Royal Ascot day 4 ideas: High tipster Hugh Taylor has three finest bets for Friday’s motion | Racing Information
High tipster Hugh Taylor tipped Britannia Stakes winner Arabian Story (12/1) on Thursday and now has three Friday choices for day 4 of Royal Ascot, all dwell on Sky Sports activities Racing.
It’s unlucky that MOUNT ATLAS has gone up 4lb after ending fifth within the Ormonde Stakes final time, however he nonetheless appeals as the kind to win an enormous handicap this yr, and he ought to go properly within the Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (3.40).
He overcame a gentle tempo to win the John Visitor Handicap over this course and distance final yr, and that race labored out very properly.
He once more went as if forward of his mark for a great distance within the Outdated Rowley Cup at Newmarket, simply unable to deal with an enormous improver, however beating the rest by a great distance.
On his seasonal debut at Kempton, he arguably formed finest when fourth behind his steady mate (and all-weather specialist) Teumessias Fox within the Rosebery handicap, chasing a fierce tempo and kicking clear early within the straight, however susceptible to extra conservatively-ridden closers within the last two furlongs.
He ran about in addition to may have been anticipated within the face of a stiff activity within the Ormonde Stakes final time, and though his subsequent 4lb rise to 102 makes life harder, it is exhausting to argue with given the 4 horses in entrance of him have been all rated 110 or extra.
Mount Atlas has been favoured by a excessive draw and, if his jockey can time issues proper, he would possibly be capable to repeat that course-and-distance win from final yr, regardless of his revised mark.
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Former champion jockey William Buick was delighted to lastly add the Gold Cup to his CV after Trawlerman’s runaway success at Royal Ascot.
MISS NIGHTFALL has a slight query mark over her stamin for the 1m journey of the Sandringham Stakes (5.00), however she does attraction as simply the best sort for the straight observe at Ascot and if her stamina holds out, she ought to go shut.
On her final two begins at Goodwood over seven furlongs she hasn’t fairly seen out the journey in addition to she had promised after travelling strongly, however she had doable excuses each instances.
On the primary event the bottom was heavy and the race was an actual slog, and on the second event she was making her seasonal debut in a race that was dominated by race-fit rivals, and after travelling properly she had her momentum checked at an important stage when encountering bother in operating.
It must be mentioned that her pedigree is all about pace, however she stayed the journey strongly at Doncaster as a two-year-old, recording the quickest last furlong within the race, so it isn’t implausible that she could possibly be suited by this journey as a three-year-old.
She’s very a lot the best sort by way of operating type for this course and distance, being a strong-travelling hold-up horse, and if she stays, she needs to be an enormous participant.
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Michael Owen has eleven possibilities to have fun a Royal Ascot winner this week, headlined by Fitzella within the Albany Stakes on Friday.
The type of REGAL ULIXES falls a way in need of what could be required to win the King Edward VII Stakes (5.35), however there is a suspicion he hasn’t been capable of present every thing that he is able to but, and so it would not be stunning if he reveals much-improved kind right here.
He made a really promising begin to his profession final September when third in a scorching Class 2 maiden over a mile at Goodwood, arguably shaping with most promise in a race that has labored out properly, and he adopted that up with a very good win within the Haynes, Hanson & Clark Stakes.
That kind is not the best to weigh up on the face of it because it was a four-runner occasion and the third had appeared abnormal in two earlier begins, however the time was good, as have been the closing sectionals compared to different races on the cardboard, and the runner-up (who was carrying a penalty) was a superb second within the Feilden Stakes on his reappearance.
These two runs final September have been all of the extra commendable on condition that the BHA web site signifies that Regal Ulixes solely arrived at Andrew Balding’s yard on the finish of July, and understandably after the Newbury run the coach was speaking by way of the Derby trial at Epsom in April.
Clearly issues did not work out as deliberate however he made his belated reappearance at Doncaster a fortnight in the past. Comparatively weak out there beforehand, he nearly actually wasn’t seen to finest impact, held up off a gentle tempo, however he picked up very properly within the closing phases to run down Daiquiri Bay.
That run was over 10 furlongs, and he would not be completely assured to remain 12 based mostly on his stride patterns, however he shapes as if value a attempt over this journey and he might certainly enhance for it.
He is perhaps the toughest horse to evaluate within the subject, however it’s fascinating that connections are ready to come back right here reasonably than attempt to exploit his opening mark of 94. It is maybe a contributory consider his inserting that he in all probability lacks the expertise for a big-field handicap at this stage of his profession, however with Oisin Murphy on board, he seems to be value chancing at biggish odds.
HUGH’S BEST BETS (scale 1-5 factors)
3.40 ROYAL ASCOT, FRIDAY – DUKE OF EDINBURGH STAKES
1pt win MOUNT ATLAS (9-1 common)
5.00 ROYAL ASCOT, FRIDAY – SANDRINGHAM STAKES
1pt win MISS NIGHTFALL (12-1 & 11-1 common)
5.35 ROYAL ASCOT, FRIDAY – KING EDWARD VII STAKES
1pt each-way REGAL ULIXES (25-1 common)
ALREADY ADVISED:
ALBANY STAKES, ROYAL ASCOT, FRIDAY 20 JUNE
2pts win FITZELLA (14-1 & 10-1 common)