Overview
- Royal Ascot is due to start on Tuesday, June 16, with a seven-race opening card that includes three Group 1 contests and sets the tone for the five-day festival.
- Bow Echo is the headline favourite for the St James’s Palace after an unbeaten run and the 2,000 Guineas victory while Coolmore’s Gstaad and Talk of New York provide the main domestic threats.
- Godolphin’s Notable Speech and stablemate Opera Ballo head the Queen Anne market after spring Group 1 form, making the straight-mile race one of day one’s key matchups.
- The Prince of Wales’s Stakes on Wednesday is billed as a top-level rematch between Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Daryz and defending champion Ombudsman, with both rated among the world’s best.
- Bookmakers are heavily promoting sign-up bonuses and free-bet offers for the meeting and media coverage pairs betting guidance with race tips while highlighting Coolmore’s large team and the meet’s international runners.