Royal Ascot 2026 The 2-year-olds
Royal Ascot 2026 The 2-Year-Old Review I certainly wasn’t short of material when it came to choosing a topic for this week’s column for TPD. Royal Ascot was fantastic and 35 highly competitive races presented a wealth of data that could be used to create some interesting angles. Scandinavia and Trawlerman producing a Gold Cup […]
Coronation Stakes
Coronation Stakes (Group 1) Ascot – 19th June 2026 The original plan for Friday’s content had been a review of the Commonwealth Cup. For what it’s worth, I thought Venetian Sun was superb and she finished her race in the manner of a horse who is dominant in her division. However, as good as Karl […]
The Gold Cup
Gold Cup (G1) Ascot – 18th June 2026 If ever a race summed up the magic of Royal Ascot, it was this year’s Gold Cup and the battle between Trawlerman and Scandinavia in the straight. We can spend all week looking at 3-year-old form, studying 2-year-old pedigrees and trying to spot an improver or pouring […]
Prince Of Wales’s Stakes
Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (G1) Ascot – 17th June 2026 It’s hard to equate how many column inches, TV broadcasts and podcast minutes have been devoted to the argument over who is the world’s best racehorse? Every racing fan, in every country around the world will have their own opinion and great cases can be […]
St James’s Palace Stakes
St James’s Palace Stakes (G1) Ascot – 17th June 2026 This race was billed as a match between the best of this year’s 3-year-old Colts and it turned out to be exactly that. Bow Echo and Gstaad are a pair of extraordinary talents and they served up one of the best renewals of the St […]
Royal Ascot 2026 – Key Data Talking Points
Royal Ascot 2026 – Key Data Talking Points I have a new strategy for Royal Ascot this year. The plan is to focus on the proven performers in the Group 1 races and then hope to be on the right side of the draw with the 2-year-olds and the handicappers. I’ll come to the handicaps […]
Jonbon
Jonbon Betfair Ascot Chase (G1) When Jonbon crossed the line 2s and 9 lengths behind Il Etait Temps in the Betfair Tingle Creek at Sandown in December, he was finished. That run followed on from a very laboured effort in the Schloer Chase at Cheltenham a month earlier and despite plugging on to finish 2nd […]
Betfair Ascot Chase Preview
Betfair Ascot Chase Preview I have tried very hard to find a reason why this year’s Ascot Chase won’t develop into a 2 horse race but it’s not an easy task. I’ll come to Edwardstone in a moment, but with the exception of the 2022 Arkle Winner, there really isn’t a case to be made […]
BetMGM Clarence House Chase (G1)
BetMGM Clarence House Chase (G1) When you see a 4 runner race on the monthly schedule, there could be a thought that the workload might be slightly lighter for that week, but actually, there’s quite a lot to unpick from this year’s Clarence House Chase at Ascot. Jonbon may not have a Cheltenham Festival win […]
Howden Long Walk Hurdle
Howden Long Walk Hurdle (G1) “impose Toi” On Saturday morning JP McManus looked to have a relatively strong hold on the Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot and so it proved, even if the market went with Honesty Policy over the winner Impose Toi. The winner is developing into one of the stories of the season […]