The Coronation Stakes (Group 1)

The highlight of the fourth day at Royal Ascot is The Coronation Stakes and one which features both the English and Irish 1,000 Guineas victors as Homecoming Queen and Samitar prepare to do battle respectively. A Group One race for fillies only, the contest is run over a mile on the round course at Ascot and is often the next target for those fillies that have ran in a Guineas race that season. In fact, 12 out of the last 14 winners of this race had run in a Guineas race that same season and as a general rule of thumb, those at the head of the betting usually perform well. Get a free £25 bet on any race at Royal Ascot with William Hill or check out our Royal Ascot free bets section.

Elusive Kate Triple winner in France including Group 1 over a mile at Longchamp on her penultimate run last season but was never able to challenge when sent off favourite for fillies Grade 2 contest at Breeders’ Cup latest. She holds a definite each-way chance if that run can be forgiven though, and Olivier Peslier booked to ride, who is 2-2 on her. However, only one horse in 15 years has won this race on her seasonal debut.

Fallen For You Off the mark in conditions event on seasonal reappearance on the AW at Kempton in May and a little short of room in Group 3 event over 7f last time out. Even so she did little to threaten the leaders thereafter and will need to eke out further improvement against some in-form rivals.

Homecoming Queen Hugely impressive winner when making all in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket in May on good to soft ground although couldn’t reproduce that effort (fourth behind Samitar) in the Irish equivalent later that month. Work to do to reverse that result and Samitar’s form has also been given a boost after Ishvana scored in the Jersey Stakes on Wednesday, but should be thereabouts.

Laugh Out Loud Ran too free at Newmarket three runs ago but earned her place with a good Group 2 win over a mile (good to soft) at Chantilly last time out. Needs to step up again on that effort but certainly a filly going the right way and is much respected in this company with Frankie Dettori booked to ride.

Samitar Put two relatively poor showings by her standards behind her when eye-catching winner of the Irish 1,000 Guineas (good) at the end of last month. Beat recent Jersey winner Ishvana by a length-and-a half so that form has taken a timely boost and is a previous Ascot winner over 6f. Stable yet to have a Royal Ascot winner in the first three days but she represents yards best chance on day four. Look out for great Cheltenham free bets offers at this year’s Festival.

Starscope Nine length second to Homecoming Queen in Guineas and easily outran her 33-1 odds that day. Followed up with a third in listed event at Newbury latest behind Momentary and Shirocco Star and latter was a game third in the Ribblesdale yesterday. Improvement likely but probably not the stables first string as John Gosden also saddles Elusive Kate and Fallen For You.

A strong field but a reproduction of her runaway 1,000 Guineas win at Newmarket would make Homecoming Queen particularly hard to beat. However, SAMITAR was equally impressive on her way to giving Mick Channon his first classic success in the Irish equivalent at The Curragh and she is given the tentative vote of confidence having already beaten Aidan O’Brien’s representative. The John Gosden-trained Elusive Kate could run into the places but might just need this outing. Get a free £25 bet on any race at Royal Ascot with William Hill.

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