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The Aga Khan's four-year-old, ridden by Christophe Soumillon and trained in France by Andre Fabre, powered past the favourite at the two-furlong marker. Although Rakti tried to rally, Valixir (4-1) proved a length and a half too good. Starcraft was another half a length away in third.

Elvstroem's trainer Tony Vasil told the Racing Post. "Anywhere that we go we seem to run into some sort of superstar."

French jockey Christophe Soumillon says Valixir performed as a "real    champion" after winning the Queen Anne Stakes on the first day of Royal Ascot.