Ascot Tips 2023

Ascot Tips 2023: Expert Ascot Tips For Every Race

Royal Ascot is seen by many as the biggest week in the flat racing calendar, 300,000 racegoers regularly flock to Berkshire for their five-day meeting – which sees the best races run over distances ranging from five furlongs to over two and a half miles.

With over £8 million in prize money to compete for, it often attracts runners and trainers from around the world.  This year’s meeting starts on June 20th, and concludes on June 24th, with 35 races scheduled over that period – including no fewer than eight Group 1 contests.

Best Royal Ascot Betting Tips

Here at GG, we are committed to providing punters with expert tips and previews for all of Royal Ascot 2023. Our Royal Ascot Tips in 2023 will cover every single race, from the opening Queen Anne Stakes to the meeting’s closing Queen Alexandra Stakes – and all 33 races in between.

Royal Ascot Day 4 Tips

A fairly new Group race, being established in 2002, the opening contest is the Albany Stakes on day 4 of Royal Ascot, which is a Group 3 race run over 6f and open to two-year-old fillies.

The King Edward VII Stakes 

The second race on day 4 is the Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes which is run over 1m4f. The race itself has proven to be a happy hunting ground for favourite backers as three of the last four runnings have gone the way of the market leader. The King Edward VII Stakes often features horses that contested the Epsom Derby – with Changingoftheguard winning the race last year, two weeks after having finished fifth at Epsom.

Following the King Edward VII Stakes is the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes. This 1m4f handicap is open to horses aged three-years-old and up. Candleford landed the spoils last season for trainer William Haggas.

Commonwealth Cup

Those looking for Royal Ascot day 4 tips will undoubtedly be keen on finding the winner of Friday’s feature Commonwealth Cup. One of the most recent Group 1’s added to Royal Ascot’s schedule, the Commonwealth Cup is a 6f Group 1 which is open only to three-year-old horses. Frankie Dettori has won ridden the winner in two of the last four renewals and he’ll be keen to ride another winner in his final season.

Coronation Stakes

One of many Group races held on Royal Ascot day 4, the Coronation Stakes is a mile contest open to three-year-old fillies. The race often has a heavy international flavour, with three of the last eight winners trained in France – something to note for anyone looking at Ascot tips 2023.

The penultimate race on Day 4 of Royal Ascot is the Sandringham Stakes, a race that is notoriously difficult to predict. In the last five years there has been two favourites winning, but there’s also been two 33/1 shots come out on top!

The Palace Of Holyroodhouse Handicap is the last race run on day 4 of Royal Ascot. The race was only added to the meeting in 2020, and is a 5f sprint handicap consigned to three-year-old horses – Art Power won the inaugural renewal, whilst the most recent running went the way of Latin Lover for trainer Harry Eustace.

For all tips for day 4, please visit our Royal Ascot Day 4 Tips Page here.

Royal Ascot Day 5 Tips

The final day of Royal Ascot begins with the Listed Chesham Stakes. Took in by future dual Guineas winner Churchill back in 2016, the Listed Chesham Stakes is run over 7f and available solely to two-year-old horses.

The Jersey Stakes is the first Group race run on Day Three of Royal Ascot. The Jersey Stakes is run over a straight 7f, and is consigned to three-year-old horses. Sir Michael Stoute has won the race on no fewer than six occasions.

The Hardwicke Stakes is seen by many as a trial for the following month’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. This 1m4f Group 2 has been farmed by Sir Michael Stoute in recent years, with that yard sending out eight winners since 2006.

Diamond Jubilee Stakes

The final Group 1 contested at Royal Ascot is the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes. This 6f sprint is open to horses aged four and over, as well as three-year-olds from the Southern Hemisphere. The race was won by Champion Australian sprinter Black Caviar back in 2012.

The fifth race on day 5 of Royal Ascot 2023 is the Wokingham Stakes. This handicap is run over the same 6f distance as the Diamond Jubilee, and has been part of the Royal Ascot fabric since 1813. Five horses have won the race twice, including last year’s winner Rohaan, but as of yet no horse has won three or more Wokingham Handicaps.

The concluding race of Royal Ascot 2023, or the ‘getting out stakes’, for anyone following Royal Ascot 2023 tips, is the Queen Alexandra Stakes. Open to horses aged four-years-old and over, the Queen Alexandra Stakes is run over 2m5f – making it the longest flat race run in Britain.

For all tips for day 5, please visit our Royal Ascot Day 5 Tips Page here.

Royal Ascot Day 1 Tips

Queen Anne Stakes

Royal Ascot 2023 kicks off with a bang with the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes. Run over a straight mile, this is open to horses aged four years or older and as a result often attracts global representatives from the likes of France, USA and Germany. William Haggas took this race twelve months ago with multiple Grade 1 winner Baaeed.

Succeeding the Queen Anne Stakes is the Coventry Stakes, which holds Group 2 classification, and is run over six furlongs. Open to two-year-old horses, last year’s renewal was won by 8/1 shot Bradsell for trainer Archie Watson.

King’s Stand Stakes

Punters looking for Royal Ascot day 1 tips will be interested in the King’s Stand Stakes, which is the feature contest on the first day of Royal Ascot. There have been multiple two-time winners of the King’s Stand – including in recent years via the likes of Equiano (2008 & 2010), Sole Power (2013 & 2014) and Blue Point (2018 & 2019). Australian raider Coolangatta should be primed to go well in the race this year for trainers Ciaron Maher & David Eustace.

St James’s Palace Stakes

The colts equivalent of the Coronation Stakes is the St James’s Palace – which is a Group 1 run over the same mile distance. Established back in 1834, Aidan O’Brien has proved the go-to man in the St James’s Palace in recent years, winning eight renewals since 2000 – making him the most successful trainer in the race’s history.

Royal Ascot day 1 also features the Ascot Stakes. The Ascot Stakes is a handicap run over just shy of 2m4f. Its extreme distance often sees many entries from national hunt trainers – and the recent roll of honour is littered with horses trained by the likes of Nicky Henderson and Willie Mullins.

The Wolferton Stakes follows the Ascot Stakes, the Wolferton is a Listed event run over 1m2f. John Gosden’s four Wolferton Stakes wins makes him the most successful trainer in the race’s history.

The Copper Horse Handicap closes day 1’s card. The Copper Horse Handicap had just its first renewal back in 2020, and is a 1m6f handicap for horses aged four or older. The inaugural renewal of the race was taken by the Roger Varian trained Fujaira Prince, whilst the most recent renewal was won by Get Shirty for trainer David O’Meara.

For all tips for day 1, please visit our Royal Ascot Day 1 Tips Page here.

Royal Ascot Day 2 Tips

Royal Ascot day 2 opens with the Queen Mary Stakes. This 5f Group 2 is consigned to two-year-old fillies and often attracts an ultra-competitive field and was won last season by Karl Burke’s Dramatised.

Following the day 2 opener is The Queen’s Vase, which has often been used as a launchpad for future Grade 1 performers. This Group 2 is run over a taxing 1m6f and is open solely to three-year-olds. The race has proven a good trial for the Ascot Gold Cup, with recent winners Estimate, Leading Light and Stradivarius all going on to take the previous day’s feature race.

Open to fillies and mares aged four or older, the Duke of Cambridge Stakes is a mile contest that has been run at Royal Ascot since 2004. Sir Michael Stoute is currently the most successful trainer in the race having trained four Duke of Cambridge winners.

Prince of Wales’s Stakes

The feature race on Royal Ascot day 2 is the Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes. Run over just shy of 1m2f, the contest has a prestigious role of honour that – in recent years – includes the likes of Poet’s Word and Crystal Ocean. Only three horses in history have won the race more than once, with the most recent being Muhtarram (1994 & 1995).

Succeeding the Prince of Wales’s Stakes is the Royal Hunt Cup. The mile contest often has fields of more than twenty runners, making it notoriously one of the most difficult handicaps at Royal Ascot. The race is open to horses aged three or older, yet there has just been one winner older than six (Field Of Dream, 2014) since its inception back in 1980.

The first race of Royal Ascot 2023 that is consigned to two-year-olds is the Windsor Castle Stakes. This Listed event is run over 5f, and was won last year by Little Big Bear for trainer A P O’Brien.

The day 2 action concludes with a race that was introduced only in 2021, the Kensington Palace Stakes – the inaugural event was landed by Lola Showgirl for David Loughnane, whilst last year’s renewal was won by 40/1 outsider Rising Shot for trainer Marco Botti.

For all tips for day 2, please visit our Royal Ascot Day 2 Tips Page here.

Royal Ascot Day 3 Tips

Day Three of Royal Ascot 2023 kicks off with the Norfolk Stakes, the race is run over 5f and open to two-year-old horses. The race was promoted to Group 2 level in 2006, and Lester Piggott is currently the most successful rider in the race’s history, having taken the Norfolk on no fewer than nine occasions.

Exclusively for three-year-olds, the King George V Stakes soon follows and has been run at Royal Ascot since 1984. Its 1m4f distance often unearths future stayers, with the popular Brown Panther landing the contest back in 2011.

The Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes is one of only three races at Royal Ascot – alongside the Coronation Stakes, and the Sandringham – that is consigned to three-year-old fillies. The race often sees horses that had contested the Epsom Oaks.

Ascot Gold Cup

One of the most prestigious races in the calendar, the Gold Cup was established back in 1807 and has become a permanent fixture ever since. The most successful horse in the race’s history is the mighty Yeats, who won four straight Gold Cups from 2006. Last year’s Gold Cup saw star stayer Stradivarius fail to equal Yeat’s record, having previously won the race in 2018, 2019 & 2020. The likes of Emily Dickinson and Coltrane are likely to feature prominently in punters bets for Day 3 of Royal Ascot.

Succeeding the Gold Cup is the Britannia Stakes. Run over a straight mile and available only to three-year-olds, the race has proven very popular since its inception back in 1988.

Following on from the Britannia Stakes is the Hampton Court Stakes which is a 1m2f Group 3 contest for three-year-olds. Those looking for Royal Ascot day 2 tips will do worse than follow Ryan Moore and Aidan O’Brien in the Hampton Court Stakes. The duo are the most successful jockey and trainer in the race’s history, having landed four renewals each – teaming up to land the race on two occasions (Hunting Horn – 2018, Russian Emperor – 2020).

Closing Royal Ascot day 3 is the Buckingham Palace Stakes, run over seven furlongs, this handicap is contested by horses ages three and over. Inver Park took last season’s renewal for trainer George Boughey.

For all tips for day 3, please visit our Royal Ascot Day 3 Tips Page her

Royal Ascot Underdogs To Watch Out For

With uncertainty surrounding the majority of the runners and riders at this year’s Royal Ascot meeting in 2023, it’s hard to gauge the majority of the Royal Ascot outsiders until declarations are made for each of the 35 races across the five-day event.

Tips to help you pick the winning horse at Ascot

The biggest and best meeting in the flat racing calendar is without question Royal Ascot, as top equine talent from across the globe flock to the prestigious Berkshire venue in June every year. With a total of 35 races to look forward to at this year’s Royal Ascot meeting, we at GG have delved into the cards across the five days and provided a selection to follow in each contest. Whether it’s your first time tuning into Royal Ascot, or you are a seasoned racing enthusiast, we have provided a couple of pointers to consider before choosing and placing your Royal Ascot bets this year.

Stats & Trends 

With 35 races across the five days at Royal Ascot 2023, it’s often difficult for punters to pinpoint their next Royal Ascot bet, however, one useful tool that can often help is looking into the past trends and stats of a particular race. For example, in the last ten runnings of the Gold Cup on day 3, seven four-year-olds have won that contest, while no horse older than six has gone on to land the prestigious Group 1 prize in that time. Information and stats like this can help you narrow down the field before placing your Royal Ascot bet and hopefully guide you in the direction of picking that all-important Royal Ascot winner.

Previous Course Winners

Course form counts for plenty when trying to find your next Royal Ascot winner and while some horses boil over during the five-day meeting in June, others often thrive in the Royal Ascot atmosphere. With plenty of course and distance winners to consider throughout the week, it’s worth keeping an eye on how they perform at Royal Ascot 2023. For example, two-time Wokingham Stakes winner Rohaan has won on four of the six occasions he’s raced at the Berkshire venue and looks set to improve that record in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes on the final day of the 2023 Royal Ascot.

Age of The Royal Ascot Gold Cup winner –  past 15 years

Year	Horse	Age
2022	Kyprios	4
2021	Subjectivist	4
2020	Stradivarius	6
2019	Stradivarius	5
2018	Stradivarius	4
2017	Big Orange	6
2016	Order of St George	4
2015	Trip To Paris	4
2014	Leading Light	4
2013	Estimate	4
2012	Colour Vision	4
2011	Fame And Glory	5
2010	Rite of Passage	6
2009	Yeats	8
2008	Yeats	7

Royal Ascot Favourites and Predictions – Who will win the Gold Cup 2023?

The Gold Cup at Royal Ascot remains one of the most sought-after prizes on offer across the entire five-day meeting with an illustrious roll of honour to its name. The 2m3f contest has been landed by some incredible staying stars over the years and this year’s renewal promises to be a blockbuster not to be missed with a host of worthy challengers looking to etch their names in Royal Ascot folklore. Here at GG, we have highlighted the chances of three of the stars set to run in the day 3 contest below.

Emily Dickinson 

A P O’Brien’s EMILY DICKINSON looks set to become the first filly to win the race since Estimate won back in 2013. Having yet to race at Royal Ascot, she will have to be at her best to win the Day Three Feature, but she’s in the right hands to do so. Since 2006, the master Irish trainer has won this an impressive EIGHT times, making him the most successful trainer in the history of the race. She’s yet to win in Group 1 company, but she did run out a comfortable winner on seasonal reappearance in a Listed contest at Navan, and with her trainer’s incredible record in the race, you can see why she will be one of the more popular options for punters.

Coltrane 

Andrew Balding is yet to train the winner of this race, but he looks to have a lively chance this year with COLTRANE. The six-year-old has been a revelation since winning the Ascot Stakes at last year’s Royal Ascot, winning the Group 2 Doncaster Cup and the Group 3 Sagaro Stakes since. He also went agonisingly close in the Long Distance Cup at Ascot in October last year, missing out by a head to the imperious Trueshan. With no real star stayer in the line up this year, it looks a big opportunity for Coltrane and he should make a bold bid.

Eldar Eldarov

Last year’s St Leger winner ELDAR ELDAROV will be stepping up in trip here, but the lightly-raced 4YO could improve for it and give Roger Varian a first win in the race. Having won the Group 2 Queen’s Vase at last year’s Royal Ascot meeting, he followed up with an impressive performance to win the St Leger at Doncaster. His final run of 2022 saw him disappoint at Ascot in the Long Distance Cup, where Coltrane finished 14 lengths ahead of him, and he will need to reverse that form to be in with a chance here.

The Ascot Racecourse

Ascot racecourse is visited by approximately 600,000 people every year, with the track hosting 13 of the 36 annual flat Group 1 races in the country and their most prestigious fixture in the calendar year is the five-day Royal Ascot meeting.

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