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Royal Ascot tips, features, previews, odds, Timeform ratings, video replays, TV times & records


We have all you need for Royal Ascot 2023 including the latest tipping previews, schedule of races and Timeform features.


Royal Ascot: Tips & features

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Richard Fahey: Inside track on Ascot two-year-olds

Fahey


Royal Ascot: Course guide and key stats

Royal Ascot stats


LISTEN NOW: Royal Ascot Preview Podcast

LISTEN NOW: Royal Ascot Preview Podcast


The Big Clashes: Royal Ascot 2023

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Frankie's Royal Ascot Fact File

Stradivarius wins the 2019 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot
Stradivarius wins the 2019 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot


Frankie Dettori through the decades

Frankie Dettori - remarkable career


Frankie Dettori: Five best Royal Ascot winners

Frankie Dettori


How many winners will Dettori have?

Frankie Dettori celebrates Inspiral's win


Latest Antepost Value Bet

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Who is flying under the radar?

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Antepost Lucky 15

Eldar Eldarov edges a Royal Ascot thriller


Wesley Ward: Royal Ascot profiles


Greatest Royal Ascot performances

Frankel is in a league of his own in the Queen Anne
Frankel is in a league of his own in the Queen Anne Stakes


Frankel at Royal Ascot

Tom Queally and Frankel on the famous Ascot straight course
Tom Queally and Frankel on the famous Ascot straight course


Why is Royal Ascot important?

Royal Ascot is the major summer meeting in the British Flat season, featuring five days of some of the most prestigious events in the sport's calendar.

It is typically also renowned for its significant status in the fashion industry and its overall pageantry. It is often referred to as the highlight of the British summer social scene.

Each of the five days of Royal Ascot traditionally begins with the Royal Procession at 2.00pm, when the King and other members of the royal family will arrive down the straight mile in the Royal Landaus, accompanied by the playing of the National Anthem and the raising of the Royal Standard. This was started in 1825 by King George IV.


Royal Ascot 2023: Key information

  • When is it: Tuesday June 20 to Saturday June 24
  • Where is it: Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire
  • TV info: ITV1 and Sky Sports Racing
  • Race times: 2.30-6.10 for all five days

Race times and cards

Royal Ascot Tuesday

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2:30pm Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1)

3:05pm Coventry Stakes (Group 2)

3:40pm King’s Stand Stakes (Group 1)

4:20pm St James’s Palace Stakes (Group 1)

5:00pm Ascot Stakes (Handicap)

5:35pm Wolferton Stakes (Listed)

6:10pm Copper Horse Stakes (Handicap)


Royal Ascot Wednesday

2:30pm Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2)

3:05pm Queen’s Vase (Group 2)

3:40pm Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Group 1)

4:20pm Duke of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2)

5:00pm Royal Hunt Cup (Handicap)

5:35pm Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed)

6:10pm Kensington Palace Stakes (Handicap)


Royal Ascot Thursday

2:30pm Norfolk Stakes (Group 2)

3:05pm King George V Stakes (Handicap)

3:40pm Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2)

4:15pm Gold Cup (Group 1)

5:00pm Britannia Stakes (Handicap)

5:35pm Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3)

6:10pm Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap)


Royal Ascot Friday

2:30pm Albany Stakes (Group 3)

3:05pm Commonwealth Cup (Group 1)

3:40pm Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap)

4:20pm Coronation Stakes (Group 1)

5:00pm Sandringham Stakes (Handicap)

5:35pm King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2)

6:10pm Palace Of Holyroodhouse (Handicap)


Royal Ascot Saturday

2:30pm Chesham Stakes (Listed)

3:05pm Jersey Stakes (Group 3)

3:40pm Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)

4:20pm Platinum Jubilee Stakes (Group 1)

5:00pm Wokingham Stakes (Handicap)

5:35pm Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap)

6:10pm Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions)


What is the going at Royal Ascot?

The going for day one of Royal Ascot is: Good to Firm

Stalls

Straight Course: Centre

Round Course: Inside

Live weather data and track conditions will once again be available for Royal Ascot in 2022 through WeatherTrax Live, available on Ascot’s website via https://www.ascot.com/thegoing.


Royal Ascot odds

Royal Ascot betting odds are available through all major online bookmakers including Sky Bet, Paddy Power and Betfair, who price up the majority of the races well in advance.

Bookmakers also offer Best Odds Guaranteed meaning if the Starting Price (SP) is greater than the odds you take at the time, you get paid at the bigger price.

Bookmakers can become extra-generous around the time of Royal Ascot and often launch favourable sign-up offers and give away free bets to new and existing customers.

Free bets for Royal Ascot vary per bookmakers but are generally in plentiful supply in the run-up to the big week, while you will have plenty of options when it comes to taking advantage of all the enhanced prices, money back specials and extra place offers.

Sky Bet offer cash back offers on the first races at all major meetings and also offer special promotions if signing up via the Sky Bet Club.

Eligibility restrictions apply so always thoroughly read the terms and conditions around each free bet offer.

Follow the links below to check out the latest odds and offers with our betting partners.

Sky Bet odds | Paddy Power | Betfair Sportsbook

At Sporting Life we are fully committed in our support of responsible gambling. Recommended bets are advised to over-18s and we strongly encourage readers to wager only what they can afford to lose.

If you are concerned about your gambling, please call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, or visit begambleaware.org.

Further support and information can be found at GamCare and gamblingtherapy.org.


Top trainers and jockeys

Leading trainer at the meeting over the last decade

  • 2022 Aidan O'Brien 5
  • 2021 John & Thady Gosden 4
  • 2020 John Gosden 6
  • 2019 Aidan O’Brien 5
  • 2018 Aidan O’Brien 4
  • 2017 Aidan O’Brien 6
  • 2016 Aidan O’Brien 7
  • 2015 Aidan O’Brien 5
  • 2014 Sir Michael Stoute 4
  • 2013 Aidan O’Brien 4
  • 2012 John Gosden 5
  • 2011 Aidan O’Brien 4

Leading rider at the meeting over the last decade

  • 2022 Ryan Moore 7
  • 2021 Oisin Murphy 5
  • 2020 Frankie Dettori 6
  • 2019 Frankie Dettori 7
  • 2018 Ryan Moore 5
  • 2017 Ryan Moore 6
  • 2016 Ryan Moore 6
  • 2015 Ryan Moore 9
  • 2014 Ryan Moore 6
  • 2013 Johnny Murtagh 4
  • 2012 Ryan Moore 5
  • 2011 Ryan Moore 3


Videos







Relive Yeats's historical quadruple Gold Cup success


Free video replays on Sporting Life

You can watch free video replays of every race in the UK and Ireland on sportinglife.com - without knowing the result.

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Watch free racing replays on Sporting Life for FREE
Watch free racing replays on Sporting Life for FREE


How to bet online

If your usual Royal Ascot experience would be spent at the bookmakers, we've put together a handy guide to help smooth the transition to online - including safeguarding.

Click here to read it.


Odds conversion and returns

Sporting Life's odds conversion table
Sporting Life's odds conversion table

Sporting Life's odds conversation table


Responsible gambling

We are committed in our support of responsible gambling. Recommended bets are advised to over-18s and we strongly encourage readers to wager only what they can afford to lose.

Sky Bet's responsible gambling tools are detailed here and if you are concerned about your gambling, please call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, or visit begambleaware.org.

Further support and information can be found at GamCare and gamblingtherapy.org.


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