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Royal Ascot Betting – Tuesday’s racing at Ascot

TUESDAY’S RACING AT ROYAL ASCOT – 17th June

2:30 Queen Anne Stakes, Group 1, 4yo+, 1m
The Royal Ascot curtain-raiser, along with Newbury’s Lockinge Stakes are the only pair of top-class mile events restricted to 4yo+. Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin operation has farmed this race in recent years, winning 7 of the last 12 runnings. However, they are unrepresented this year. Since the Queen Anne was upgraded to Group 1 status (2003), two winners have come via the Newbury race, which may again provide the key. Aidan O’Brien runs 3, the pick of which may be Australian Group 1 winner Haradasun (5/1fav with Ladbrokes), who though eventually well beaten in the Lockinge, may well be a different proposition off the likely strong pace. Other Lockinge participants Tariq 3rd, and Cesare 4th, (both 11/2 with Paddy Power) merit consideration. Sir Michael Stoute won the race in successive years from 2000 to 2002, and his Linngari (13/2 with Stan James) despite showing mixed recent form in Dubai would be dangerous to discount. Jim Bolger’s dual 2007 Guineas heroine Finsceal Beo showed a welcome return to form at the Curragh recently and represents each-way value at 8/1 with sportingbet.

3:05 King’s Stand Stakes, Group 1, 3yo+, 5f
Surprisingly, the King’s Stand started life as a 2 mile event. However, in 1860, rain left the track flooded, apart from the home straight. The race was run over 5f and has been ever since. It has taken on something of an Antipodean flavour in recent years, with Australia winning with Choisir in 2003, Takeover Target in 2006 and Miss Andretti last year, when 3 of the first 4 were Australian-trained. For this year’s renewal, the home team have a potent weapon in Jeremy Noseda’s Fleeting Spirit (5/2 fav with skybet). Australia again provides the main dangers, in the shape of Takeover Target (6/1 wit bet365) and Magnus (9/1 with totesport).

3:45 St. James’ Palace Stakes, Group 1, 3yo, 1m
Fourteen of the opening day’s feature race’s last fifteen winners were place in the English, Irish or French Guineas. However, Aidan O’Brien’s multiple Group winner Rock of Gibraltar is the only one to complete the double in recent years. Four wins for Ballydoyle, plus John Oxx’s Azamour in 2004 have given the Irish five of the last eight winners. English / Irish guineas victor Henrythenavigator is sure to be a warm order (4/7 with Paddy Power). Each-way alternatives are French Guineas winner Falco (11/2 with Ladbrokes) and, particularly Godolphin’s Rio De La Plata. There is a suspicion that Falco may have “stolen” the Guineas, under a superb ride from Olivier Peslier. Rio De La Plata performed creditably to be 7th in the Epsom Derby and at 14/1 with totesport, looks the each-way value against the favourite.

4:20 Coventry Stakes, Group 2, 2yo, 6f
Aidan O’Brien is the trainer to follow here, with 5 winners in the last 11 runnings. It is also a favourites’ race, with 50% of the last 20 runnings falling to the favourite or joint favourite. Peter Tchaikovsky is the sole Ballydoyle representative, 3rd best in the market, at 7/1 with Blue Square. The likely favourite is Mick Channon’s Orizaba, a wide margin winner of a Newbury maiden in May, best-priced at 10/3 with 888sport.

4:55 Ascot Stakes, Handicap, 4yo+, 2m 4f
Royal Ascot’s longest handicap has proved a happy hunting ground for “jumps” trainers, with 4 wins for Martin Pipe, 2 each for Toby Balding and Irish trainer Tony Martin and 1 for Paul Webber in the last 15 runnings. Four year olds have an excellent recent record, winning 7 of the last 10 runnings. 10 of the last 12 winners have started at prices in double figures.

5:30 Windsor Castle Stakes, Listed, 2yo, 5f
Mick Channon has fielded 3 winners and Clive Cox two, since 1993. No overseas raider has prevailed since 1980. Channon is represented by Moss Likely, (available at 15/1 on the betting exchanges) winner of a Newbury race in May, which has proved a good source of Royal Ascot winners in the past.

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