Royal Ascot 2019
 

Thread started for all to post thoughts and selections in.
First post is 930am ET - meet goes Tuesday through Saturday.

I have nothing worth betting on Day 1, but should have a play or two later.

Will be interested to see how soft the turf is on Day 1.
Also, Phoenix Of Spain was impressive recently winning the Irish 2000 Guineas at The Curragh.
Ground will be softer today - may not suit him.

Good luck to all making a wager this week! :ThmbUp:

Thanks for starting this topic, horses4courses.

At 8/5, no can do Phoenix of Spain for win. they have all been running at 126, 135, etc. 11 horse field. I only like 4 of 'em besides your Phoenix guy.

King of Comedy---grandaddy was Invincible Spirit....he won just about everything you can win and shattered records with his offspring as most wins of 2 year olds with 42. But I sense this is a sprinting background but king has the right numbers at 1 mile, which this race is, looking at his other races. He's 5-1 on the ML.

Too Darn Hot, 2018 Cartier Champion 2-year-old Colt at 5/2. Most of his wins at 7F and 2 at 1 mile, but has placed at 1-1/4 and 1. With Dettori up. Looks pretty good. Ran 2nd to Phoenix of Spain in the Irish Guineas.

Scardu trained by Haggas. Nice Shamardal colt. Probably not fast enough but a mile specialist and board hitter type. Jimmy Doyle up. 10-1 M/L

Circus Maximus == Gallileo, Danehill, etc. loaded with stamina, O'brien trains with Ryan Moore up. I think there may be some speediers in here and he would probably do better at longer than a mile, but at 10-1 he's worth a bet.


Longshot: none that i can see? Maybe Fox Champion. Dad is 1/2 brother to Invincible Spirit. And because I like Con_Marnane. :) Would take a miracle though, he's 20-1.

Race 3: don't think there will be much chance of defeating the chalks in here (Battash and Blue Point) but I will try to find some value.....


Our very own IMPRIMIS (USA) trained by Orseno and ridden by Dettori at 10-1. On a good day this one can run fast enough, plus I like sire and broodmaresire.

Mab's Cross never ran out of the money and can run the right figures against the chalks at 7-1.

Longshot: Soldier's Call - 5f specialist @15-1. Hasn't shown much this year and hasn't raced much this year, but 2nd off the layoff, she might can hit the board.

(It was between this one and Fairyland at 20-1, way more class than Soldier's Call, but I think O'Brien has been running Fairyland at too high a class now based on her brilliant 2 year old record, and she's not cutting it.)

Race 6 Wolverton Stakes, I want Magic Wand to win this.... so bad. Love this mare but race came up pretty tough. Field of 16 and she got the farthest outside post 16. But 7-1, I feel that's a very good value on her esp. if she stays up at least 4-1, and hope Ryan Moore can bring her to the finish line first.
Others of note First Nation at 12-1, Elarqam @4-1, Mountain Hunter@ 15-1 and Master of the World (longshot) at 50-1.. mix 'em up.


On 2nd thought, Race 1, Accidental Agent at 10-1 and Laurens at 6-1 looks like decent bets. I probably won't invest in this one though.

I hope I get at least 1-2 horses *right* otherwise I will just sit out the rest of the week LOL

My ADW is not showing the Royal Ascot....:bang::bang::bang:

okay, so race 1 pays $1.00 Trifecta 7/3/16 $7182.00

That kinda tells you how it went . :pound: A 12-1, a 27-1 and a 29-1.

:( Can you call them and ask why?

Race 2

:15: win

Key box w :1::5::16:

Should have played the chalk in a tri :ThmbDown:

Xpressbet doesn’t offer UK racing in Nebraska, I looked into this last year at ascot and found that our simulcast laws or something similar down allow for us to bet UK tracks....but I signed up for twin spires and it’s available to wager there this year.