Royal Ascot is here as day one of the five-day extravaganza kicks off in exciting fashion on Tuesday.
Punters are flocking to the greatest festival in Flat racing with their best and most eye-catching styles. The gents are here suit and booted with their top hats, while the ladies are stealing the show in their elegant dresses.
Day one starts with a mouth-watering Queen Anne Stakes as Charlie Appleby leads the market with Notable Speech and Opera Ballo. William Haggas will be hoping to overturn the form on Notable Speech with More Thunder in the Lockinge at Newbury last month.
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Meanwhile, the Daily Star Sport’s chief tipster Jason Heavey’s selection Docklands is looking to make it a hat-trick of wins at Royal Ascot after winning this renewal last year. While the quality of the race sees Damysus and Zeus Olympios also firmly in contention at each-way prices.
The Coventry Stakes sees Night In Vegas attempt to upset Aidan O’Brien’s market leaders Confucius and Great Barrier Reef. For those who are familiar with Jason’s write ups on the Daily Star Sport, Night In Vegas was tipped as an ante post selection at 14/1, but the course and distance winner is now shorter odds.
Jason’s nap of the day, American Affair, runs in the King Charles III Stakes at 15:40 as the Jim Goldie-trained six-year-old looks to win the race he won 12 months ago.
But the highlight of the game, and maybe the festival, sees 2000s Guineas winner Bow Echo look to hold off Gstaad again.
Gstaad was no match for Bow Echo at Newmarket but returned to the winners’ enclosure at The Curragh in the Irish 2000 Guineas late last month. Talk Of New York will also by in the mix for Godolphin and Aidan O’Brien’s second entry Puerto Rico also has chances.