Royal Ascot Saturday ITV Racing Tips

COUNT D'ORSAY (best price 18-1) has every chance of winning this. The step up should suit based on last season's outings and he will prefer the slower ground. The ground earlier in the month didn’t work, but it was good to get him back out on the track.

COSMIC LAW (best price 40-1 / six places) shouldn’t be completely discounted in a race of this nature. Quick ground doesn’t appear to suit so he will be more at home today, and has valuable experience in big fields. Could easily make the places with six being paid by some bookies.

The top three in the market were mightily impressive on their debut runs. However, there seemed to be plenty left in the tank of MORE BEAUTIFUL (best price 6-4) when scoring at Naas. Could be a superstar, but I wouldn’t put you off backing either Sacred or Campanelle especially with four places on offer.

Again this looks like a real battle between the top two in the market. You can’t ignore either following debut runs. However, the way ADMIRAL NELSON (best price 9-4) cruised into that previous race and pulled away with ease was very impressive. If you don’t mind backing things each-way, Qaader & Sacred each-way double could be a play.

Quadrilateral was pretty disappointing earlier this month when finishing third to Love. ALPINE STAR's (best price 7-2) form took a huge boost following Santiago’s win yesterday. She’s won back-to-back races and should have no problems with the Ascot conditions.

There are excuses for PINATUBO's (best price 7-4) only loss to date, and I fully expect the three-year-old to bounce back with a win at Ascot. The slower ground could be a plus for this classy horse. Threat’s the one I fancy to finish in behind Pinatubo. The market appears to have overlooked the three-year-old. He had a good season last time round with three wins and a couple of seconds to high-class horses.

ONE MASTER (best price 9-2) was finishing very strongly at Ascot last October and was only beaten by heavy ground expert Donjuan Triumphant. The six-year-old improved greatly last season and seemed to enjoy the slower ground when she got it. She’s performed well at this distance in the past and has every chance here.

There’s a couple I fancy in this one with six places being on offer with the bookmakers. The first is GULLIVER (best price 14-1) who won a few handy races last season, including a big win at York in a huge field. He was last seen finishing some distance behind Tinto but that wasn’t on his ideal ground. Could be a big player.

The second which I think is massively overpriced is ANGEL ALEXANDER (best price 20-1) who had a cracking end to the season last time round. The four-year-old has been running in Meydan, and even though he’s not disgraced himself I’m happy to ignore those efforts. Will enjoy the conditions and has experience in these type of races.

A very frustrating horse to follow but WHO DARES WINS (best price 6-4) should be winning this type of race. Not much in the price though.