Royal Ascot Day 1 Cheat Sheet: Best bets for Tuesday at the Royal Meeting

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Tips Summary

Please Note: Prices quoted in table below were correct at time of each writer/tipster's column being published on Betting.Betfair.

Race	Tipster	Tip	Odds
14:30 Ascot	Sam Turner	More Thunder	7/24.50
15:05 Ascot	Katie Midwinter	Great Barrier Reef	11/26.50
15:40 Ascot	Mark Milligan	Overpass	3/14.00
16:20 Ascot	Alan Dudman	Bow Echo 2L+	9/43.25
17:00 Ascot	Sam Turner	Bahadur EW	22/123.00
17:35 Ascot	Katie Midwinter	Haatem EW	6/17.00
18:10 Ascot	Timeform	Valiancy	2/13.00

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Tuesday Horse Racing Tips and Insight

14:30, Queen Anne Stakes - Sam Turner: Back More Thunder

The selection has a couple of lengths to find on Notable Speech, but this track is more conducive to a patient ride than Newbury and it was also his first run since a luckless effort at Longchamp on Arc day.

There can't be too many horses that have finished second in a Wokingham and have been well fancied for the Queen Anne a year later, but More Thunder boasts a huge amount of ability and can trouble the Godolphin duo here.  

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15:05, Coventry Stakes - Katie Midwinter: Back Great Barrier Reef

Unbeaten colt Great Barrier Reef has impressed in two outings to date, beating his rivals by a combined distance of seven-and-a-quarter-lengths. He hasn't done everything easily to date, being put to work in both of his successes, but has responded well to the urgings of Ryan Moore on both occasions to come out on top.

Proven at Stakes level, he has appeared to be gaining valuable experience on the job as things haven't been completely straightforward for him. He has shown a good attitude and plenty of speed and, following in some notable footsteps, could make a successful step up to Group Two level in this contest.

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15:40, King Charles III Stakes - Mark Milligan: Back Overpass

Australian raider Overpass may be an eight-year-old now but his form of late shows little sign of waning and he comes into the race with a string of solid in-frame finishes to his name.

You only have to go back to October of last year to see the best single piece of form on offer in this contest when the selection was fourth to the best sprinter in the world Ka Ying Rising in the Everest at Randwick. A repeat of that and it's hard to see any of his European rivals getting close to Overpass.

Obviously, with such a big field, we do have the potential prosect that things could get a bit messy from a draw/trouble in running perspective, but Overpass has plenty of speed in his arsenal and he should be able to work out a good trip under Josh Parr.

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16:20, St James' Palace Stakes - Alan Dudman: Back Bow Echo to win by 2+ lengths

The way up the inside is the simplest, an old maxim that is likely to be executed from Billy Loughnane on Bow Echo, and while Talk Of New York is a live runner and a 5/16.00 shot here, the Heron form is miles off what Boughey's star achieved. Talk Of New York is my first to scratch off the list.

Puerto Rico, who will make the running and could stay beyond, is more than capable of nicking a place here.

I am tempted with the Lengthen Your Odds bet for Bow Echo to win by 2L or more on the Betfair Sportsbook as he could have improved a ton since Newmarket. And while I am not a huge fan of the "how far to win" markets, Bow Echo could be something special.

Puerto Rico on the 3 Place market with just six runners is 5/61.84.

1) Bow Echo

2) Puerto Rico

3) Gstaad

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17:00, Ascot Stakes - Sam Turner: Back Bahadur each-way

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A propensity to over-race has been the four-year-old's failing on occasion, but he switched off well in a small field last time and found plenty down the straight to see off the persistent and talented St Mawes with a good bit in hand.

The time of that race was excellent and the selection's dosage index of 0.87 (the lower the better for a stayer) indicates he should see out this step up in trip, while I also like the fact he has three all-weather wins on his cv as those boasting good form on a synthetic surface often run well at Ascot.

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17:35, Wolferton Stakes - Katie Midwinter: Back Haatem

Defending champion Haatem tasted success in this race 12 months ago in his first try at a mile-and-a-quarter, before going on to finish third to Never So Brave in a Group Two at the track over a mile the following month.

In his final start last year, the likeable son of Phoenix Of Spain failed to give his true running at Haydock and was subsequently absent for 286 days before his return last month. He could only manage seventh to Boiling Point on reappearance at Goodwood, but was far from disgraced and was always likely to come on plenty for the outing which should set him up nicely for his Royal Ascot assignment.

With proven form in the race in his favour, and with form at a higher level, Haatem could be worth keeping the faith in. He's a formidable horse on his day and has shown a great level of ability as well as plenty of class during his career, often defying the odds, including at Group One level in Classic company. 

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18:10, Copper Horse Stakes - Timeform: Valiancy a big player

Valiancy won a strong three-year-old handicap over this trip at Haydock on his final start last season and he confirmed he's not finished improving yet when defying a 7lb higher mark over slightly shorter on his return at Hamilton last month.

He was strong in the betting on that occasion and he found plenty in the closing stages to be well on top at the line.

Valiancy shaped like a horse who will be very much suited by a return to this longer distance and, still unexposed, he looks a big player for this following an 8lb rise in the weights, just the type to develop into a pattern-class stayer this year.

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