Yahoo News Royal Ascot 2018: Tips, races, runners, weather, race card, horse racing betting odds and more
Ascot Racecourse will welcome around 300,000 spectators over the coming week as the world's best racehorses compete in Berkshire.
The Queen, who has not missed a day of Royal Ascot racing since her coronation, is again expected to attend all five days.
Favourite Order of St George won the Gold Cup at the 2016 meeting and is again being earmarked by the bookmakers as the horse to beat in the feature race.
But there is plenty of action to get stuck into before Thursday's Classic.
Scroll down for Standard Sport's comprehensive preview of the festival...
Date, time and venue
The Royal Ascot races started on Tuesday, June 19 and will run until Saturday, June 16.
The festival is staged at Ascot Racecourse and will include six races per day - 30 in total.
Thursday's Gold Cup is the blue riband race and will run at 4.20pm on the final day. For individual race times check out the full schedule below.
Tips
🐎 #RoyalAscot Wednesday tips@standardsport's Michael Cooper on which horses to back on day two
2.30 Chelsea Cloisters
3.05 Nelson
3.40 Arabian Hope
4.20 Cracksman(nb)
5.00 Escobar
5.35 Emaraaty(nap)
More 👇 https://t.co/J79xYbB7nF— Standard Sport (@standardsport) June 20, 2018
Schedule
Feature race at 3.30pm each day
Wednesday
2.30pm | Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2) 5f | |
3.05pm | Queen's Vase (Group 2) 1m 6f | |
3.40pm | Duke of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2) 1m | |
4.20pm | Prince of Wales's Stakes (Group 1) 1m 2f | |
5pm | Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) 1m | |
5.35pm | The Jersey Stakes (Group 3) 7f |
Thursday
2.30pm | Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2) 5f | |
3.05pm | Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3) 1m 2f | |
3.40pm | Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2) 1m 4f | |
4.20pm | Gold Cup (Group 1) 2m 4f | |
5pm | Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) 1m | |
5.35pm | King George V Stakes (Handicap) 1m 4f |
Friday
2.30pm | The Albany Stakes (Group 3) 6f | |
3.05pm | The King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) 1m 4f | |
3.40pm | Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) 6f | |
4.20pm | Coronation Stakes (Group 1) Old mile | |
5pm | Sandringham Stakes (Listed) (Handicap) 1m | |
5.35pm | Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) 1m 4f |
Saturday
2.30pm | Chesham Stakes (Listed) 7f | |
3.05pm | Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) 1m 4f | |
3.40pm | Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) 5f | |
4.20pm | Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Group 1) 6f | |
5pm | Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) 6f | |
5.35pm | Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions) 2m 6f |
Results
Tuesday
2.30pm | Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) 1m | |
Accidental Agent 33/1 | ||
Lord Glitters 20/1 | ||
Lightning Spear 10/1 | ||
3.05pm | Coventry Stakes (Group 2) 6f | |
Calyx 2/1F | ||
Advertise 10/1 | ||
Sergei Prokofiev 3/1 | ||
3.40pm | King's Stand Stakes (Group 1) 5f | |
Blue Point 6/1 | ||
Battaash 9/4 | ||
Mabs Cross 20/1 | ||
4.20pm | St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) old mile | |
Without Parole 9/4F | ||
Gustav Klimt 8/1 | ||
Wootton 8/1 | ||
5pm | Ascot Stakes (Handicap) 2m 4f | |
Lagostovegas 10/1 | ||
Dubawi Fifty 6/1 | ||
Stratum 10/1 | ||
5.35pm | Wolferton Rated Stakes (Listed) 1m 2f | |
Monarchs Glen 8/1 | ||
Euginio 33/1 | ||
Muntahaa 33/1 |
Tickets
Royal Ascot tickets are still available across all five days. Click here for more information.
Is it on TV?
All five days of the Royal Ascot will be shared between ITV1 and ITV4.
Coverage starts at 1.30pm on ITV1 on Tuesday June 19.
Royal Ascot Gold Cup odds (via Betfair)
Order of St George 15/8
Vazirabad 11/2
Desert Skyline 12/1
Max Dynamite 25/1
Gold Star 50/1
Scotland 66/1
Stradivarius 15/8
Torcedor 10/1
Idaho 12/1
Sheikhzayedroad 25/1
Mount Moriah 50/1
