YOU might be forgiven for thinking that it will be impossible for this year’s Royal Ascot to top 2012. Last year’s meeting was book-ended by the brilliance of Frankel and Black Caviar, but while those two no longer grace our sport, the anticipation is quietly building that this year’s royal meeting could match, and possibly …[Read More]
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Jun 2013
Five horses to follow at Royal Ascot
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Jun 2013
Royal Ascot 2013: Is Magician the Tuesday banker?
by JACK MILNER. ROYAL Ascot is upon us, and aside from the pageantry, the fashion and bubbly, there is also a terrific opportunity to earn a few quid for your jollies, pun very much intended! How about this for an offer? BetVictor is going NO LOSE HUGHES – refunding your net losses on any game …[Read More]
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Jun 2013
Royal Ascot Ante-Post Focus: The Queen Anne Stakes
THE sun is shining and Royal Ascot is looming large. Last year Frankel scared away the opposition in the opening race of the meeting, the Queen Anne Stakes. But this year’s renewal looks much more of a betting proposition. Finding the winner of the Queen Anne can set Royal Ascot punters up for the week; …[Read More]
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Jun 2012
Royal Ascot Day 5: Time to dine out on Caviar
The hype is almost over and the Aussie speed merchant will finally grace our shores today. Black Caviar is unbeaten and is expected to demolish a strong field of sprinters in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes. Although it’s a race to sit back and enjoy rather than a betting heat, there will be some excellent each …[Read More]
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Jun 2012
Royal Ascot: Day Four
More rain overnight will make the ground even more testing on day four of the Royal meeting. So go for horses with proven form on the ground and don’t forget that Ascot is a stiff track so stamina is crucial. With so many runners and bad ground it should pay to seek each-way value Here …[Read More]
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Jun 2012
Royal Ascot: Day 3
The heavens opened at Ascot overnight and there was 8mm of rain. The effect of this will be devastating for the Ladies’ Day frocks… but will have a bigger impact on the ground, which is now good to soft. It could get softer. The Gold Cup is the big race and last year’s winner Fame …[Read More]
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Jun 2012
Royal Ascot: Day 2
After the thrill of watching another Frankel demolition job, today is all about the giant that is So You Think. He faces the Queen’s Carlton House in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes. But the dark horse here is Godolphin’s Farhh, who is lightly raced but unbeaten. Last year Frankie Dettori mugged So You Think with …[Read More]
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Jun 2012
Royal Ascot: Day 1
It’s one of the meetings of the year and it’s here at last. And what a way to start: Frankel in the Queen Anne Stakes. I get nervous when this horse runs because I’m desperate for him not to get beat (a bit like watching Everton). Hopefully it won’t happen today. Big fields are a …[Read More]
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Sep 2018
Mubtasim can strike at Ascot
TODAY ENABLE (2.05) takes centre stage at Kempton as she makes her comeback from injury. It’s no betting heat as she jousts with Crystal Ocean but more a race to maintain a watching brief. Hopefully she comes through unscathed and can go to Paris next month to try to retain her Prix de l’Arc de …[Read More]
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Jun 2017
Leading contenders for 2017 Ascot Gold Cup
by JOHN SINCLAIR THE Ascot Gold Cup is the most prestigious flat race over 2-plus miles on turf in Europe. The 2 mile 4 furlong contest is held on day three of the Royal Meeting in June and is considered by many as the feature of the week at the Berkshire racecourse. The fastest time for …[Read More]
