#Martin Harley

Crowds have flocked to the Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire to to see the one of the world's greatest flat races - the Gold Cup. Order Of St George, ridden by Ryan Moore, is the favourite to win the Gold Cup with Betfair giving odds of 10/11. The two-mile long Group 1 race will kick off at 4.20pm. Royal Ascot is airing exclusively on ITV this year and…

The Magic Millions Carnival just keeps getting better and this is an outstanding card as a prelude to next week. Gold Coast is a tight, tricky track and there is some rain around which should make for a soft surface and have them heading to the centre of the track in the straight. With the rail true those that can take a position in the first half…

Count Da Beans is all the rage with Ladbrokes.com.au for the Vo Rogue Plate (1350m) this afternoon at Doomben in what is a key lead up towards the Magic Millions Guineas. The Tony Gollan trained three year old was very good from off the speed in defeat last time and has been kept on ice for this race en route to the Guineas, and gets J Mac for this…

James McDonald and Jamie Kah highlight the Doomben meeting with big fields in most races and plenty looking to stamp their Magic Millions credentials. The weather has been mainly fine but there is always some give in the surface at Doomben and with the rail out four metres I am staying with the class animals that can travel near the speed and make…

A midweek wedged between Christmas and New Year often provides the unexpected and market leads should not be ignored. With the rail out seven metres on a good track all will get their chance and staying with the better stables and in-form riders usually proves profitable.

Derby Day. A carnival of colour. Punters, picnics and pomp. Double-deckers lining the rails. More than 100000 people splayed across the downs. This time it's different. No spectators or dress code. Three miles of fencing, twice the distance of the big race itself, circling the course to keep people out. The 2020 Derby at Epsom is the Covid-19…

A plethora of recent racing has produced a midweek card of only six races though there is enough depth to keep us interested. With warm weather the track should be no worse than soft and with the rail out 11 metres I will be looking for those that make their own luck.

The second meeting of the weekend at the Sunshine Coast and with fine weather and the rail out two metres all horses will get their chance. Fields of moderate quality with plenty of unknowns make this tricky and I will be playing conservatively and staying with in-form runners and riders.

New London earned quotes for the Cazoo St Leger with a dominant display in the bet365 Handicap at Newmarket. Charlie Appleby's colt was last seen being sent off an odds-on favourite for the Chester Vase 65 days ago, where he ran no sort of race behind Aidan O'Brien's Changingoftheguard, who went on to be fifth in the Derby and won the King Edward…

With most of Wednesday's races having multiple chances I am keen to find a bit of value and won't be afraid to back more than one in a race at the Gold Coast. BEST BET: DYNAMIC DUO (Race 8 No 6) NEXT BEST: PRINCESS LUNAR (Race 2 No 7) VALUE BET: SEA COMMITS (Race 5 No 11) Quaddie numbers are: Race 5 - 4,8,11 Race 6 - 1,4,5 Race 7 - 1,2,5 Race 8 -…

Kameko: out to follow up his 2000 Guineas success Lightly raced and his form got a big boost in the Irish Derby. Outsiders from this yard have won before. Trainer: Aidan O'Brien Jockey: William Buick Draw: 5 Odds: 80-1 A beaten even-money favourite on reappearance this season but is held in the highest regard by his Classic-winning…

Love: looking to follow up Classic success at Newmarket Love, the general even-money favourite, is among eight contenders declared for the Investec Oaks at Epsom on Saturday. The daughter of Galileo won the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket last month and spearheads a three-pronged Aidan O'Brien assault on the fillies' Classic along with stablemates…

Solow was the first winner at the 2015 Royal Ascot meeting, taking victory in the Queen Anne Stakes. The two other hotly anticipated races were the King's Stand Stakes and the St. James' Palace Stakes, won by outsider Goldream and pre-race favourite Gleneagles, respectively. Jockey Ryan Moore enjoyed a wonderful start to the meeting, picking up a…