Ascot Tips

CASTLE ROAD strong in winning at only start at Ascot and winner at the track before. Craig Staples has had success aboard previously. Looks a good thing. GOLDEN OPERA first start and won last trial at Belmont. Watch the market. LONDON'S RASCAL let-up. Ran eighth at only start at Ascot. Looking to others. TRUE FICTION never in the race at only start at Ascot. Looking elsewhere.

NORTHERN DIAMOND only just missed last start, finishing a neck back from the winner at Pinjarra and has two placings from three runs this prep. Right in this. GASPARDO yet to miss the placegetters in three runs and just missed when heavily backed last start at Albany. Drawn perfectly. Expect to be right up there. ROMANTIC RULER has placed in three runs from three this campaign and came on strong when just beaten last start at Belmont. Returns to shorter trip. Strong claims. TACTICS finished eight lengths off the winner last start at Belmont and gets the blinkers back on. Placed once this prep at Ascot. A winning chance.

KISSES FROM KELLY last start winner at Ascot and should run fitter for past attempts. Likely to race on the speed. Tough to beat. ALASKAN faded to finish on the winners' heels last start at Ascot. Likely to race on the speed. Expect to be right up there. ROCKING SOCIETY coming off a win at Ascot and up in distance. Won't be far away in the run. Expect to be right up there. BEATS OF WAR unplaced in all four runs this prep and finished midfield last start at Ascot. Drawn ideally. Sneaky chance.

DEVINE BELIEF led throughout for a dominant win last start at Ascot and goes well at the track. Won five of eight as a favourite. Will take a power of beating. JANNY can't knock the form winning two in a row at Ascot and a track specialist winning twice at the track. Go well. RISSOLES chased strongly to win last start at Belmont when fresh. Expected to settle off the speed and up in distance. Outsider. MISS FLIRTACIOUS can't knock the form with two wins from six attempts this campaign and a track specialist winning twice at Ascot. Down in distance. Serious player.

DIAMONDS'N'RUBIES first start and placed when trialling at Belmont. Drawn out wide. Watch betting. NOAHQUINTILLY resumes after a 25 week spell and doesn't fire fresh. Won last start to break maiden at Belmont on a soft track but look to others. DAYTONA PETE narrowly beaten when heavily backed last start at Pinjarra. Has won at Pinjarra and placed in all other attempts this campaign. Has disappointed in both starts as a favourite. Seems unlikely. GOLD MAKER got the campaign off to a strong start winning when fresh and placed last start at Ascot. Without a win in four runs at the track. Sneaky chance.

NUMERIAN has got off to a poor start this campaign but should improve with fitness and finished three lengths off the winner last start at Ascot. Up in distance. Strong hope. SOCKS NATION has placed in two runs from four this campaign and placed last start at Ascot. Should race on the speed. One of the main hopes. IN GOOD ORDER can't knock the form with two wins from eight attempts this campaign and came on strong when just beaten last start at Ascot. Expected to settle off the speed. Not the worst. MAROCCHINO struggled so far this preparation but a track specialist winning 10 times at Ascot. Rates highly with Troy Turner back on board but looking to others.

INVESTMENTSTRATEGY only just missed last start, finishing a length back from the winner at Ascot and has the speed to overcome drawing the widest barrier. Brad Parnham has had success aboard previously. The formguide says this is the winner. KING CARTEL faded to finish on the winners' heels last start at Ascot and has placed four times at the track before. Has placed in three runs from three this campaign. Well placed. LORD GANNICUS short back-up of seven days. Last start winner at long odds at Ascot and a track specialist winning three times at the track. Not the worst. YARRALEA short back-up of seven days. Chased well to just miss last start at Ascot and won once this prep at the track three runs back. One for wider exotics.

ROMMEO last start winner at Pinjarra. Likely to settle back in the field and rates highly with Shaun O'Donnell aboard. Among the main chances. PROFIT POCKET has won at Ascot and placed once this campaign. A track specialist winning twice at the track. Has the speed to overcome an unfavourable draw. Hard to hold out. CITINO finished two lengths off the winner last start at Ascot when resuming. Likely to race off the speed and won three of seven as a favourite. Right in this. HERE FOR CHEQUES finished worse than midfield last start at Ascot but has won four times at the track before. Placed once this prep at the track. Solid claims.

NORICH can't knock the form winning two in a row at Ascot and has the speed to overcome a very wide draw. Expected to be a contender. SNOW PRINCE short back-up of seven days and a track specialist winning four times at Ascot. Well drawn. Should be right in the finish. CAPRICORN MAN resumes after spell of 22 weeks. Will come to hand quickly and ran third when last first-up at Belmont. Has won four times at Ascot before. Rough claims. HOSTILE TALK first-up after 19 week spell and comes to hand quickly. Just missed as favourite last start at Belmont. Hard to go past.