Royal Ascot 2022 ante-post betting tips, race schedule and odds for Platinum Jubilee year

The Royal Ascot is taking place from June 14 to June 16. Queen Elizabeth II won the Gold Cup in 2013. The Queen's Platinum Jubilee year is making it extra special. Around 44,000 spectators per day will be expected to attend the five-day event. There are 35 races for punters to solve. Prize money on offer amounts to £8.65 million.

Royal Ascot 2022 ante-post betting tips, race schedule and odds for Platinum Jubilee year.

Golden Pal is the favourite for the Group 1 at Royal Ascot. He won a Grade 2 at Keeneland last year. Golden Pal was beaten in the Norfolk Stakes by The Lir Jet. Wesley Ward rates GoldenPal better than that.

Adayar is most likely to be heading towards the Prince of Wales's for the first start of his four-year-old career. The 2021 Derby winner was due to head back to Epsom for Coronation Cup, but a setback held up his training. Adayer started his season early enough last April, before going on to record a shock victory in the colts' Classic.

Reach For The Moon is the early favourite for the Hampton Court Stakes at Royal Ascot 2022. He is trained by John Gosden and trained with his son Thady. The horse is out of a mare that has produced two 1m 4f scorers and his Derby-winning sire.

Pillow Talk is 12-1 in the market for this two-year-old contest for fillies. Aidan O'Brien-trained Meditate is the favourite. Karl Burke trained Brave Anna in 2016 and Dandalla in 2020. He also trains Dramatised for the same Clipper Logistics team as Queen Mary.

Third Realm is 9-1 to win the 2019 renewal of Royal Ascot. Defoe won the previous renewal. Third Realm won at Goodwood. He has to step up again for this Group 2. He was a length and a quarter ahead of Lone Eagle.