Royal Ascot Placepot tips: Paul Kealy with his perm on the final day

There's a short-priced favourite in the opening leg (2.30) of the Placepot, but I'm not sure a banker is the way to go given the ground conditions and Aidan O'Brien has not exactly shot the lights out so far this week.

I'll take on his Point Lonsdale with , who had no problem with soft ground when winning on his debut for Andrew Balding, who has taken the Coventry and Albany with once-raced juveniles already this week.

The trainer said he had his best team of juveniles for a long time in his early-season Racing Post Stable Tour.

, who picked up really well on his debut for Michael Bell at Newbury, is the back-up on a day for a big perm with a small unit stake.

The Jersey (3.05) is nearly always wide open, but I'm convinced is way overpriced, while French raider has to be given some respect and is going the right way now and may be ready for another crack at 7f.

Soft-ground fillies and are the two for the Hardwicke (3.40), while in the Diamond Jubilee (4.20) and are my two against the field.

In the Wokingham (5.00) you have to expect to be on the premises given that King's Stand run and he goes in with my outside fancies and .

is likely to run well again in the Golden Gates Stakes (5.35) and he is the back-up to , who I expect to run really well.

Royal Ascot Placepot selections

2.30
1 Great Max
2 Masekela

3.05
1 New Mandate
2 Fast Raaj
18 Light Refrain

3.40
14 Albaflora
15 Wonderful Tonight

4.20
2 Dream Of Dreams
6 Happy Power

5.00
15 King's Lynn
21 Ropey Guest
24 Air Raid

5.35
2 Pythagoras
11 King Frankel

2x3x2x2x3x2 = 144 lines

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