Royal Ascot day 4 tips: five horses to back on Friday

Friday's best bets at Royal Ascot by a team of our top tipsters . . .

Handicappers' nap

Diego Velazquez (5.40 Royal Ascot)

Ryan Moore's pick of four Ballydoyle runners, the form of his defeat of subsequent Dee Stakes winner Capulet in a Group 2 at Leopardstown last September reads a lot better than it did at the time and makes him the one to beat dropped back to that level for the first time since.
Paul Curtis

Diego Velazquez17:40 Ascot

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Jky: Ryan Moore Tnr: A P O'Brien

Eyecatcher

Battle Queen (5.05 Royal Ascot)

Looks on a fair mark back in a handicap and few ride the straight mile at Ascot better than Hayley Turner.
Mark Brown

Battle Queen17:05 Ascot

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Jky: Hayley Turner Tnr: Andrew Balding

Dark horse

Bague D'Or (4.25 Ascot)

Consistent type who arrives here off the back of a decent win at Newmarket last month. He'll love the ground and should have no issues returning to a mile and a half.
George Bonds

Bague d'Or16:25 Ascot

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Jky: Daniel Muscutt Tnr: James Ferguson

Speed figures

Porta Fortuna (3.45 Ascot)

Won the Albany here last year and also bagged the Cheveley Park. Runner-up at Santa Anita and in the English 1,000 Guineas and richly deserves to land another big pot.
Dave Edwards

Porta Fortuna15:45 Ascot

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Jky: Tom Marquand Tnr: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien

The Punt nap

Battle Queen (5.05 Royal Ascot)

Was a fine second in a handicap in April, form that received a serious boost with the winner landing a Listed race since, and followed up at Nottingham last month when beating a 90-rated rival who has since placed in a good handicap at Epsom. She gets in off a low weight and her rider Hayley Turner won this race in 2019 and 2020.
Harry Wilson

Battle Queen17:05 Ascot

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Jky: Hayley Turner Tnr: Andrew Balding

Newmarket nap

Mukaafah (6.15 Ascot)

Kevin Philippart de Foy's speedster has been working well in his usual hood on the Limekilns since winning at Doncaster.
David Milnes

Mukaafah18:15 Ascot

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Jky: Jim Crowley Tnr: Kevin Philippart De Foy

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