'He's a superstar waiting to happen' - Tom Segal predicts a huge performance in the Prince of Wales's on day two

Royal Ascot witnessed a phenomenal performance by Field Of Gold on Tuesday and Tom Segal is expecting another superstar to emerge in the feature race on day two, the Prince of Wales's Stakes (4.20).

The market for the Group 1 contest is dominated by the Tattersalls Gold Cup one-two Los Angeles and Anmaat, but the Pricewise maestro is siding with French challenger Map Of Stars.

"I think Map Of Stars is a potential superstar waiting to happen," said Segal in the Racing Post's In The Know show. 

Map Of Stars: Prince of Wales's candidate for Wathnan RacingCredit: Racing Post/Burton

"He has the pedigree of a mile-and-a-half horse and I'm expecting him to be really suited to a strongly run race. These French horses don't get the chance to run in races on fast ground with a strong pace at home very often as they tend to be slowly-run sprint-type races.

"I'm not sure that suits Map Of Stars, but I think he's going to excel under the conditions that the Ballydoyle team are going to make in this race and, therefore, I can see him winning.

"I think he should have beat Sosie last time and he's the Arc favourite over Los Angeles and I think he's got form that only needs slightly improving on."

Map Of Stars was a 4-1 chance on Wednesday morning with Los Angeles heading the betting at 9-4 from Anmaat at 7-2.

The Racing Post's expert tipster Paul Kealy voiced his strong opinion on the Prince of Wales's Stakes on Good Morning Royal Ascot. Having put up See The Fire as his selection, he picked out a leading contender he was keen to oppose.

"The one I really don't like is Anmaat," he said. "I'll be laying him to finish out of the frame as his best piece on form on fast ground is a neck defeat of Certain Lad, who's a 100-1 shot in here. This ground is going to be no good for him."

Read Pricewise's tips for day two at Royal Ascot here

More key insight from Good Morning Royal Ascot

Since January he has been aiming for the race. He's very unexposed, his form reads well and it was a beautiful prep race at Naas and everything has gone super smooth since. He looks one of the better chances of the week.
Kevin Blake, who has a racing adviser role for Joseph O'Brien, on the trainer's huge Royal Hunt Cup market mover The Liffey, who has been backed into 8-1 (from 100) in recent weeks

I do really like Scandinavia for Aidan O'Brien. He's not the one Ryan Moore rides, but he clocked a really fast time at Navan last time. He looks a proper stayer and I think he's very much overpriced at 12-1. 
Martin Dixon is siding with the Ballydoyle second string in the Queen's Vase 

He's the horse I would have had as favourite over the others. I think the six pounds he got for winning at Newmarket last time was quite lenient and the fact Oisin Murphy is on him is a huge plus.
Dixon is keen on the chances of Fox Legacy denying the big gambles on My Cloud and The Liffey in the Royal Hunt Cup

He's definitely the best since Frankel. I was a big fan of Canford Cliffs and I remember what Frankel did to him in the Sussex Stakes – that's how good Frankel was. How good is Field Of Gold? The best since Frankel, but still a long way off him.
Kealy reflects on Field Of Gold's dazzling win in the Tuesday's St James's Palace Stakes

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