Andrea Atzeni, Jason Hart and Ronan Whelan join our expert panel
Roger Fell and Liam Robilliard also deliver their verdicts
Which contest are you most looking forward to at Royal Ascot?
Andrea Atzeni, jockey The St James’s Palace looks like it’s shaping up to be an exciting contest, but the race I’m really most looking forward to is the Queen Alexandra. It’s the last race of the meeting, at the end of a long week, and I’ve got a flight booked to Sardinia for a holiday to see the family straight after!
Roger Fell, trainer It has to be the Gold Cup. Stradivarius is a proper horse, a really good stayer, but Cross Counter and Dee Ex Bee are serious rivals. It could be a very interesting race.
Jason Hart, jockey The Gold Cup. It will be interesting to see whether any of the younger horses can put it up to and really challenge Stradivarius. I’d be leaning towards Dee Ex Bee at this stage, he was second in the Derby last year and has looked like he'll stay this trip really well on his starts over two miles this season.
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