Royal Ascot Day 3 Tips, Free Bets and ITV7 competition

ITV Racing will be broadcasting six live races from Royal Ascot on ITV1 each day, but with racing behind closed doors this year, punters will be watching from the comfort of their own home. Nevertheless, Royal Ascot promises to be as exciting as ever and the Racing Post experts have picked out the best tips for all the televised races to help you find more winners.

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Royal Ascot - ITV Racing Tips

Racing Post experts pick their best bet for the day for the third day of Royal Ascot in a bid to help you find more winners.

Jersey Stakes - LORD OF THE LODGE

Karl Burke’s colt was a highly promising juvenile last term and confirmed he has trained on with a cosy success at Newcastle on his reappearance. He steps up to 7f for the first time but shapes as though he will stay and may even improve for the longer trip. (Kevin Morley)

Britannia Stakes - FINEST SOUND

Simon Crisford landed this two years ago with Ostilio and his runner can repeat the trick for the Newmarket trainer who now trains with his son Ed. Finest Sound displayed plenty of potential in three novice starts as a juvenile and improved with a wide-margin handicap win at Haydock on reappearance.

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Royal Ascot - ITV7 Tips

The ITV7 competition is back for every day of Royal Ascot and is completely free to play. Users will need a Sky Bet account to enter so if you don't have an account, sign up above and take advantage of the free bet offer. The Racing Post experts make their selections for the competition.

Race 1 - 1.50 Ascot

Preference is for FOX TAL, who was third in the Champion Stakes on soft when last seen in the autumn. Andrew Balding's charge was well positioned in that race but it was still a cracking effort on only his sixth career start and his stable's form in the last couple of weeks provides hope that he can pick up where he left off.

Race 2 - 2.25 Ascot

MONARCH OF EGYPT

MONARCH OF EGYPT has leading claims on his good runs behind Siskin last summer and had a troubled passage when unable to threaten that top-notch rival in the Irish 2,000 Guineas on his reappearance last Friday. This is a drop back in class for the selection, who has contested Group 1 contests on his last four outings.

Race 3 - 3.00 Ascot

Charlie Appleby won this race last year with Pinatubo and his MODERN NEWS, another son of Shamardal, makes the most appeal.

Race 4 - 3.15 Newmarket

This looks a good opportunity for ESCAPE THE CITY who is back in a Class 5 for the first time since winning last September.

Race 5 - 3.35 Ascot

The odds are prohibitive but it is hard to see beyond top stayer STRADIVARIUS, who beat a stronger field than today's when having the likes of Vazirabad and Order Of St George behind in this in 2018 and also faces a marginally easier line-up than he did when winning here again last year.

Race 6 - 4.10 Ascot

John Gosden would appear to have a strong hand with Enemy, who looks sure to appreciate this greater test of stamina, and VERBOTEN, who came home like a lion behindZiggle Pops on the AW at Lingfield recently and will relish the return to 1m

Race 7 - 4.40 Ascot

Always fiercely competitive, but AFRICAN DREAM (nap) will feel let loose off only 8st and she looks thrown in. At Newbury seven days ago she only narrowly failed to concede 7lb to a filly who very nearly won last season's Group 2 Rockfel Stakes and will run off a 16lb higher mark in future.

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