| Wednesday, June 19, 2024 1:00 AM

Wednesday’s Horse Racing Tips: Royal Ascot, June 19th

Stephen Harris

Today’s Horse Racing Tips – June 19th

The weather forecast now looks set fair for Wednesday at Royal Ascot, with some brilliant Group race sprint action and some pretty unfathomable huge field handicaps to get stuck into.

In this article:

Today’s Daily Nap
Today’s Value Angle
Wednesday’s ITV Racing Tips

Today’s Daily Nap

Auguste Rodin

Ascot 4.25 (UK time)

Aidan O’Brien always has an incredibly strong team assembled for this prestigious meeting, and his 4-y-o returned to somewhere close to his best when second to White Birch in the Tattersalls Gold Cup last time out in Ireland. Another step forward seems assured now under Ryan Moore (with plenty from the yard seemingly needing a run or two this season to reach their peak), and the decent fast ground certain here over the 1m2f trip seems sure to suit ideally.

Odds: 3.00

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Today’s Value Angle

Kassaya

Ascot 2.30 (UK time)

Andrew Balding’s scopey filly impressed when landing hefty market confidence at Nottingham last month on just her second career start, always travelling very strongly under a confident ride on the good ground before readily asserting under a hand ride only. This represents a marked jump up in class, but she is the type to keep on improving and the booking of Oisin Murphy certainly increases confidence (with the yard continuing in brilliant form in the past fortnight with 7 winners) .

Odds: 13.00

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ITV Racing Tips – Wednesday June 19th

Time (UK)	Track	Horse	Analysis
2:30	Ascot	Kassaya	Andrew Balding’s scopey filly impressed when landing hefty market confidence at Nottingham last month on just her second career start, always travelling very strongly under a confident ride on the good ground before readily asserting under a hand ride only. This represents a marked jump up in class, but she is the type to keep on improving and the booking of Oisin Murphy certainly increases confidence (with the yard continuing in brilliant form in the past fortnight with 7 winners) .
3:05	Ascot	Imperial Sovereign	Karl Burke’s promising 3-y-o shaped better than the bare result behind Ambiente Friendly at Lingfield last time out (carried across the track having become unbalanced on the undulations), and can resume his upwardly mobile profile back on a more galloping flatter track.
3:45	Ascot	Breege	John Quinn’s likeable filly showed a terrific attitude under pressure to win narrowly in a bunched finish at Epsom last time out despite looking ill at ease on the track, and she looks the value call here stepping up in class with ground conditions to suit and regular rider Jason Hart back in the saddle.
4:25	Ascot	Auguste Rodin	Aidan O’Brien always has an incredibly strong team assembled for this prestigious meeting, and his 4-y-o returned to somewhere close to his best when second to White Birch in the Tattersalls Gold Cup last time out in Ireland. Another step forward seems assured now under Ryan Moore (with plenty from the yard seemingly needing a run or two this season to reach their peak), and the decent fast ground certain here over the 1m2f trip seems sure to suit ideally.
5:05	Ascot	Bless Him	David Simcock’s veteran hold-up handicapper has a terrific record on the straight course at this track, and he can swoop late under a typically patient ride from regular rider Jamie Spencer. He will try weave his way through late and fast off what seems sure to be a very strong gallop in a typically competitive renewal of the Hunt Cup.
5:40	Ascot	Aurora Dawn	Ed Walker has hit a real purple patch of late, and his tough handicapper has shaped well in defeat twice this season (building up to full fitness). Luke Morris is booked for the ride, and the yard could hardly be in better form in the lead up to the Royal meeting (with 4 winners in the last fortnight).
6:15	Ascot	Honorary American	Wesley Ward has a brilliant record with his US raiders to Royal Ascot, and this filly showed plenty of ability when finishing a promising third at Belmont in April. She is entitled to have improved for that initial experience, and the fact that the ground has remained on the fast side is a big positive to her chances of blitzing these rivals from the front.