'That's where I'll be having my biggest bets - and this horse is my strongest fancy of the week'

What’s your best bet of the meeting?

Royal Ascot is tough for punters, with the races run on the straight track usually the trickiest to solve. My biggest bets will be on the round course and my best one is Scandinavia in the Gold Cup. It looks a poor enough race this year and 6-4 looks more than fair to me in a race lacking depth.

Where’s your money going in the Queen Anne?

Notable Speech is a deserving favourite and, if he brings his A-game, he can get favourite backers off to a winning start at the meeting. Looking at the make-up of the race, it's hard to see what can beat him so with normal luck he should win. A repeat of his Lockinge romp should be more than good enough.

Bow Echo, Gstaad or an upset in the St James’s Palace?

Bow Echo might be a vulnerable favourite in a race jam-packed with really good horses, and it's not just Gstaad who could possibly lower the favourite's colours as there are others like Talk Of New York in there, too. So, rather than pick something to back, I think the wisest option might be to just lay Bow Echo and have the rest of the field running for you.