Royal Ascot Day 4 Tips
Friday of Royal Ascot is day four of the festival, with it being one of just two days to feature more than one Group 1. Our experts have all of the info to guide you through the day with tips in every contest.
Royal Ascot Day 4 Races & Tips
2.30pm Albany Stakes
The first race contested on day 4 of Royal Ascot is the Albany Stakes. The Albany Stakes is a 6f Group 3 which is open to two-year-old fillies. Jamie Spencer is currently the most successful rider in the race’s history, having ridden four winners – the most recent of those coming courtesy of Kiyoshi in 2013. Perhaps surprisingly, Mick Channon is currently the most successful trainer in the race, having sent out three winners since 2003 – the two most recent of those coming in at odds of 50/1 and 16/1 respectively.
3.05pm Commonwealth Cup
Day 4’s feature race is the Commonwealth Cup. This is one of the newest Group 1 races to be added to the Royal Ascot schedule, having had its inaugural renewal as recently as 2015. The Commonwealth Cup is a 6f Group 1 which is open to three-year-old colts and fillies. The likes of Muhaarar and Caravaggio have already won the race since its inception.
3.45pm Coronation Stakes
The Coronation Stakes is contested over Ascot’s round mile track and is open to three-year-old fillies. The race often sees the winners of the British, French and Irish 1000 Guineas, with Aidan O’Brien’s Winter (2017) landing the race on the back of victories in the English and Irish 1000 Guineas. 2023 heroine Tahiyra had claimed the Irish version ahead of her victory last year.
4.25pm Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes
The Duke of Edinburgh Stakes is a 1m4f handicap open to horses aged three years old and up. Ryan Moore has enjoyed a good run of form in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes in recent years, riding four winners since 2013 – with two of those victories coming for Sir Michael Stoute.
5.05pm Sandringham Stakes
The Sandringham Stakes is a handicap that is only available for three-year-old fillies. Trainer Charlie Fellowes and jockey Hayley Turner teamed up to land the race for back-to-back seasons in 2019 and 2020, with Onassis adding to the success of her stablemate Thanks Be. One of Frankie Dettori’s sign-off victories in 2023 came in this race aboard Coppice.
5.40pm King Edward VII Stakes
Following the Albany Stakes is the King Edward VII Stakes. The King Edward VII Stakes is a 1m4f Group 2 that is open to three-year-old colts and geldings. The race is often contested just a fortnight after the Epsom Derby, and therefore has many entrants who also participated in that race. King Of Steel finished second at Epsom in 2023 before going on to win the King Edward VII Stakes a few weeks later.
6.10pm Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes
Day 4 of Royal Ascot concludes with the Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes. This 5f handicap is a relatively new addition to the Royal Ascot schedule, having had its first renewal as recently as 2020.
Royal Ascot Day 4 Betting Tips
Royal Ascot has enjoyed its position in the middle of summer for the last two seasons, with good ground or better throughout the week. However, three years ago showed the dramatic change Ascot’s ground can undergo if bad weather hits, with the going changing all the way from good to heavy between days three and four. As such, keep an eye on conditions, and favour soft ground horses accordingly if the rain arrives.
There are two Group 1s on the day. Only three favourites have won the Commonwealth Cup since its inception in 2015, though no horse has won at bigger than 12/1. Look for those challenging towards te top five in the betting, though do favour market leaders in the Coronation Stakes, with four of the last seven renewals going the way of the favourite, including in the last two runnings.
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Expected Ground Conditions on Day 4
As mentioned above, significant rain can change ground conditions substantially from day to day. The meeting is expected to kick off on good-to-firm ground, and there is not much rain in the forecast, but this is still subject to change as the week progresses.
Other Days of Royal Ascot 2025
Day 4 of Royal Ascot is a show-stopping affair, but the action is not yet over, with one more day of top-class action scheduled at the Royal meeting for punters to feast upon – check out our Royal Ascot tips page where we cover all the races throughout the festival or our dedicated daily tips pages below.
- Royal Ascot Day 1: Queen Anne Stakes headlines Tuesday’s card
- Royal Ascot Day 2: Prince Of Wales’s Stakes is the Wednesday feature
- Royal Ascot Day 3: Thursday’s action revolves around the Gold Cup
- Royal Ascot Day 4: Commonwealth Cup is one of the main events on Friday
- Royal Ascot Day 5: Meeting concludes on Saturday with the Platinum Jubilee Stakes