Frankie Dettori to ride 2022 Derby winner Desert Crown at final Royal Ascot

Frankie Dettori will replace Richard Kingscote on Desert Crown in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Owner Saaed Suhail has snapped up Dettori, 52, for the ride on 21 June at his last Royal Ascot before retirement.

“He believes Frankie is unbeatable around Ascot and that is why,” said Suhail’s racing manager Bruce Raymond.

He told the Nick Luck Daily podcast: “It’s no disgrace for Richard at all, I myself was jocked off Carroll House when he won the Arc.”

Kingscote could be in opposition, with Desert Crown’s stablemate Bay Bridge among his potential rivals.

Desert Crown is around the 2-1 favourite to provide another major win for Dettori, whose triumphs this season have already included two Classics – the 2,000 Guineas and the Oaks.