Expert Steve Mullington gives his daily racing tips, including a NAP, NB and a Longshot. Scroll down now to find out horse racing tips Saturday 18th June at Royal Ascot...
Today's NAP (Best Bet)
3.40 Ascot – Third Realm
Third Realm bounced back to form in grand style last time out, coasting to a six-length success in the Tapster Stakes at Goodwood, and can be taken to do exactly the same thing here in the Hardwicke Stakes.
Until that Goodwood romp, Roger Varian’s four-year-old out of Sea The Stars, had not won in five starts since beating the subsequent Derby winner Adayar in Lingfield’s Derby Trial last year.
Leger winner and Arc third Hurricane Lane is understandably the bookmaker’s favourite but he is without a run this season and Third Realm may just do him for match sharpness and fitness.
Today's NB (Next Best)
3.05 Ascot – Star Girls Aalmal
Star Girls Aalmal is a rare Royal meeting runner for Henry de Bromhead and she can take top honours in this Group 3 Jersey Stakes over seven furlongs.
The Elzaam-filly brings classic form to the party in the shape of her fourth place finish in the Irish 1000 Guineas.
Star Girls Aalmal has proven to be a shrewd acquisition by her owner John Phelan who bought her out of the Goffs Online Sale in November 2020 for just €8,000 and has already amassed five times that in prize money thus far.
Today's Longshot
5.00 Ascot – Batwan
When racing in France first resumed behind closed doors in May 2000, I recall tipping Batwan at ParisLongchamp and he duly obliged at 11/1.
Since then he has enjoyed further successes and under his new trainer Nicolas Caullery, he scored two victories on the turf at Meydan.
A Chantilly run at the beginning of May should have blown away any cobwebs and at odds of 40/1 he’s an interesting each-way outsider for those of you placing your horse race bets online.
Other live outsiders to consider in this monster field are sprint regular Summerghand for the in-form O’Meara stable, and Commanche Falls who won the Stewards’ Cup last season.
*Credit for all of the photos in this article belongs to AP Photo*
FIRST PUBLISHED: 16th June 2022
