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'He's the bet of the week and it's not even close' - our Ultimate Preview panellists give their Royal Ascot best bets
Five days of fantastic Flat action at Royal Ascot begin on Tuesday, and experts from our Ultimate Royal Ascot Preview Night have come forward with their best bets for the week.
Read on to find out who they fancy and don't miss the final instalment with Tom Segal, available now exclusively for Racing Post+ Ultimate subscribers.
Paul Kealy
Bullet Point
Royal Hunt Cup, 5.00 Wednesday
I love a big handicap and I'm full of hope William Haggas will win the Royal Hunt Cup with Bullet Point. He has just improved out of all recognition since being gelded in the middle of last season and has now won his last three. He was never in danger of getting beaten on his return, thumping a horse he'd made harder work of beating in November, which is a sign he is still progressing. Haggas nominated this race afterwards and he's sure to go there with a decent shout.
Johnny Dineen
Amiloc
King Edward VII Stakes, 5.35 Friday
I’ve taken a particular liking to Amiloc, and I will most certainly be with him in the King Edward VII. He’s a proper horse and could have a big say in some big races over the second half of the season.
Matt Williams
Shadow Of Light
Shadow Of Light has the speed to cope with the drop back to six furlongs in the Commonwealth Cup and is a proper bet taking on inferior sprinters. There was always a doubt about him staying the mile in the 2,000 Guineas, and I think if he truly stayed we would have had a different winner. His Middle Park win was a devastating performance and I’m keen to see more of that. Just go six furlongs with him all the way, until Del Mar, then win the Breeders' Cup Mile – that’s a proper campaign. He’s got all the tools needed to dominate the six-furlong sprint division domestically.
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David Jennings
Enfjaar
Wolferton Stakes, 5.35 Tuesday
Enfjaar in the Wolferton Stakes on Tuesday and it's not even close. I don't care who's in against him. It's no longer a handicap and no winners of a Group 1 or 2 since last August can run so it's almost as if the contest was invented for Enfjaar. I loved his reappearance in the Brigadier Gerard. Against a pair of proper Group 1 performers in Almaqam and Ombudsman, he was nursed into the race and beaten only a length and a half for third. He wasn't knocked about by Jim Crowley and I have no doubt the Wolferton has been his early-season target for ages. Not only did Shadwell take the race last year with Israr, but Roger Varian has a terrific recent record in it having sent out Royal Champion (2023) and Mountain Angel (2020) to win it in the last five years.
Gary Wiltshire
Illinois
Illinois in the Gold Cup. Without Kyprios in there, I don't think the stayers are a strong bunch and the further he goes the better he looks. He won the Queen's Vase with something in hand last year and was only beaten by subsequent Coronation Cup winner Jan Brueghel in the St Leger. It's a good race to have a bet in because you get five minutes' worth of entertainment and he looks banker material to me.
Megan Nicholls
Fallen Angel
Duke of Cambridge Stakes, 3.40 Wednesday
It would have to be Fallen Angel. She ran a huge race on her return at Newbury and looks like she's done seriously well over the winter. She's put on condition, strengthened up and she'll have needed the run in the Lockinge. She got tired late on, but ran really well for a long way. She's about 3-1 for the Duke of Cambridge Stakes and I think she's overpriced. She's talented and should have a massive chance.
Steve Mellish
Shadow Of Light
Shadow Of Light in the Commonwealth Cup. I thought the Middle Park last year was just about the best two-year-old form around and the Guineas third proved he's trained on, although it also proved that a mile was the limit of his stamina. A stiff six furlongs will be absolutely ideal.
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