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The Guardian - UK
Sport

A week at Ascot

A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: Gatemen await arrival of the public. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: A traditional picnic in the carpark. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: Racegoers get a good view of the grandstand. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: Racegoers watch from the Royal Enclosure as horses in the Coventry Stakes gallop by. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: An early arrival relaxes prior to the day's racing. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: A racegoer tucks into chicken and chips in a basket. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: Open bottles of champagne await thirsty racegoers Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: Frankie Dettori on Ramonti (centre) leads favourite, George Washington (third from left) with one furlong out in the Queen Anne Stakes, Ramonti went on to win the race. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: Dettori celebrates winning the Queen Anne Stakes. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: A man in traditional attire studies the form Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: Spectators gather around the bandstand for the traditional communal singing after the day's racing. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall arrive. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: Mick Kinane urges on Yeats to win the Ascot Gold Cup. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: A racegoer in elaborate headgear on Ladies Day Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: Some visitors from Chesterfield enjoy a snack on Ladies Day. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: Royal Oath ridden by Jimmy Fortune (green colours, centre left) easily wins the Royal Hunt Cup ahead of a large field. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai and owner of the Godolphin stable with his wife Princess Haya bint al Hussein. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: A portrait of legendary fromer jockey Lester Piggott Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: A horse bares it's teeth. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Freelance
A week at Ascot
A week at Ascot: Racegoers in top hats leave at the end of the day. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/freelance
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