Bets 18/06/2025 - Royal Ascot Day 3

Couple of decent places, couple decent wins, a decent 38/1 treble and a decent hangover.

According to the GoingStick there is pretty much no draw bias today. Wanted to narrow down the races to one pick, but not got time today. Gone for a a fair few double digit ews. Go easy :)

2.30 Chesham - No need to take on the fave here.

Aix La Chapelle 11/4

3.05 King George - Dial Me In looks potentially well handicapped and worth chancing at the prices.

Dial Me In 25/1ew

3.40 Ribblesdale - Brilliant Star could make all and can't really ignore the fact AOB won this race last three years and only has one dart for today

Brilliant Star 28/1ew

Composing 9/1ew

4.15 Gold Cup - Scandinavia should win this assuming stays, but at the prices chancing Sweet William and las years Vase winner Carmers

Sweet William 11/1ew

Carmers 22/1ew

4.50 Brittania - Not had enough time to deep dive the race, but Tales of Wisdom look well handicapped on collateral form, as does Flushing Meadows. Noelan Star interesting.

Tales of Wisdom 16/1ew

Flushing Meadows 20/1ew

Nolean Star 40/1ew

5.35 Hampton Court - Mountain Cat 10/1ew

6.10 Buckingham Palace - Doesn't appear to be much pace drawn low, which is sad as fancied couple drawn there. Elarak can set the pace and make jut make all and Cosi Bello should get a good tow from it.

Elarak 10/1ew

Cos Bello 8/1ew

Bets 17/06/2026 - Royal Ascot Day 2

+8 for Day 1, but a very close 25/1 2nd could have made the week. 18/1 3rd made it to worse as had the forecast :)

Only putting something up in every race as will be track side. Don't up your stakes. Don't forecast/tricast every race. Don't have more accas than singles, etc, etc. Bet smart.

GoingStick: Stands side: 8.9, Centre: 8.7, Farside: 8.5. Round: 7.6. Soil Moisture: 40% readings taken on Wednesday at 8.30am. = High Numbers as long as is pace on sprints

2.30 Queen Mary - I just picked a couple of the fastest horse on paper, Fast Track is the value bet at 40s. Price makes no sense given form with Senorita

More Champagne 11/1ew

Alta Regina 17/2ew

3.05 Queens Vase - Don't like the race. Port of Spain bring LGC form, Limestone looks decent but will he handle the fast going?

Limestone 7/2

3.40 Duke of Cambridge - Sadly the fav is top on numbers all round,  no big ew plays. Friendly Soul who is second in the betting second on numbers too!

Bolt Blue 3/1

4.20 Prince of Wales - Love watching these races, but betting not so much. 

Almaqam 7/1ew speccy play given current form

 I play a Limestone, Bolt Blue, Ombudsman 38/1 treble

5.00 Royal Hunt Cup - Went through usual checks and ended up with the top3 in the market, which is not great. Indalo Fifth Column and Jagged Edge  Linwood was next but weight carrying doesn't fit trends. I can't see any pace from stall 18+ which might help negate the high stall draw bias.

Jagged Edge 12/1ew

Fifth Column 9/1ew

5.35 - Not seen a handicap like this before where 15 horses are so tight on numbers. On a shortlist on 7, but really it's 15. Crazy. American Gal, Rhapsody, Gaga Girl and Perfect Part are the 4 that I can't decide between if really apply pressure on numbers. 

Rhapsody 18/1ew

Perfect Part 28/1ew

6.10 Windsor - No clue. Controlla looks to be fatsest, Control meets some trends I like

Controlla 4/1ew

Rulers Control 16/1ew

Bets 16/06/2026 - Royal Ascot Day 1

Not the best of days for me for betting purposes with only two long distance handicaps which are not a fun as 1m and below handicaps.

2.30 - Queen Anne - Notable Speech is best on numbers, but given poor runs at Ascot, at the price am okay to look elsewhere. That said I can pick holes in most of them and I chucked some coins on Ciceros Gift 50's who is a G1 C&D winner and First Conquest 50s who is arguably a better form over 1m, but I don't like anything enough at any price to put up a bet

No bet

3.05 Coventry Stakes - Great Barrier Reef is top on numbers for me and whilst still looking very green. Any of these can step up an improve significantly and that's the risk you take with 2year olds. Doesn't look like a huge drawn bias anywhere atm, and low numbers appear to have a lot of pace which will help GBR. 

Great Barrier Reef 7/1ew

3.40 King Charles - I have Jackaro 40/1 AP for this, but feel the ground is going to be too quick. I think the Temple Stakes form line is one to follow. Not 100% certain Overpass is as good over 5, but between him and Jackaro they'll set a good pace for the high numbers, so American Affair is the one I want to be on as looks better than last year coming into this. After back Night Raider a few times last year to no avail obviously come good this year and also looks very good. Frost at Dawn and Cover Up and big value ew prices, but not sure goo enough to win

American Affair 8/1ew

Night Raider 7/1ew

4.20 St. James - No value for me

No bet.

5.00 - Reaching High and Putyourhandtogether are rightly at the top of the market, but at the prices and at the risk of traffic not for me. I find it harder to solve this staying handicaps but two that are much bigger prices and also potentially well handicapped if they stay are Tim Toe and Defiantly Mega risky

Tim Toe 18/1ew

Defiantly 25/1ew

5.35 Wolferton - The form of thePrix du Prince d'Orange behind Daryz and Croix Du Nord is fire so playing Nahraan

Nahraan 6/1ew

Bets 13/06/2026

Lir, oh Lir. Running again on Saturday.....

Only looked at a few races as keeping fresh ready for Ascot.

York 3.35 - Fortification was a decent 40/1 winner for me lto, and I think has a decent chance again today back with 3year olds. The negative on the trends is not won over 6f but I don't think will have an issue getting it. Fast horse. It's not the easiest of races. I was also looking at Super Soldier, at 100's on the machine. Interesting one. Thunder Call obviously has talent and likely worthy fave, but does he have a experience yet?

Fortification 9/1ew

York 4.50 - If Point of Contact can't win a race like this, not sure what will suit it. His to lose.

Point of Contact 5/2

York 5.25 - Give James Sullivan a horse sat nav so that Rousing Encore doesn't find the backend of a horse, and this horse wins. Given is hold up, draw doesn't matter. All upto the jockey, who I'm not that convinced about, but has won on this horse before.

Rousing Encore 10/1ew

Bets 12/06/2026

https://discord.gg/aGy8rbvX 

Discord Link

York 1.50 - Interesting handicap this. Is a C4 apprentice race and normally I'd leave, but, there's no pace here, so Orne has then chance to make all, but not sure is quite good enough to hold on and can make the pace for Lir Speciale who is taking a big step down in class and in good form

Lir Speciale 10/1ew

Bets 06/06/2026

2.05 - Pacific Mission 11/2ew

The 3yr old allowance is too big to ignore given nearly a G1 winner in a G3 race.

3.15 - This is tough. I was keen on Democracy Dilemma for this who backed when prices came out, but needs fast ground for best. Closest I got were these two, but not clean

Dream Composer 9/1ew,  Stormy Impact 12/1ew

4.00 - I have Maltese Cross 50/1 Antepost., but no real opinions this years as stayed focussed on handicaps.

4.40 - Allegresse 11/2ew

Looks ahead of mark

5.20 - Give it To Me Oj 7/1ew, Lord Melbournce 16/1ew

Both decent C&D runners

5.55 - Sondad 7/1ew, Solar Acclaim 22/1ew

Bets 05/06/2026

1.30 - Usually looking for a front runner, but given the ground, hold up is okay. You don't want to be held up close to the rail though or you risk traffic. Call Margot is twice the price of Alfa Duplicate which makes no sense to me. This horse is quick, will get strong pace and just have to hope horse has learned to settle and that Sam James doesn't get stuck behind a wall, and steers it around the pack from last to first. I did initially back Rosie Frith at 25s and can't cash out, but I think with the likely ground, top weight and pace, it may set up better for hold ups.

Call Margot 25/1ew

2.05 - This is not the type of race I excel in, but like what Possessive did lto vs rest of field

Possessive 7/2

2.40 - Hoping for Burke to have a decent day. Ice Max has better suited ground today and was a decent second in this last year. 

Ice Max 5/1ew

3.15 - Market has the top 3 right I think. Hand of God has the best draw

Hand of God 5/1ew

4.40 - Sterling Knight is back to form. Whether quite good enough to win, I'm unsure, but has run well here before, has Moore booked, got a decent enough draw so at 20's willing. Man of La Mancha is a fairly obvious pick after being badly hampered lto. Think will need to win a race like this if wants to up mark for Royal Hunt Cup

Sterling Knight 20/1ew

Man of La Macha 5/1ew

5.15 - Stella Sunrise best on numbers, but Ellusive Butterfly is  good ew option. Last off the bridle lto with nowhere to go, started to pick up and then had to jolt again. Gone down another pound for it but not putting it into a handicap and so is maybe a good sign.

Ellusive Butterfly 17/2ew

5.50 - This was the trickiest one to solve. Aurora Majesty decent enough C&D form and in a c2handicap at Goodwood. Been off for a while, but I'm watching the betting on this one. If gets backed, I'm following n. Currently 35s on the exchanges.

I was going to put up Mister Bluebird and Crimson Spirit, but I spotted something. Son. Ran in the Greeham. Can argue has regressed, but other that a handicap blot at Haydock, if this reproduces that form will win. 

Son 40/1ew

Crimson Spirit 9/1ew