Exciting entries are revealed today for the eight Group One races staged at Royal Ascot, which takes place from Tuesday, June 20 through to Saturday, June 24.

With the going at Royal Ascot currently good to soft and soft in places and more rain on the way, we take a look at some leading contenders who will enjoy the conditions and some who won't

While the major Royal Ascot sprint prizes have been rich pickings for Australians in recent years, the 2016 assault force from down under looks to be rapidly diminishing, with the likely line-up taking a number of twists and turns in the past fortnight.

The Singapore-trained Zac Spirit heads a massive overseas contingent among a top-class 59-strong entry – including ten different individual Group or Grade 1 winners - for the Group 1 Darley July Cup, which will be run over a straight six furlongs on Saturday, 9th July.

AUSSIE star Brazen Beau is in "fantastic shape" for Saturday's Group 1 Darley July Cup according to jockey James Doyle after the 11-4 joint-favourite enjoyed his second workout in a week on the July course on Monday morning.