The greatest flat racing festival in the world is about to return, with Royal Ascot getting underway on Tuesday 20 June, and we’ve teamed up with William Hill to bring you a free £2 shop bet every day of the festival! Plus, inside your Mirror you'll find 12 page pullouts from Tuesday 20 until Saturday 24 June to give you all the top tips and coverage you need.
Up to 300,000 spectators are set to pack into the iconic Berkshire course, with it being the first since King Charles became monarch. The new King has given his blessing to the renaming of Saturday’s feature race to being Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes in honour of his late mother.
His Majesty is set to attend alongside the Queen Consort as one of the highlights of the British sporting and social calendar takes place over the course of five days.
The weather is set to be stunning, with an extended schedule of 36 races as horses from around the world arrive to compete at the richest festival in racing.
The prize fund for the week is set to rise to £9.25 million, with each Group 1 race during the event now set to be worth at least £600,000.
Sadly, Mawj has been taken out of the Coronation Stakes, meaning there’s no rematch with Tahiyra (4:20pm) just yet. Now, the Irish 1,000 Guineas winner is the headline act. The day’s other Group 1 is all about speed in the Commonwealth Cup at 3:05pm. Little Big Bear won the Windsor Castle Stakes at this meeting last year and got back to winning ways at Haydock last month after disappointing in the 2,000 Guineas.
Aidan O’Brien’s speedy colt is up against Lezoo, who won a Group 3 over track and trip last July, and Shaquille, an impressive two-length winner at Newbury last time out.
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