UK Horse Racing Tips: Royal Ascot

Karl Burke landed last year's renewal with Dramatised and BEAUTIFUL DIAMOND must be strongly respected as he bids to give his trainer back-to-back successes in the race. An impressive winner on her racecourse debut at Nottingham earlier this month, the 360,000-pound purchase has plenty of scope for progression judging by her strong finish in that contest. With seven of the last 10 winners being drawn in stall 16 or higher, the fact the selection matches her stablemate's draw from last year (17) makes her of significant interest and she rates the one to beat. Got To Love A Grey made it 2-2 when landing a Listed contest last month and she looks a big threat to the selection, while Born To Rock and Bundchen are just two others with claims in a fiercely-competitive sprint.
Prediction : 1st Beautiful Diamond 2nd Got To Love A Grey 3rd Born To Rock

Crystal Caprice didn't appear to quite get home over 1m2f at Ayr on her latest start and she would have made plenty of appeal here, barring a very wide draw in stall 20. Similar comments apply to recent Kempton scorer Tamarama, who will undoubtedly prove popular with Frankie Dettori keeping the ride, but the vote goes to YERWANTHERE. She lost her unbeaten record when getting no luck in running at Naas in Listed company last month and she appears capable of further progression back up at a mile. Tarrabb scored here over 7f last summer and may benefit from a first-time tongue-tie, while others worthy of consideration include Lady Eros, One Morning and Discretion.
Prediction : 1st Yerwanthere 2nd Tarrabb 3rd Crystal Caprice

PROSPEROUS VOYAGE came from a long way back to land the Group 3 Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Epsom earlier in the month and holds leading claims on this rise in class. Ralph Beckett's filly is narrowly preferred to Jumbly, who offered plenty to work with when runner-up in the Group 2 Lanwades Stud Stakes at the Curragh on her stable/seasonal debut last month. The Gosdens boast a fine record in this contest in recent years and their sole representative Grande Dame merits respect as she aims to give the stable a third win in the past four years. The progressive Rogue Millennium would make more appeal over further, but the daughter of Dubawi can't be discounted.
Prediction : 1st Prosperous Voyage 2nd Jumbly 3rd Grande Dame

A high-quality renewal with the majority of the key players standing their ground. Luxembourg improved plenty from his first run of the season when getting the better of Bay Bridge in the Tattersalls Gold Cup under an excellent front-running ride from Ryan Moore. He may not need to repeat those tactics on this occasion, with the potential of the American challenger Classic Causeway going forward, but the slight concern has to be whether fast ground will see him to best effect. Similar comments apply to Bay Bridge, whose best performance came over C&D in softer conditions in the Champion Stakes, beating Adayar (second) and MY PROSPERO (third). There is every chance that the latter, who wasn't disgraced when fourth in the Lockinge at Newbury, may have more to offer back up in distance and has shown his versatility regarding ground following his third in the St James's Palace here last year. Mostahdaf completes the line-up and is no back number based on his impressive Saudi Arabia performance in February.
Prediction : 1st My Prospero 2nd Luxembourg 3rd Bay Bridge

A high-quality renewal and, while the likes of Migration, Reach For The Moon and Positive are all tempting for each-way players, history is against them in terms of weight-carrying performances, as no winner of this contest has carried more than 9st-5lb in the last 20 years. However, one that ideally fits the bill is GHALY, who is relatively unexposed and is competitively weighted for one so high in the ratings. The trip and ground are ideal and, with Oisin Murphy in the saddle, he has an awful lot going for him as a fresh horse on his seasonal debut. Perotto has dropped to an attractive mark and is feared most, while Tempus and Astro King, who were third and fourth respectively in this last year, also command respect.
Prediction : 1st Ghaly 2nd null 3rd Tempus

Aidan O'Brien has landed five of the last 10 renewals of this contest, most recently with Santiago in 2020. Therefore, it could be worth siding with his sole representative, PEKING OPERA, who secured a staying-on success in Listed company over 1m5f last month and has scope for further progress after only three starts. Gregory remains unbeaten following a comfortable victory over 1m3f at Goodwood last month and a longer trip looks worth exploring for him given his dam won a Group 2 over an extended 1m6f during her career. St Vincents Garden is another with claims, especially as William Buick has opted to ride the son of Camelot over the Godolphin-owned Chesspiece, but he was beaten two and a quarter lengths by the selection on his penultimate run.
Prediction : 1st Peking Opera 2nd Gregory 3rd St Vincents Garden

Aidan O'Brien has won three of the last eight renewals and his best chance of further success appears to rest with Johannes Brahms, who showed a willing attitude when making a winning debut over 6f at Navan last month. Wesley Ward, who is already a dual winner of this contest, is another trainer who commands respect and his Fandom, who was a wide-margin winner on his sole US start at Keeneland, also has to be high on the shortlist, if turned out after his engagement in the Coventry here yesterday. However, MAXIMUM IMPACT took his career tally to 2-2 when landing a conditions stakes here 49 days ago and that experience of this course may give him a vital edge with a first-time tongue-tie tried today. Barnwell Boy, who made all on debut at Goodwood last month, also enters calculations given that form has already been franked.
Prediction : 1st Maximum Impact 2nd Johannes Brahms 3rd Fandom