Ascot Opening Day New Stands 2006 Part 1

I've had a devil bringing this to you. Part of the DVD is corrupted, but it's too good to let go so I'm doing it in parts. It's the first day of the magnificent new stands opened by Her Majesty. Ted Durcan was the first jockey to enter the New Winners Circle on Hellvellyn in the Coventry

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Let's hope this year's Royal Ascot goes off alright now that racing has resumed in Britain.

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35 races in total this year.

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Spotted a very young Joseph O’Brien at around 6:10 with his dad and K Fallon

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With an added bit of South Today at the beginning! Bonus!

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There will be no royal precession this year!

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If it is the opening day, why do BBC say it features the Gold Cup?

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Guess the ratings that day were above what the beeb expected since Poland v Costa Rica was for us a dead rubber.