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The 2022 Royal Ascot festival is well underway, with punters set to enjoy two more thrilling days of action in Windsor. The first three days of Royal Ascot haven't disappointed, but there are still plenty of races to come. From the Gold Cup to the Diamond Jubilee Stakes, Ascot is one of the standout fixtures in the racing calendar, and they are…

TEMPLEGATE takes on day two of Royal Ascot confident of pulling off his top hat and tails - and banging in a few winners. Read on for our man's best tips and back the horses by clicking their odds. You will find his complete breakdown of every race and runner below. And at the very bottom are his tips for every race taking place today - plus don't…

Secret State may have earned the chance to avenge his dam and claim a Classic victory after scoring an impressive success in the 1m4f handicap. His odds for the Cazoo St Leger were slashed to 8-1 (from 12-1) after he defied top weight to complete a four-timer. In 2010, Jacqueline Quest sprang a huge shock when passing the post first in the 1000…

WHAT do you get when you cross a Queen Anne winner, a July Cup cracker, two Breeders' Cup heroes, a Summer Mile star and a Group 1 juvenile? The answer is a Sussex Stakes thriller. But even with all that talent on show, BAAEED is an unbackable red-hot favourite to romp home. The William Haggas runner is still the world's top-rated racehorse,…

Sky Sports Racing ambassador Hollie Doyle discusses her ride on leading Molecomb contender Eddie's Boy, plus four other chances on day two of the Goodwood Festival on Wednesday. The Group Three Markel Molecomb Stakes (3.00) pitches together some of the fastest two-year-olds in training, including my mount Eddie's Boy - my best chance on day two of…

The Sir Michael Stoute-trained Bay Bridge takes on Japan's runner Shahryar in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot on Wednesday, live on ITV. The weather looks warm for the rest of the week Royal Ascot's international theme continues when Shahryar goes for gold in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes. Day one of the meeting saw crack Australian sprinter…

The Qatar Goodwood Festival, affectionately known to most racing fans as'Glorious Goodwood', is one of the highlights of the British racing calendar. There are 13 Group races spread across five days of top-class Flat action and Group 1 contests like the Goodwood Cup, Sussex Stakes and Nassau Stakes light up the first three days of the meeting. The…

Rocket Rodney leads Eddie's Boy (second left) home at Sandown last time out This race is about speed. Raw speed. Just look at the recent winners to get an idea of the fast horses who have excelled in this test. Cotai Glory (2013), Havana Grey (2015) and Liberty Beach (2019) were at their best at five furlongs and fast juveniles have won the last…

State Of Rest brought his A game to Ascot to brush aside Prince Of Wales's Stakes favourite Bay Bridge. Joseph O'Brien's stayer was given a fine front-running ride and kept finding more for Shane Crosse up the straight. The 5-1 shot, who has now scored in England, Ireland, Australia, America and France, finished a length ahead of the 10-11 market…

Baaeed brings an unbeaten record and his status as the world's best racehorse to the Qatar Sussex Stakes (3.35) - but trainer William Haggas insists: "It's no penalty kick." The son of Sea The Stars has proved a class a part in eight career starts - the last four in Group 1 company - and is a white-hot 1-6 favourite with William Hill for the…

A Lucky 15 consists of 15 bets: 4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 trebles, 1 four-fold. To place a multiple bet, select horses and options will appear in your betslip. An each-way Lucky 15, as advised below, is therefore 30 bets, and you will get a return of some kind if one horse places. Things went wrong for MANDOBI in the King George V Stakes at Royal…

Saturday racing tips feature selections from Newmarket with the Cambridgeshire meeting, Curragh Goffs Million and the jumping at Market Rasen. talkSPORT have gone through the race cards and form so you don't have to, with betting tips on the UK racing. Saturday starts off with three group meetings but first sees Charlie Appleby's runner Flying…

The unbeaten Gimcrack winner Noble Style would have been a short-priced favourite for the Middle Park Stakes had he been in the line-up but in the absence of the Godolphin colt, the York runner-up MARSHMAN looks a worthy Ratings Banker instead. Noble Style won well but Marshman was only a length and a quarter behind him, running to a smart level…

Saturday is billed as "Juddmonte Day" as the breeding operation sponsor the Royal Lodge, Cheveley Park and Middle Park Stakes, but it could end up being Coolmore Day or even H H Aga Khan Day, though the predominately emerald green silks representing the latter will not be on show, not at Newmarket anyway. That's because the season's outstanding…