UK Horse Racing Tips: Ascot

Roger Varian won this last year and is back for more with newcomer Ravishing, who cost 155,000gns as a yearling. She can go well, a comment which also applies to Andrew Balding's Lope De Vega filly Pacific Mission. ENAMORUS blew the start when well supported ahead of her Newmarket debut and did well in the circumstances to come home in third. If she learns from the experience and gets away on level terms, she could be the one.
Prediction : 1st Enamorus 2nd Ravishing 3rd Pacific Mission

Charlie Appleby has won this race four times in the last six years and relies on Time To Turn, who won by 10 lengths at Wolverhampton. He can go well but won't have his own way on the front end here with Reciprocated and A Bit Of Spirit likely to take him on, so a chance is taken on TRICKY TEL. Unbeaten in two starts at Chester, he steps up a furlong here and may be able to run the leaders down close home.
Prediction : 1st Tricky Tel 2nd Time To Turn 3rd Reciprocated

Blindedbythelights was a good second at Chelmsford on his first try over two miles, but may have to settle for a place again. Fireblade has a similar profile with a pair of seconds at Sandown over shorter, and if he gets the trip he may be the bigger danger to BLAZEON FIVE. Twice a C&D winner in 2023 off higher marks, she performed well over hurdles latest and is back on the Flat with a big shout.
Prediction : 1st Blazeon Five 2nd Fireblade 3rd Blindedbythelights

This represents a significant drop in grade for PINHOLE, who wasn't disgraced when finishing eighth in the Queen's Vase last time out. The well-bred son of Frankel can take advantage of a mark of 98 on handicap debut, with C&D winner Assail looking best placed to chase him home following a respectable effort at Kempton most recently. Dream Harder had been in good form until disappointing at Chester latest, but could bounce back.
Prediction : 1st Pinhole 2nd Assail 3rd Dream Harder

THURSO is in the form of his life at present and stepping back up to 7f could eke out further improvement as he looks to follow up on his most recent success off 3lb lower at Chepstow. Stratocracy deservedly regained the winning thread at Newbury and must enter calculations off 3lb higher, along with Doncaster scorer War Howl. Arantes Nascimento and Woodstock may also have a say in proceedings.
Prediction : 1st Thurso 2nd Stratocracy 3rd War Howl

A taking winner at Beverley last time out, EMERALDS PRIDE is fancied to go well off 5lb higher and notch an eighth career success. That may be at the main expense of Galaxy Zoo, who regained the winning thread with a determined success at Southwell last month, but must prove herself on turf. A consistent sort of late, Cinque Verde is another to note, as well as Fantasy Obsessor.
Prediction : 1st Emeralds Pride 2nd Galaxy Zoo 3rd Fantasy Obsessor