Royal Ascot Tips
14:30 Miss Rascal
15:05 Birdman (each-way)
15:45 Rogue Millennium
16:25 Inspiral
17:05 Beshtani (each-way)
17:40 Twirling
18:15 Pont Neuf (each-way)
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
14:30 Miss Rascal
Day 2 of Royal Ascot on ITV Racing begins with the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes for juveniles over five furlongs. Anything can happen here! MISS RASCAL is owner-bred and made an eye-catching debut at Newmarket when running on from off the pace. The Paul and Oliver Cole-trained hope was a different animal second time when blasting out at Ascot and making all in a maiden. She looks very fast and useful and the Cole team know how to land Royal Ascot juvenile events.
15:05 Birdman (each-way)
Now the Group 2 Queen’s Vase Stakes for three-year-olds over a mile and three quarters. BIRDMAN looks a very strong young stayer and is bred to go on this fast ground. Both sire and dam enjoyed good to firm going. The Jessica Harrington-trained runner is unbeaten in two starts and having stayed well when landing a Cork maiden then battled well to score in a Listed event at Navan. Should have more to give over this trip and Shane Foley takes the ride. An each-way chance.
15:45 Rogue Millennium
Another Group 2 in the Duke of Cambridge for fillies and mares over a mile. I want to take on Laurel who hasn’t been working well. She can obviously win, but will look for something at longer odds. I really like the defending champion ROGUE MILLENNIUM who was tackling Group 1 company at the end of last season for Tom Clover. Now in the hands of Joseph O’Brien, Rogue Millennium returned this term with a third behind Ocean Jewel so needs to improve on that but I hope that would be the case. Dylan Browne McMonagle takes the mount.
16:25 Inspiral
The big one of the day in the Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes over a mile and a quarter.A belter of a clash between Derby hero Auguste Rodin and wonder mare INSPIRAL. Ironically, both ran shockers on seasonal debut this season, but both will love the good to firm ground they had at the Breeders’ Cup. My theory is that Auguste Rodin is better over a mile and a half, rather than this trip over which White Birch beat him last time, while Inspiral might have been crying out for this trip all her life and was brilliant over it in the Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita when picking up Warm Heart. Of course the argument against that is she is a five-time Group 1 winner over a mile, but she won the Fillies’ Mile as a youngster and has always promised to stay well. I’m hoping Kieran Shoemark pulls this off for John and Thady Gosden.
17:05 Beshtani (each-way)
A big handicap in the Royal Hunt Cup over a mile. James Doyle rides BESHTANI who has quite a high handicap mark but must have an each-way chance after a fine second at Epsom during the Derby meeting. The winner of that race has scored again since and as a lightly raced animal there could be more to come. Going is no issue. We just have to hope the draw in stall nine is not a hindrance. Fingers crossed.
17:40 Twirling
This is the Kensington Palace Stakes, a handicap over a mile. This is tough. TWIRLING is interesting for Simon and Ed Crisford with Ryan Moore riding for the Tabor team. A winner on the artificial last season, my hope beat the reposing Roarin’ Success at Doncaster last time. My big worry is the going as she’s never gone on anything as fast as this, but fingers crossed on that score.
18:15 Pont Neuf (each-way)
Finale time in the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes for juveniles over 5f. Eve Johnson Houghton has some decent cards to deal this week and none more so than PONT NEUF who is unbeaten in two starts. Has been a bit quirky, but if getting to the start calmly I suspect this Kempton and Salisbury winner is very useful. I’ll take an each-way chance.
So best of luck and pray for Yeeehaaas. You hear me Paddy?
Royal Ascot Tips
14:30 Miss Rascal
15:05 Birdman (each-way)
15:45 Rogue Millennium
16:25 Inspiral
17:05 Beshtani (each-way)
17:40 Twirling
18:15 Pont Neuf (each-way)
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
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