Making a mockery of the belief that there was a stands'-rail bias at Royal Ascot this week, Thesecretadversary (St Mark's Basilica) won a renewal of Saturday's G3 Jersey Stakes that played out completely on the far side.Sent off at a large 20-1 after two below-par efforts in the Newmarket and Curragh Guineas, Cayton Park Stud and Susan Magnier's homebred put his best foot forward dropped back to seven furlongs to deny compatriot Take Charge Star (Starspangledbanner) by a neck in a pulsating finish. Third was Morris Dancer (Palace Pier), 4 1/2 lengths away with the 11-10 favourite Saber Strike (Night Of Thunder) only sixth.“He was too keen and fresh in the English Guineas and then got boxed in in the Irish Guineas and should have been placed in both,” jockey Seamie Heffernan said of the flashy chestnut, who was defying a three-pound penalty for his Ballylinch Stud Guineas Trial win in April to provide Fozzy Stack with his second winner of the week.” After that, Fozzy said it's the Jersey straight up, even with the penalty and he's probably got more pace than we'd seen. Definitely, coming back to seven helped him and he could come back another furlong.”Thesecretadversary proves too good in the Jersey Stakes! #RoyalAscot pic.twitter.com/xVAMvonCkK— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 20, 2026The post St Mark’s Basilica’s Thesecretadversary Too Strong In The Jersey appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.