Tips

The Gold Cup (4.20) is the feature on another cracking day’s racing at the Royal Meeting and it’s a race I have been looking forward to for weeks. Order of St George must be the starting point here, trained by Aiden O’Brien who has farmed this race since the turn of the decade with Yeats winning four times, Fame and Glory, Leading Light and indeed George winning in … [Read more...] about Royal Ascot Tips 2018, Day 3 Thursday

Day two of Royal Ascot begins with the Queen Mary Stakes for two-year-old fillies over the flying five furlongs and legendary American trainer Wesley Ward has long been of the opinion that Chelsea Cloisters (2.30) was his best chance of a winner at the meeting. The filly won her sole start in the States by 8l on dirt at Keeneland back in April and Frankie Dettori takes the … [Read more...] about Royal Ascot Tips 2018, Day 2 Wednesday

There is the slight risk of a shower at Ascot this afternoon for the opening day of the Royal Meeting which begins with the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes over the straight mile. I have been a big fan of Benbatl (2.30) since he won the Hampton Court Stakes at this corresponding meeting twelve months ago. That Gp 3 contest was over ten furlongs and the son of Dubawi has never won … [Read more...] about Royal Ascot Tips 2018, Day One Tuesday