SATURDAY WEATHER UPDATE -- Mixed weather throughout this period with the risk of rain or possibly heavy showers for Saturday afternoon. Also some dry weather with some sunshine.
Temperatures close to average, perhaps locally warm. with a Very High pollen count forecast too. High temp of 22C
GOING -- GOOD TO FIRM
DAY FIVE
Welcome to this our final day of this season's Royal Ascot festival meeting.
We go once again for Saturday, been a hectic week, I still remember this as the "family day" known as Ascot Heath meeting where everyone could come along and not have to dress up. That's all long gone now and it's just day five for everyone instead. Let's focus on the big races for Saturday;
2:30 -- CHESHAM STAKES (7f)
2yo race and just the sixteen take the stage for Saturdays' opener and it's WESTERLAND that should attract plenty of interest being the son of the mighty Frankel though will have to work hard and improve to take SEPTEMBER on here.
2:30 Royal Ascot -- Chesham Stakes (7f)
RESULT
1st -- SEPTEMBER 11/8F
2nd -- NYALETI 10/1
3rd -- MASAR 3/1
3:05 WOLFERTON HANDICAP 1m 2f -- Sixteen declared for this listed handicap event, we'll start with KHAIRAAT who comes here on back of a run of three wins from four career starts, could still be improving and a big run expected from this Sir Michael Stoute inmate.
At much bigger odds the connections of TUMBAGA feel their horse back from Dubai is now ready to roll on turf and available about 20/1 .
And then for John Gosden we've MAVERICK WAVE at 33/1 who the trainer has said is best first time up so we'll see how this one fares in the parade and in the race.
3:05 Royal Ascot -- Wolverton Handicap (1m 2f)
RESULT
1st -- SNOANO 25/1
2nd -- MAJEED 25/1
3rd -- KIDMENEVER 6/1
4th -- MAVERICK WAVE 20/1
3.40 HARDWICKE STAKES 1m 4f -- Group 2 with a field of 14 declared, this is a race that Sir Michael Stoute usually wins (7 times in last 11 years). So while his main horse is The Queen's DARTMOUTH don't dismiss the chances of ACROSS THE STARS and they should both prove popular in the betting markets.
Plenty of other big names to look at though, and one to consider as an each way chance is Roger Varian's BARSANTI who has not been out of the first three in the last 11 starts, albeit a few of them have been small fields he is still improving according to his trainer.
3:40 Royal Ascot -- Hardwicke Stakes (1m 4f)
RESULT
1st -- IDAHO 9/2
2nd -- BARSANTI 20/1
3rd -- CHEMICAL CHARGE 25/1
4:20 DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES 6f -- Today's Group 1 and 19 declared for the sprint, the race worth about £340,000 to the winner. The fav could well be LIMATO who does well over the trip and has a turn of foot.
We aim to go for something with a bit more value in the price and AL JAZI a four year old coming here from France and has top class owners so can't be all that bad is priced at 33/1 though so risks attached.
DANCING STAR carries the famous silks of Lochsong and others for Andrew Balding and at 20/1 worth a win/place bet.
4:20 Royal Ascot -- Diamond Jubilee Stakes (6f)
RESULT
1st -- THE TIN MAN 9/2
2nd -- TASLEET 7/1
3rd -- LIMATO 2/1F
5:00 -- WOKINGHAM STAKES HANDICAP 6f -- It's just not Royal Ascot without a massive field handicap and today we've the Wokingham and 29 runners worth over £100,000 to the winner.
With the market about 8/1 the field this will be impossible to predict and the size of the field means plenty of hard luck stories for sure. Top weight is CERTIFICATE and if this is able to defy that burden 16/1 is a good price for a potential Listed / Group horse.
A big price for POYLE VINNIE and I'd suggest taking that one to place as is regularly running in big field handicaps and will pop up in one sooner or later you can get 40/1 that one and similar notes about HARRY HURRICANE too and my intention to back these to place against the field at massive odds.
5:00 Royal Ascot -- Wokingham Stakes (6f)
RESULT
1st -- OUT DO 25/1
2nd -- STEADY PACE 16/1
3rd -- PROJECTION 15/2
4th -- POLYBIUS 33/1
5:35 -- QUEEN ALEXANDRA STAKES 2m 6f -- We conclude with the longest distance race on the Flat calendar, an event that is often targeted by the National Hunt trainers and although we are well represented with the likes of Twiston-Davies, Alan King, Willie Mullins it's probably going to go to the flat trainers with one of the pair ORIENTAL FOX and WINNING STORY our pick against the field.
Willie Mullins usually has a good one for this and he has THOMAS HOBSON who already won here on Tuesday so if he stands his ground might be good enough to score again over this longer trip but the price will reflect that and should be opposable given the lack of recovery time.
5:35 Royal Ascot -- Queen Alexandra Stakes (2m 6f)
RESULT
1st -- ORIENTAL FOX 10/1
2nd -- THOMAS HOBSON 2/1F
3rd -- US ARMY RANGER 7/2
Nice to end on a winning note, and a successful lay of the favourite too. That's all for Royal Ascot this year, been difficult as always, but we'll be back next year. For now it's goodbye and a quick return to the normal meetings starting with Pontefract tomorrow !
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| BYE BYE FOLKS, SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR. LUV QUEENIE AND PHIL I'm 91 you know !! |
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