Top trio still stand for Queen Anne

Racing: Goldikova, Rip Van Winkle and Paco Boy head 12 entries at the six-day stage for the Queen Anne Stakes which will kick…

Racing:Goldikova, Rip Van Winkle and Paco Boy head 12 entries at the six-day stage for the Queen Anne Stakes which will kick-off Royal Ascot next Tuesday.

The Group One over the straight mile was won by Paco Boy last year and he is set to lock horns again with Ballydoyle's Rip Van Winkle, who beat him in last year's Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.

Dual Breeders' Cup winning-mare Goldikova is set to make her first Royal Ascot appearance for trainer Freddie Head.

Godolphin could be doubly represented by Alexandros (Saeed bin Suroor) and Calming Influence (Mahmood Al Zarooni).

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Jeremy Noseda's Arabian Gleam is also entered along with Cat Junior for Brian Meehan and Dalghar for French handler Alain de Royer Dupre.

Derby-winning owner Khalid Abdullah could be represented by Sir Michael Stoute's Zacinto, while Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum's Ouqba is also among the 12.

Completing the entries are Andrew Balding's Dream Eater and Kevin Ryan's Pipedreamer.