Causeway paves the way to another for O’Brien and Moore
By Racing TV
Last Updated: Fri 19 Jun 2026
Causeway ground down Ancient Egypt to extend his winning run to five in the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Sent off the even-money favourite after early-season success in the Madrid handicap, Tetrarch Stakes and Group Three Gallinule Stakes most recently, Aidan O’Brien’s son of Wootton Bassett tracked the pace set by the forward-going duo of Golden Story and Ancient Egypt in the early stages of the Group Two event.
When the pace increased rounding the turn it was Charlie Johnston’s Ancient Egypt who made his bid for home looking to quickly bounce back from finishing down the field in the Derby.
However, it seemed inevitable Causeway would reel him in and with Moore having a target trained on the Amo runner’s back, he moved to the front half a furlong from home and held on for a neck verdict.
It was a sixth win of the week for Moore, who also landed the day’s feature aboard O’Brien’s Precise and was taking his Royal Ascot tally to 98, just two away now from his own century just a day after the master of Ballydoyle achieved that landmark thanks to Scandinavia in the Gold Cup.
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