14:30 : Queen Mary Stakes
- Race details: 5 furlongs, Group 2
- 2025 winner: True Love (9/4F) - Ryan Moore (J), Aidan O’Brien (T)
Make sure you settle down in plenty of time for the opening race on day two at Royal Ascot because this five-furlong dash for sprightly two-year-old fillies could be over in a shake of a horse’s tail.
Most popular tip: VICTORIOUS advised by Thoroughbred Insights
- There might be 27 scheduled starters for day two-opener, but Tipstrr’s experts are all over the aptly named Victorious to land an early blow for the Aidan O’Brien/Ryan Moore partnership. Two wins over six furlongs at Naas hinted at her potential, and if she can navigate this big field and the sharper trip, then she should complete an impressive hat-trick.
Best each-way bet: SHIMMERING SUN advised by EachWayProfits
- Starting from what could prove to be an advantageous high draw, Shimmering Sun is one of many with scope for improvement after landing her maiden outing over this distance at Salisbury last month.
Outsider punt: SHINING MOMENT advised by Bookies Enemey No1
- American challenger Shining Moment looked in fine fettle when winning stylishly at Churchill Downs on just her second race a month ago, and with blinkers likely to help protect her from the impact of so many runners, coupled with the notable booking of Oisin Murphy, she might just squeeze her way into the expanded frame.
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15:05: Queen’s Vase
- Race details: 1 mile 6 furlongs, Group 2
- 2025 winner: Carmers (9/2) - William Lee (J), P Twomey (T)
Day two at Royal Ascot might not have as much Group 1 action as the opening day, but the Queen’s Vase rarely fails to provide a thrilling race for longer-distance three-year-olds.
Most popular tip: GALIYAN advised by Tippyman
- On the strength of his comfortable win over 1½ miles at Chester last time out, it’s difficult to see past the Andrew Balding-trained Galiyan to prove his class over this longer trip, with Oisin Murphy again in the pilot seat.
Best each-way bet: PORT OF SPAIN
- Aidan O’Brien/Ryan Moore runners at double-digit odds are something of a rarity, so Port Of Spain might just follow the path of 14/1 shot Mission Central, who landed the King Charles III Stakes for the duo on the opening day. A winner at the third attempt as a juvenile last summer, this capable three-year-old came 5th of 10 on season debut at Newbury, and looked like he might prefer the longer trip in front of him here.
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15:40: Duke Of Cambridge Stakes
- Race details: 1 mile (old), Group 2
- 2025 winner: Crimson Advocate (13/2) - James McDonald (J), John & Thady Gosden (T)
The Duke of Cambridge Stakes gives more experienced fillies and mares their chance to have their hour in the sun in what looks like an intriguing one-mile Group 2 renewal.
Most popular each-way tip: CATALINA DELCARPIO advised by Honest Jim
- Yet to finish outside the frame in five career outings to date, Catalina Delcarpio was raced sparingly in last year’s debut season, which ended with a third-placed finish in the Ribblesdale Stakes at this meeting 12 months ago. Dropping her back down to one mile trips appeared to put her back in her element in her two 2026 outings, especially on the better ground at Leopardstown last time out, when she looked suited by the kind of stronger pace that she should get again today.
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16:20: Prince Of Wales’s Stakes
- Race details: 1 mile 2 furlongs, Group 1
- 2025 winner: Ombudsman (7/1), William Buick (J), John & Thady Gosden (T)
Wednesday’s only Group 1 affair sees some of racing’s best middle-distance horses battle it out in what is often one of the most competitive races at the Royal Ascot Festival.
Most popular tip: OMBUDSMAN advised by Proform Racing
- Market leader Ombudsman won this race by an impressive margin a year ago, and has done nothing in the meantime to suggest that he can’t complete a double this time around. The Gosdens’ five-year-old has already added the Dubai Turf and the Brigadier Gerard Stakes to his honours board so far this term and he looks primed to carry William Buick to another high-profile success today.
Best each-way bet: MINNIE HAUK advised by Shrewd Tips
- The winner of last year’s Oaks, Irish Oaks and Yorkshire Oaks, Aidan O’Brien’s Minnie Hauk can be forgiven her fifth-placed finish last time out after tests showed her to be slightly lame. If fully recovered, then she looks generously priced to give Ryan Moore a more characteristically competitive run here.
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17:00: Royal Hunt Cup Handicap
- Race details: 1 mile (straight), Heritage Handicap
- 2025 winner: My Cloud (3/1F), Silvestre de Sousa (J) - Roger Varian (T)
With the maximum 30-runner line-up and multiple extra places up for grabs, the Royal Hunt Cup promises to throw up plenty of tasty betting options for Tipstrr’s each-way specialists to consider.
Most popular each-way bet: SCOVILLE advised by Hipodrom Elite
- Trained by William Haggas, Scoville announced his arrival by landing his first two outings at Newmarket and Windsor during the early part of last season. He was allowed to run too freely when trailing in the last of eight at Thirsk two months ago, but he returns fresh from a breathing op and sporting a tongue-tie, so with Tom Marquand back in the saddle he looks well treated on his handicap debut.
Outsider punt: THUNDER RUN advised by EachWayMorningTips
- With as many as six places up for grabs, it wouldn’t be a huge surprise to see Thunder Run making the each-way frame. His last outing saw him finish a close-up second in the same York race that he had won the year before, and any improvement on that effort should see him in contention in the latter stages of this straight one-mile cavalry charge.
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17:35: Kensington Palace Stakes Handicap
- Race details: 1 mile (straight), Handicap
- 2025 winner: Miss Information (11/1) - Oisin Murphy (J), Andrew Balding (T)
The action never lets up at Royal Ascot, and the recent addition of the Kensington Palace Stakes gives more experienced fillies their chance to shine over a one-mile trip.
Most popular tip: ALOBAYYAH advised by Thoroughbred Insights
- Alobayyah finished behind the re-opposing Radiant Beauty when they met over this very course and distance 39 days ago, when she was left with too much to do. The four-year-old filly is five pounds better off than that rival this time around, and looks set to turn the tables under Tom Marquand.
Best each-way bet: CHESHIRE DANCER advised by Galope Tips
- Cheshire Dancer finished a valiant third of 23 as a 20/1 shot in this race 12 months ago, and subsequently won over the round mile here later in the season. After a pipe-opening outing at Haydock last month, Hugo Palmer sends her with high hopes of at least replicating last year’s placing, with the booking of Billy Loughnane surelyonly improving her prospects.
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18:10: Windsor Castle Stakes
- Race details: 5 furlongs, Listed
- 2025 winner: Havana Hurricane (7/1) - Charles Bishop (J), Eva Johnson Houghton (T)
The prize money might drop for each day’s final events, but the quality of racing stays high, and the Windsor Castle Stakes should provide racing fans with a thrilling day two finale.
Best each-way bet: ALFRED WALLACE
advised and previewed by Bookies Enemy No1
- Alfred Wallace has only had the two starts, running well at this track over 6f behind a winner that ran well here in the Group 2 Coventry Stakes on Tuesday. He then improved over 7f at Thirsk on his next outing 17 days ago, when he looked far more professional to win with little fuss whilst producing an excellent time in the process. He drops back to 6f here so we know he'll get the trip, and with Ed Walker his trainer having already had a win at the meeting with the unfancied Ten Bob Tony, he looks a solid each-way play under Kieran Shoemark.