winners as he passed Edward Hide into 10th among the all-time Flat jockeys’ list for victories.

The rider first made it three from three in juvenile sprints for O’Brien this week with 8-13 favourite Charles Darwin a clear victor of the Norfolk Stakes.

The winner broke sharply from the stalls and Moore was in control from thereon, sending his mount clear in the final furlong to beat runner-up Wise Approach by two and a quarter lengths.

“He’s a big, powerful, strong horse. He really looks like a four-year-old racing against two-year-olds,” said O’Brien.

O’Brien and Moore combined again to win the Ribblesdale Stakes with 7-1 chance Garden Of Eden.

Stablemate Island Hopping set a strong gallop and as he faded, Moore was well positioned to take advantage.

He completed a 45-1 treble on Trinity College in the Hampton Court Stakes after taking the initiative against the rail.

The jockey had also looked set to grind out victory on Serious Contender in the King George V Stakes, but 3-1 favourite Merchant swooped late to win.

Tom Marquand came with a driving run on his mount to triumph for trainer William Haggas and owners Highclere Racing.

After Godolphin’s first and third in the Gold Cup, Sheikh Mohammed’s team had a second victory with Arabian Story, ridden by Oisin Murphy, in the Britannia Stakes to give trainer Saeed bin Suroor his 40th Royal Ascot win.

Murphy sealed a double with the Andrew Balding-trained Never So Brave – a fifth winning favourite on Thursday – in the Buckingham Palace Stakes.