Sean Levey Royal Ascot day two blog: 'I think it will be a track that’ll suit her'
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Sean Levey has four rided on day two of Royal Ascot on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The Ladbrokes ambassador previews his action in his latest exclusive blog.
Sean Levey Royal Ascot Day Two rides blog - June 17, 2026
My first ride of the day is on a very nice type, called Pershaada in the Queen Mary Stakes. She went to Goodwood off the back of having experience from two other runs where the form worked out very well. She was beaten by an eventual listed winner when she ran at Southwell, and she showed she was a decent filly when she won at Goodwood. I think she showed the fastest time for that race in ten years, proving that she is a good filly with plenty of speed.
That is what you need for Royal Ascot over a 5f trip. It is super competitive. It looks like the more fancied runners are drawn low, so you don’t know how it’s going to pan out. If I get the opportunity to settle her then she should be able to run her best race. It is hard to say if she is good enough to be in front of the field, but she won’t be too far away. There isn’t an exceptional filly going into it, and most of the two-year-old races seem to be wide open.
Jancis is a lovely filly who took a huge step forward winning the Dahlia Stakes at Newmarket. Things didn’t go right for her then at the Curragh. She had a low draw meaning she had to give away ground to incorporate her running style which proved hard to overcome on a stiff track where there wasn’t much pace.
Back at Ascot I think it will be a track that’ll suit her running style. She is a drop out horse and that is the sort of horse you want especially for a stiff mile. Statistically it is incredibly difficult to make the running on a stiff mile. Drawn in nine gives me options. She comes here in good form, and she is my best chance of the day.
Chibitty – 5pm Royal Ascot
The Royal Hunt Cup is an extremely competitive handicap. David Simcock always sends his horses exactly where he wants them to go and I’d imagine that is the case with this horse. He is fairly lightly raced, but I don’t know an awful lot about him to know if he is off a workable mark. I am relying on the fact that David knows exactly what he is doing and the horses have been in good form of late. It’s extremely competitive but you never know how lucky you might be.
A Bear Affair – 6.10om Royal Ascot
In the Windsor Castle Stakes, I ride A Bear Affair. We thought the world of him when he won the Brocklesby at Doncaster. His form has been ok since then, but he just hasn’t had the rub of the green. We thought this race was always the target. I think the track will suit him.
He will be competitive no doubt but he’s vulnerable to running into a very good horse and if he is going to run into one, it will be here. I think we are quietly optimistic he will run solidly. Hopefully he surprises us and everything goes smoothly but he has a lot to contend with.
