Time For Sandals springs 25-1 shock at Royal Ascot

Time For Sandals was a surprise 25-1 winner of the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot as favourite Shadow Of Light could only finish fifth.

Richard Kingscote rode the victor, who is nicknamed 'Flip Flop' at her stables, from stall one for in-form trainer Harry Eustace.

Eustace was celebrating a top-level Group One double, having won Tuesday's opening Queen Anne Stakes with Docklands.

"It's the hardest place on earth, but the horses have turned up in great shape," said Eustace.

Shadow Of Light was last year's champion juvenile and had finished third in the 2,000 Guineas behind his victorious stablemate Ruling Court, but trainer Charlie Appleby said he was unsuited by the good to firm going.

The Commonwealth Cup is one of two top-level Group One races on Friday, alongside the Coronation Stakes (16:20 BST).

Jockey Warren Fentiman, 17, rides for King Charles on Purple Rainbow in the following Sandringham Stakes.

Venetian Sun, trained by Karl Burke, won the Albany Stakes to end Aidan O'Brien's stranglehold on this week's juvenile races.

Horses drawn high had fared well on Thursday but the 7-1 victor also broke from stall one on Friday under Clifford Lee and comfortably saw off his rivals, with O'Brien's favourite Signora back in ninth place.

"I think she's very special, the best two-year-old filly I've trained," said Burke.

Venetian Sun is part-owned by Brighton and Hove Albion supremo Tony Bloom, who hopes she will be a contender in next year's 1,000 Guineas.