1m4f (1m3f211y) Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (4yo+) Not the deepest renewal and Continuous might need this run to be at his best, so it’s opened up. I don’t think much of Desert Hero or Middle Earth and this race is crying out for something to prove a class above. That horse could…
Author: Joel Roberts
1pt win Task Force @9/1, 16:25 Royal Ascot, Saturday
7f Jersey Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (3yo) I’d expect River Tiber to improve past Haatem here, especially as the latter has a 3lb penalty. He’s a worthy favourite here but he does have to reverse form with TASK FORCE on their Middle Park run, even with the caveat that he wasn’t said…
1pt win Pandora's Gift @14/1, 15:05 Royal Ascot, Friday
6f Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (No Geldings) (Class 1) (3yo) A weakened field leaves the speedy Inisherin as favourite, and rightly so I think as he’s come closest to breaking the 11 second furlong barrier out of the market principles. However the fact is the horse that’s done it multiple…
1pt win Voyage @9/1, 17:40 Royal Ascot, Friday
1m4f (1m3f211y) King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings) (Class 1) (3yo) Stamina is a doubt for a few of these including Diego Velazquez who is well fancied but hasn’t really performed to the level he was expected to in his last three starts. I’m not sure this…
1pt win Danielle @11/1, 15:45 Royal Ascot, Thursday
1m4f (1m3f211y) Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies) (Class 1) (3yo) A Group One filly often comes from this race but to find one you have to be forgiving, or get behind the hype surrounding Diamond Rain. I was never totally convinced by Shamardal’s progeny at 12f in his pomp and…
1pt win Bellum Justum @20/1, 1pt win Taraj @18/1, 17:40 Royal Ascot, Thursday
1m2f (1m1f212y) Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (3yo) I’d be pretty keen on BELLUM JUSTUM bouncing back here as I like the angle of backing non stayers at 12f in this race. His stride patterns suggested he wouldn’t get home in the Derby and the fact he beat the speedy Inisherin as…
1pt win Make Haste @7/1, 14:30 Royal Ascot, Wednesday
5f Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies) (Class 1) (2yo) This looks suicidal from a betting perspective but I’ll have a go. I’m keeping it simple and backing the horse who, to my eye, looked a proper weapon in her trial. That’s MAKE HASTE who blew her Naas maiden apart with a sharp…
1pt win Blue Rose Cen @12/1, 16:25 Royal Ascot, Wednesday
1m2f (1m1f212y) Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) (4yo+) Auguste Rodin is just one of those favourites you can always take on as he has a habit of not turning up in his races, which include last year’s King George at Ascot. Inspiral has the same habit, and though…
1pt win Rosallion @4/1, 16:25 Royal Ascot, Tuesday
1m (7f213y) (Rnd) St James’s Palace Stakes (Group 1) (Colts) (British Champions Series) (Colts) (Class 1) (3yo) The market is fully expecting Notable Speech to confirm the Guineas form with ROSALLION but I’m in the opposite camp. Rosallion was making his seasonal reappearance at Newmarket whereas the winner was on his fourth start in 2024…
1pt win Andesite @9/1, 1pt win Symbol Of Honour @18/1, 15:05 Royal Ascot, Tuesday
6f Coventry Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (2yo) I make this my first 2yo bet of the season and I’m backing ANDESITE for a number of reasons. He’s bred to be a precocious 2yo, by juvenile champion Pinatubo and out of the same dam as Queen Mary winner Dramatised, meaning both parents won…