Three best bets for Royal Ascot 2020
The 2020 Royal Ascot meeting will provide punters with a plethora of betting opportunities over the course of the five-day event.
With racing having suffered an enforced break over the past few weeks, winners could be hard to find at a meeting that is traditionally hugely competitive.
However, there will still be plenty of punters using Coral Royal Ascot offers to wager on what is always one of the biggest betting events of the year.
To save you time and effort, we’ve waded our way through the ante-post lists to come up with three horses we think are nailed on to run well at Royal Ascot.
Battaash – King’s Stand Stakes
When he is on top of his game, Battaash is undoubtedly one of the best horses in the world over a distance of five furlongs.
However, much like many other sprinters, the six-year-old has an unpredictable temperament and needs things to fall just right.
He has been unfortunate to run into Blue Point at Royal Ascot over the last two seasons, finishing runner-up on both occasions.
With the Godolphin speedster now retired to stud, Charlie Hill’s star sprinter is strongly fancied to make it third time lucky in the King’s Stand Stakes.
Stradivarius – Gold Cup
John Gosden’s talented stayer had his long unbeaten run ended by Kew Gardens at the end of last season, but he is fully expected to turn the tables at Royal Ascot.
Unsuitable ground conditions cost Stradivarius victory in the British Champions Long Distance Cup, ending a 10-race winning run.
With the ground likely to be more favourable at Royal Ascot, the six-year-old looks an exceptional bet to win the Gold Cup for a third successive year.
A victory at Ascot would also set Stradivarius up for another tilt at the Weatherbys Hamilton Stayers’ £1million bonus and it would be no surprise to see him achieve the feat.
King of Change – Queen Anne Stakes
Richard Hannon knows a thing or two about top-class horses and he believes that King of Change is one of the best he’s ever trained.
The horse finished second in last year’s 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket, before going on to win a listed event at Sandown later in the season.
His eye-catching victory in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on his final start was particularly impressive and he could make up into a brilliant four-year-old.
Hannon is targeting the Queen Anne Stakes with King of Change – a race he has won previously with the likes of Toronado and Canford Cliffs.
