Royal Ascot Day 3 Cheat Sheet: Best bets for Thursday 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/Runner	Odds
14:30 Ascot	Mark Milligan	Aix La Chapelle	7/42.75
15:05 Ascot	Sam Turner	Cannes E/W	11/112.00
15:40 Ascot	Timeform	Earth Shot	11/26.50
16:15 Ascot	Alan Dudman	Trawlerman	7/24.50
16:50 Ascot	Sam Turner	Wechaad E/W	15/28.50
17:35 Ascot	Katie Midwinter	Glacius E/W	22/123.00
18:10 Ascot	Katie Midwinter	Great Acclaim E/W	16/117.00

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Thursday Horse Racing Tips and Insight

14:30, Chesham Stakes - Mark Milligan: Prayers answered in opener

Aidan O'Brien has won the Chesham Stakes seven times previously and has strong claims of making it eight with Aix La Chapelle in Thursday's opener.

The son of Justify looked a good prospect when winning his sole start over this trip at the Curragh on debut, looking a little green when first asked to go about his business but picking up to come home a length and a half clear of Bull Shark.

He's bred to be a good one and there's every chance he'll improve significantly with that initial run under his belt for a stable that already looks to have its usual strong hand of juveniles.

Of the opposition, George Scott's Sea The Stars filly Sea Venture also produced a taking winning debut and it would be no surprise if she proves the biggest threat, particularly as she gets a handy 5lb weight allowance against the opposite sex.

Charlie Johnston's Time For The Moon is another one to factor in having also won nicely last time, but it could be that the best of this one won't be seen until he tackles longer trips next season.

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15:05, King George V Stakes - Sam Turner: Cannes fancied to go well at the festival

Aidan O'Brien may be verging on a notable milestone of Royal Ascot winners, but it might not be long before son Joseph is well on his way to an impressive number of Royal Ascot winners.

O'Brien's oldest son is certainly cut from the same cloth as his father and with a 1-2 on day one and strong contenders throughout the week, junior looks set for another profitable meeting.

I was fortunate to see Cannes in the flesh at Leopardstown before his smooth success in a maiden back in May and was taken by his demeanour and attitude, not to mention physicality.

He strode out well on fast ground that day to beat a talented rival and, given he has a number of Group 1 entries including the Irish Derby, there looks a lot more to come from a well-bred, talented colt.

An outside stall has been no barrier (excuse the pun) to success in recent years and a mark of 95 looks exploitable.

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15:40, Ribblesdale Stakes - Timeform: Fancied to upset the jolly

Earth Shot's Goodwood listed form received a boost when the winner ran a cracker in Group 1 company in France over the weekend and Wathnan Racing's new purchase might be worth siding with to get the better of Legacy Link, who sets the bar high on her Oaks second but this comes only 13 days after that big effort.  

The William Haggas-trained filly has something to find on Timeform's weight-adjusted ratings but crucially has the 'small p' attached to her rating which denotes that improvement is expected on just her fourth career start. 

With her yard in good form, and the ground/step up in trip to suit, she's fancied to give Haggas a first win in the race since Mont Etoile's 2006 success. 

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16:15, Ascot Gold Cup - Alan Dudman: Trawlerman can reel in rivals

With no Kyprios, Trawlerman can continue his hold on in the staying ranks and groundwise he is well suited to the fast nature of the Ascot turf.

I like Rahieeb, but I don't want to get too carried away with the hype before I have seen him at a marathon trip, an accusation we cannot level at Caballo De Mar as a former Cadran winner.

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16:50, Britannia Stakes - Sam Turner: Stable have to be feared

Wechaad was poorly drawn in that Goodwood handicap and, in the circumstances, did extremely well to take fourth from an uncompromising position.

The son of Oasis Dream was an excellent third in maiden company at this venue last summer and also acquitted himself well in the Horris Hill on unsuitably soft ground at the backed of last season.

Dropped by the handicapper for the Goodwood reverse, Wechaad represents a stable to be feared in straight mile handicaps at this meeting.

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17:35, Hampton Cour Stakes - Katie Midwinter: Glacius can freeze out rivals

Hugo Palmer-trained Glacius is making his seasonal return therefore lacks the benefit of a recent run in comparison with his rivals, but did win on debut last term, beating Del Maro, before featuring in hot Stakes-level contests won by Bow Echo and Hankelow respectively.

The form has been working out well, with two subsequent winners emerging from his maiden success, most runners from the Ascendant Stakes at Haydock going on to boost that formline, and Autumn Stakes winner Hankelow placing in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains this term.

There's plenty to like about the form shown already by Glacius, and he has made the frame in a Group Three previously. The step up to a mile-and-a-quarter could suit as he's out of Predawn, a daughter to Galileo mare Perihelion who placed in the Park Hill Stakes before producing Oaks winner Qualify, dam of Prix du Jockey Club runner-up and Group Two mile-and-a-half winner Cualificar.

With a likeable profile and stamina as well as class in the pedigree, this could perfectly suit Glacius, who remains unexposed and capable of further improvement. If ready on his return, the son of Too Darn Hot could outrun his odds under Billy Loughnane.

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18:10, Buckingham Palace Stakes - Katie Midwinter: Great run expected from Acclaim

Five-year-old gelding Great Acclaim could be dangerous from a mark of 100, upped 2lb for his second to The Wizard Of Eye over course-and-distance last month. He was previously only just denied by Cosi Bello at Haydock, improving on his reappearance in the Lincoln and previous run in the Balmoral.

Last season, he performed generally consistently well through the summer months into September, winning twice whilst placing on multiple other occasions. His last win was from a 6lb lower mark at Chepstow when he doubled up after winning a 20-runner race at Goodwood, defying odds of 18/119.00 in the process.

From a similar rating in the past, the Eve Johnson Houghton-trained contender has been able to emerge with great credit and has plenty of course experience in his favour. There's a lot to like about his chances in this competitive race, and, with a favourable run, he should go well.

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