Royal Ascot tips, previews and features
Royal Ascot tips, previews and features

Royal Ascot tips, features, previews and analysis including Mike Cattermole, Simon Holt and Ben Linfoot


Get the very best Royal Ascot tips and analysis courtesy of our range of experts, including Ben Linfoot's Value Bet and Mike Cattermole setting the scene each day.

They may be racing behind closed doors at this summer's principal Flat meeting, but it's wall-to-wall quality to the final event on Saturday, so immerse yourself in our free, well-researched analysis by reading this daily catch-all package and click on the images below for each preview in full.

Thanks for standing by us through this year's unprecedented period in racing and, most of all, best of luck this week!


Going update

Going for Wednesday at Ascot, as of 08.00 BST, is Good on the straight course; and Good, Good to Soft in places on the round course


Royal Ascot Podcast: Day Two Preview Review

Our racing team look ahead to day two of Royal Ascot with all the latest market moves and tips for afternoon.

Listen to the latest Sporting Life Racing Podcast


Ben Linfoot's Value Bet

Our flagship racing tipster takes a deep dive into some of the most competitive races of the week and highlights the horses he thinks the bookmakers have underestimated.

Ben Linfoot picks out the Royal Ascot value


Simon Holt: Wednesday selections

Top commentator and in-form tipster Simon Holt pinpoints his main fancies.

Don't miss Simon Holt's latest Royal Ascot tips


Fran Berry: Ireland tips

Former Group One-winning jockey and leading Irish pundit Fran Berry provides his picks for the action over in Ireland.


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Timeform view: Prince Of Wales's Stakes

Find out what the ratings experts make of the day two feature race. Is Japan a vulnerable favourite?

Headman gets the vote in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes


Oisin Murphy column

The champion jockey talks us through his rides for Royal Ascot week.

Berlin Tango goes for the Hampton Court on Wednesday


Richard Fahey's latest column

The North Yorkshire trainer guides us through his team of horses.

Get Richard's thoughts on his Wednesday runner


Mike Cattermole: Day two scene-setter

The popular commentator with his take on the Wednesday proceedings, this year taking place behind closed doors.

Hollie Doyle


What the trainers say

Get the views from connections of some of the leading protagonists on day two at Royal Ascot.

Trainer Aidan O'Brien has several runners this week


Catching Pigeons: Gossip from the gallops

Our gallops insider provides the latest information from some of the major training centres in Britain.

Get all the latest whispers from the major training centres


Royal Ascot Preview Podcast

Timeform's David Johnson joins the panel to look ahead to the Royal Ascot action.

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Man On The Spot verdicts

Resident tipster Man On The Spot expects Japan-backers to be in clover at Royal Ascot on Wednesday.

Man On The Spot's previews for every race


Anita Chambers: Addeybb to fire

Anita Chambers faces Addeybb to land the feature race on day two of Royal Ascot and she has a tip for every race at every meeting on Wednesday.

Tom Marquand celebrates on Addeybb


Mark Howard's Royal radar

Mark Howard nominates five horses to follow at Royal Ascot this week with an exciting juvenile from Ballyodyle topping the list.

Admiral Nelson puts up a taking performance at the Curragh


Donn McClean: Royal raiders

Donn McClean picks out a handful of Irish-trained Royal Ascot raiders who can figure prominently, including Jessica Harrington's Millisle.

Millisle is well worth respecting, according to Donn McClean


Alex Hammond's Royal Ascot blog

The Sky Sports Racing anchor is looking forward to presenting Royal Ascot next week and she's picked out five horses to follow at the meeting.

Technician (left) is fancied in the Gold Cup



The Sporting Life 100

We've spoken to over 50 top trainers, jockeys and owners and here's the Sporting Life 100 - horses you need in your My Stable tracker this season.

100 Flat horses nominated by trainers, jockeys and owners

2020 Flat Stable Tours

Here's a complete index of the 50 Stable Tours we published during the coronavirus lockdown.

Bookmark our Stable Tours index ahead of resumption

Fran Berry's 30 Irish horses to follow

Don't forget to check out Fran Berry's 30 horses to follow for the 2020 Flat season.

Buckhurst features among Fran's horses to follow

Ben Linfoot's 30 three-year-olds to follow

From the obvious to the more obscure, Ben Linfoot profiles 30 three-year-olds that could pay their way throughout the year.

Kameko features among the 30 youngsters to follow


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