Daily Racing Tips: Keep the yanks onside on day three

Royal Ascot / Carl Harris / 17 June 2009 / Leave a Comment

Carl Harris won't be opposing Yogaroo on Gold Cup day at Ascot.

The Americans did it again with another flying two year-old and can land a third winner is as many days with Yogaroo (2.30) in the Norfolk Stakes.

There is a definite draw bias favouring the stands side rail so this race will be fought out between Monsieur Chevalier and the fast American horse drawn in stalls two and three. The US horses are fast away from the stalls, and that will make for a stark contrast to Richard Hannon's four time winner who takes a while to get into top gear. I have already backed Yogaroo who could actually go off as favourite.

The best bet of the day for me is Leocorno (3.05) looked top class last time at Sandown and missed the Oaks in order to run at Royal Ascot. She steps up to 12 furlongs for the first time and should, hopefully, give Sir Michael Stoute and Ryan Moore their first winner at the meeting.

This race looks a match between Leocorno and the Timeform top-rated Take the Hint who also caught the eye on her reappearance at Newmarket. The official handicapper has John Gosden's filly 10 pounds ahead, but he will be revising the marks after this race I'm sure!
Ryan Moore was the favourite for top jockey prior to Tuesday but is yet to ride a winner and he will want to break that hoodoo as soon as possible.

Then it's the feature race, the Gold Cup (3.45) and Yeats' date with destiny as he chases a fourth victory in the race. You just know that he will do it! He is the best stayer I have ever seen and Aidan O'Brien would not run him was he not showing all the right signs.

Geordieland looks to have improved and could muster a better fight than last year but he rarely runs two good races in a row. The roof will come off Ascot's expensive grandstand if Johnny Murtagh gets the big horse home in front.

These are the great moments of the sport that make history and I just hope that he does it and cements his place is Royal Ascot folklore.

Thursday's Bets...
2.30 Yogaroo - win @ [3.25]
3.05 Leocorno - win @ [2.88]
3.45 Yeats - win @ [3.25]