Horse Racing Tips: Royal Ascot Wednesday Cheat Sheet from Paddy’s pundits

The US raider LOVE REIGNS will revel on the fast conditions. I suspect she will be very hard to catch under the excellent Irad Ortiz.

Dramatised was very impressive last time but I like Lady Tilbury who came home really well at Tipperary. I’ll chance the Irish runner.

Dramatised showed an electric change of gear when winning on her racecourse debut 47 days ago at Newmarket, posting an impressive speed figure in the process.

MARIA BRANWELL looks an each-way player at the prices. She won nicely despite showing her inexperience at Sandown. That performance was all the better because it was against the colts.

DRAMATISED was massively impressive when beating Malrescia at Newmarket on debut. She’s going to be hard to beat. 

NAHANNI never got involved in the Derby where he was sweaty and dwelt at the start. In the end he ran on well for seventh and that suggests this trip will be right up his street. 

Nahanni’s Derby chance was blown before the start and he then missed the break. He can bounce back to form here.

The Godolphin runner Hafit comes in here as top-rated in the race and is sure to be overlooked in the market as Nahanni is the stable’s first string.

HAFIT ran very well at Newbury with cheekpieces on behind Walk of Stars and then finished third to Martel in Listed company at Longchamp. 

NAHANNI was the most upset by the fireworks before the Epsom Derby. He did his best work at the end after missing the break and can get some compensation now. 

I’m all over Japanese star SHAHRYAR who has a great chance to make all the running. It’s going to take a massive effort from anyone to go past him and that includes hot favourite Bay Bridge.

This could be a tactical enough affair but I’ll side with State of Rest who got a little caught out of his ground at the Curragh. He can make amends now.

The Japanese raider Shahryar brings in some fantastic home form and put up another sparkling performance in Dubai on World Cup night. The ground will suit him but the others have questions to answer on it.

SHAHRYAR was very impressive on World Cup night in Dubai and there was no fluke about it. Bay Bridge could be a star but I’d like to see him back up his Sandown win first as that was way better than anything he’d shown before.

I’m a big fan of Bay Bridge. To win by the margin he did at Sandown is a sign of an exceptionally good horse and while this is a step up in class, he’s more than ready for it. 

MOTHER EARTH will be hard to stop against her own sex and she gets 5lbs from Saffron Beach who beat her at HQ last October after Mother Earth had beaten her in the 1,000 Guineas last May. 

I was just really taken by BASHKIROVA at Epsom. She was impressive, ran strongly to the line and can step forward again now.

Primo Bacio has a wonderful late change of pace that can see her run a huge race at big odds on this surface as she bids to turn the form around with Bashkirova, who subsequently won at Epsom.

Mother Earth wears cheekpieces now for the first time to help her focus and they can make the difference this time as she looks to beat Saffron Beach – who she beat in the Fillies Classic last year –  but beat her at HQ in October. 

SAFFRON BEACH has shown herself on every occasion – except the 1,000 Guineas last season – that she’s a better filly than Mother Earth. She’ll confirm that again now. 

Last year’s runner up Astro King is going to be hard to keep out of the frame again in a race where Paddy is paying 7 places!

The way BLESS HIM will be ridden and his style of racing could see him sneak into the each-way places.

Given a stronger pace to aim, Fantastic Fox can be expected to thread his way through the field late on and hit one of the 7 places Paddy is paying at least. Percys Lad was arguably unlucky last time and still has a bit of wriggle room off his mark of 96.

This is a mad dash up the straight but Dark Shift has what it takes. Astro King ran a hell of a race last year to finish second and it would be no surprise if he went well again.

Dark Shift has a good record on the straight track at Ascot already and he got into this race courtesy of a comfortable win in a decent race at Nottingham last time.

I’ll have a few quid each-way here on CHATEAU who won well at Beverley on his latest start and would have been much more impressive with a clearer run. An improver.

Little Big Bear takes up most of the market and this 5f trip will suit him. There’s not value as we don’t know how good those he beat at Naas are but he’s my fancy.

The Ballydoyle runner Little Big Bear is a massive brute of a juvenile with naturally electric pace. It could be a very good week for the Aidan O’Brien/ Ryan Moore combo.

LITTLE BIG BEAR looks the perfect fit for this race having finished second on debut and then won easily at Naas on Royal Ascot Trials day there. Chateau also impressed me when getting up close home at Beverley, overcoming trouble-in-running from what looked an impossible position.

I like Chateau in terms of what they’ve achieved so far but Little Big Bear on paper is probably the one to beat. Take your pick at the prices. 

SERENADING is just the type Jamie Spencer will love riding. The mare has been consistent without winning this season and stays this trip strong, so hopefully she comes with a flying late run.

I’ve no fancy in this race and would suggest you watch for any market moves.

Technique had some very good form in the book last season when placing lots of times in decent company. Benoit de la Sayette’s 5lb claim should come in very handy.

Angel Power last won in Italy two years ago but has been keeping very good company since. She’ll love the ground and jockey Harry Davies takes off a very valuable 5lb.

Irish raider Haziya has gone forward in her last couple of starts and has a nice, low draw too. I see her staying out of trouble and she’s the obvious one for me in the lucky last.