14:30: Queen Anne Stakes
- Race details: 1 mile (straight), Group 1
- 2025 winner: Docklands 14/1 - Mark Zahra (J), Harry Eustace (T)
The long wait for Flat racing’s marquee event is over as Royal Ascot hits the ground running with this high-quality Group 1 opener that should get some bettors’ Festival week off to a flying start.
Most popular tip: NOTABLE SPEECH advised by JamPizza
- Winner of the 2000 Guineas two years ago, Notable Speech still looks the class act in this festival opener, and looks set to confirm his two-length superiority over More Thunder in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury a month ago. Definitely the one to beat.
Best each-way bet: ZEUS OLYMPIOS advised by Equine Logic
- While the top three in the betting look set to dominate, should any of them falter, then Zeus Olympios might just be the outsider ready to take advantage, having already beaten the strongly fancied opera Ballo last season, and finishing a creditable third behind Notable Speech in last month’s Lockinge.
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15:05: Coventry Stakes
- Race details: 6 furlongs, Group 2
- 2025 winner: Gstaad 7/2F - Ryan Moore (J), Aidan O’Brien (T)
This competitive six-furlong cavalry charge has been won by 150/1 and 80/1 shots in the last six years, although it’s also worth noting that short-priced favourites have won five of the last ten renewals.
Most popular tip: CUT A DASH advised by Honest Jim
- In what promises to be a wide-open race, we’re avoiding the short-priced market leaders in favour of Cut A Dash, who looked raw but talented when winning on debut a month ago at York, where he showed a great turn of foot on slower ground than he should enjoy here.
Alternative each-way bet: SIOUXPERB advised by Active Betting Hub
- Another with a solitary debut win under his belt is Archie Watson’s Siouxperb, who has been kept fresh since that success at Yarmouth a month ago, when he beat a subsequent winner by a cool four lengths.
Outsider punt: MRAIR advised by EachWayMorningTips
- With an each-way place up for grabs, there could be room in the frame for Mrair, who built on a promising second on debut to land the odds at Lingfield when last seen a fortnight ago, and could give Oisin Murphy a competitive ride again in this.
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15:40: King Charles III Stakes
- Race details: 5 furlongs, Group 1
- 2025 winner: American Affair (11/1) - Paul Mulrenna (J), Jim Goldie (T)
Formerly the King’s Stand Stakes, our newest monarch is duly recognised in what promises to be a thrilling five-furlong dash, with no fewer than 26 capable sprinters all hoping to make an impact.
Most popular tip: NIGHT RAIDER advised by On The Level Racing
- At a more attractive price than the vulnerable favourite Overpass, Night Raider looks set to improve on his mid-division finish in this race 12 months ago. His recent gelding op has had a positive effect, yielding back-to-back wins at Newmarket and Haydock, the latter despite having to overcome a sluggish start.
Best each-way bet: MISSION CENTRAL advised by Tigger
- If the Aidan O’Brien/Ryan Moore partnership are still waiting for their first win of the festival, then Mission Central might be the one to end the wait at a decent each-way price. The promise of three wins last season has been confirmed by two Naas successes already this term, and he could well be primed to defy his odds here.
Outsider punt: STARLUST advised by JamPizza
- Another who could outrun his price is Starlust, who did just that to finish a close-up fourth at 16/1 in this race 12 months ago. His only outing since was a much-needed pipe-opener at Carlisle just 17 days ago, and Ralph Beckett might well have produced him with this race in mind.
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16:20: St James’s Palace Stakes
- Race details: 1 mile (old), Group 1
- 2025 winner: Field Of Gold (8/11F) - CT Keane (J), John & Thady Gosden (T)
The feature race of the Festival’s opening day brings just half a dozen high-class milers together to compete for the prestige that comes with being a Royal Ascot Group 1 winner, not to mention a rather tasty cash prize.
Most popular tip: BOW ECHO advised by On The Level Racing
- While it’s never wise to discount the partnership of Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore with Gstaad, they are likely to have to give second-best to the unbeaten Bow Echo, who won the 2000 Guineas in imperious fashion last time out, and yet has still to reach his full potential.
Best each-way bet: TALK OF NEW YORK advised by Bookies Enemy No1
- Anyone willing to look beyond the two market principals can’t help but like what they see in the highly progressive Talk Of New York, who eased to victory in a first-time hood at Newmarket in April, and looked like a horse with plenty more to give when cruising to a five-length victory in the Heron Stakes at Sandown three weeks ago.
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17:00: Ascot Stakes Handicap
- Race details: 2 miles 4 furlongs, Heritage Handicap
- 2025 winner: Ascending (20/1) - William Lee (J), Henry De Bromhead (T)
All but two of the 20 scheduled Ascot Stakes starters are available at double-digit odds, so with five places widely available, Tipstrr’s each-way specialists have plenty to go on.
Most popular each-way tip: SMALL FRY advised by Underdog Racing Tips
- A winner at Epsom around this time last year, Small Fry has not raced on the Flat since September, but has looked fit and well when being placed in two competitive hurdles in Ireland last month. With Oisin Murphy at the helm, the five-year-old should be primed to relish this stamina test.
Alternative each-way bet: GALILEO DAME advised by Pro EachWay Morning
- Another who should love this long-distance challenge is JP O’Brien’s Galileo Dame, who put in some decent hurdling performances over the winter, and shaped up equally impressively when finished a very creditable 4th in the 2¼-mile Chester Cup just over a month ago.
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17:35: Wolferton Stakes
- Race details: 1 mile 2 furlongs, Listed
- 2025 winner: Haatem (8/1) - James Doyle (J), Richard Hannon (T)
This renewal of the Wolferton Stakes promises to be a cracker with no fewer than 11 of the 16 scheduled starters having tasted previous success over a mile-and-a-quarter trip.
Best each-way bet: HAATEM advised by Model Man
- In such a wide-open market, Haatem stands out as a proven performer capable of replicating his success in this race 12 months ago. Last year’s effort was on similar good-firm ground as he should find here, and after clearing needing his season-debut run-out at Goodwood 25 days ago, trainer Richard hannon should have his five-year-old primed for this defence.
Alternative each-way bet: ROYAL RHYME advised by Value Bet +
- Since winning the Brigadier Gerard Stakes in 2024, Royal Rhyme has been flying somewhat under the radar, with just a couple of outings last season. He has shaped up more promisingly this term and did enough when finishing a creditable fifth in last month’s Huxley Stakes at Chester to suggest he has a decent each-way shout here.
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18:10: Copper Horse Stakes Handicap
- Race details: 1 mile 6 furlongs, Handicap
- 2025 winner: French Master (5/2F) - James Doyle (J), John & Thady Gosden (T)
Six down and one to go, the final race on the opening day of the Festival is an intriguing middle-distance handicap should give some punters the opportunity to finish their day at the races on a high note.
Most popular tip: VALIANCY advised by On The Level Racing
- There’s plenty in with a decent chance here, but it’s hard to look too far beyond firm favourite Valiancy, who bookended his eight-month winter break with impressive wins at Haydock and Hamilton. The latter came on season debut a month ago, and with James Doyle continuing his place in the saddle, this progressive four-year-old looks far from hitting his ceiling yet.
Best each-way bet: DAIQUIRI BAY previewed by JamPizza
- Daiquiri Bay had been gelded prior to his 4yo debut run last time out at Newmarket in May, when he won in the style that's ahead of the handicapper and he can go close here off this 6lb higher mark. The horse saw out that trip really well and shaped as though he has it in him to go even better over this extra 2 furlongs.
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