Jim Crowley Royal Ascot Day Two blog: 'This horse is up against it here'

Esteemed jockey Jim Crowley is back with another exclusive Coral blog, this time previewing his rides on Day Two of Royal Ascot 2024.

He is a big outsider in the race as he has a lot to find on ratings. He stays very well, as he showed when breaking his maiden at Catterick last time out. If we are to be in the mix here, he will need to take a big step forward on what he has shown so far.

Ahmad Al Shaikh is a great owner. I was fourth in the Derby on board Deira Mile for him. This horse is up against it here, but I will be hoping he can come home for some decent prize money.

He is a horse I think very highly of. This is his first run of the season, but he has been away for a racecourse gallop. He was fifth in an Irish Champion Stakes last year, but he just got too far back that day. If the race had panned out differently, he could have been right there at the finish.

I think he has a very good chance in this race, as you can make holes in the market leaders. He loves fast ground, and if he reproduces the Irish Champion Stakes form, he will be in the mix here.