Day Four at Royal Ascot started with a bang as Fairy Godmother produced one of the most impressive performances of the week to land the Albany, showing a lightning turn of foot under Ryan Moore.

There were more outstanding displays that followed, with Inisherin striding clear to take the feature of the day, the Commonwealth Cup, while French raider Calandagan blitzed his rivals by six lengths in the King Edward VII Stakes.

It’s tough to beat a family success when it comes to poignancy, though, and that was the case in the Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes as the Keane family celebrated victory with CRYSTAL BLACK.

It marked a first Royal Ascot win for leading Irish jockey Colin Keane and also a first for his father, Gerard, who trains a small number of horses from his County Meath base.

Crystal Black returned to the winners’ enclosure to rapturous scenes of celebration from owners the Wear A Pink Ribbon Syndicate, and more success was soon to follow as Crystal Black’s win was chosen as the World Pool Moment of the Day.

Reflecting on the success, James Hyland said: “It’s unbelievable, I can’t believe it. I ride him out everyday and he’s so easy, he’s perfect to do anything with, you couldn’t ask for anything else.

“It’s his first time travelling and he never turned a hair, he’s just a dream to deal with.”

Eric said: “It was his first time over a mile and a half, so the trip and the ground were a bit of a worry, but Colin was confident beforehand, and once Colin’s confident, we’re all confident!”

The Hyland brothers will now gain entry into the World Pool Moment of the Year competition, with a VIP trip to Hong Kong up for grabs should Crystal Black’s win be chosen as the top moment of 2024.