Royal Ascot Day 2 Tips
After a cracking first day at Royal Ascot we have 4 more Group races on Day 2 to get stuck into. The highlight is undoubtebly the Prince of Wale’s Stakes with Adayar taking on Luxembourg and Bay Bridge.
There are plenty of really exciting horses including Bright Diamond in the first who caught the eye on debut and the classy Jumbly in the Duke of Cambridge Stakes. I have my accas as well on Wednesday with a massive 1855/1 Lucky 15 and a 10/1 Double.
I am going for the bet365 £100,000 6 Horse Challenge again on Day 2 of Royal Ascot, get my 6 picks here. It is free to enter so well worth a play for the big prize.
This is always a race packed full of potential and I’m excited to see BEAUTIFUL DIAMOND out again for Karl Burke. They won this last year with Dramatised and this filly has the potential to be just as good. She won despite not looking the finished article at Nottingham and I didn’t think the jockey was overly hard on her in the closing stages and she still stretched out well.
I got the impression she’d improve plenty from that whereas main market rival Born To Rock seemed to know her job better and maybe lacks as much scope to progress. If she gets pace around her to take her into the race then 5/1 could end up looking a gift. Midnight Affair caught the eye chasing home the promising Soprano on debut at Newmarket before winning at Beverley and is another one who looks to have a bright future.
This is such an open race with the bookies going 6/1 the field at the time of writing and I had to have a couple of each-way plays in this. Josesph O’Brien runs a few here and I quite like ADELAISE who looks like she needs this trip and possibly further going forward. She went close in a decent race the Curragh on her reappearance and hit the line well. This finish at Ascot should really suit her and with a bit of luck in running she could go very well.
TARRABB deems to run all his best races at the track and could be well handicapped off a mark of 91. He had a nice run round Chelmsford to get him fit for this and I think there is more to come over a mile and could well be a player. Tamarama is the favourite at the time of writing with Dettori up. She will likely improve again but will need to be very good to win from stall 19 as she likes to be close up to the lead so may have to do a lot early. Crytstal Caprice is my idea of the main danger even off a high weight with Ryan Moore jocked up.
I’ve always thought a fair bit of JUMBLY and she was seen to good effect here albeit on the round track staying on strongly to win a Group 3 here on final start for Roger Charlton. I don’t think she’s been the easiest to train but on debut for Joseph O’Brien I thought she ran a nice prep for this race when second to Just Beautiful at the Curragh last month. She should be spot on for this now and it is no great surprise to see her trading as favourite for the race.
She is lightly raced and if improving again will take a lot of beating. Laurel completely blew out in the Lockinge but she was way too keen and if settling better with that under her belt she could show up much more prominently. Prosperous Voyage is tough and had to come off the pace to win at Epsom but I don’t think she is the most straightforward and this looks a better race too.
This is such an open renewal with just 2lbs splitting the top 5 in the market. It could prove tactical but I really like
ADAYAR we still might not have seen the best off after a fee setbacks last year. The yard seem to have him in good order now after an easy win at Newmarket beating a decent horse in Anmaat. He will step forward plenty for that I think the former Derby winner is the one to beat.
Luxembourg will likely make the running again and even though front-runners have landed the last two runnings I think he might set it up for the selection. Bay Bridge will need plenty of rain to hit the track before the race to be seen at his best, that’s why Adayar appeals as can run on anything. My Prospero probably deserves to take a big race but always runs into one and it will be interesting what tactics they use on him.
The Royal Hunt Cup is not an easy race to call and I usually end up backing 3 or 4 in this but I have decided to take a different direction this year and just back two at nice prices. BLUE FOR YOU carries 9 stone 3lbs so just about meets the trend and looks a nice play at around 16/1. He is drawn high which should be a positive and this son of New Approach shaped well when fifth on return at York last month. He came from off the pace and it will be a similar scenario here and was only beaten 3 and a quarter lengths. Dropped a pound I think connections will be hopeful of him going close.
My second play at an even bigger price is ATRIUM for Charlie Fellowes. I remember this horse beating Paradias virtually on the bridle over this C&D as a 3yo and despite going up in the weights capped off last season winning at Newbury and Doncaster. He hasn’t managed to fire so far this season but back down to a mark of 97 could make much more of an impact now. This track is obviously ideal and he is a horse I have had on the radar for a while for this. Plenty of dangers obviously likely headed by the jolly Perotto. Astro King also shaped well in defeat at York and is another big player in this.
The market for this race is made by the unbeaten Gregory with Frankie Dettori onboard. He looks a good horse but is short enough now. CIRCLE OF FIRE appeals at a bigger price after two good runs this season. He has run into two very smart Godolphin horses in defeat and I think this race is tailored for him. He stayed on well in both runs and extra couple of furlongs could see him at his best and I think is overpriced.
Gregory is main danger with two easy wins and likely more to come but in a race of this nature any of these could take a big leap forward so he is bit short for me. Peking Opera looks a thorough stayer and is a big danger to all of these with Ryan Moore having a good record in this race.
Obviously a race that is always packed full of potential but there is one that really stands out for me in the shape of BARNWELL BOY for Charlie Johnston. This Starspangledbanner colt made all on debut to win impressively despite running green. It isn’t often that you see a horse show so much inexperience but manage to win off the front on debut so while the form hasn’t been hugely franked since albeit the runner-up Packard has won he looks sure to improve a great deal from that. A low draw hasn’t always been a good thing in the past but if he goes forward early it might not prove so significant.
Given the nature of the race I’ve got to have a saver even though I am confident on the selection. HACKMAN didn’t do much wrong in defeat in the National Stakes beaten 6 lengths by Elite Status and that could turn out to be red-hot form in time. The winner looks extremely exciting and I thought it rode like a good quality of race. He is 33/1 and can’t be left out so I’ll be backing each way. He showed a good attitude to win readily at Chester before that and that is form that is also working out so definitely been a bit overlooked. Plenty of dangers probably headed by Johannes Brahms who made a bright start winning on debut and given the yard will likely be very popular in the betting.
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