View from the trading floor as 11 bookmakers give their Royal Ascot fancies
What is your idea of the Queen Anne winner?
Pat Cooney, bet365 Circus Maximus stands out on form with proven Group 1 successes. He won the St James's Palace here last season but his best performance was in the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp in September, when he beat five previous Group 1 winners. That sets a pretty high standard here.
Andrew Griffiths, Betfred Circus Maximus is rock-solid. He always runs his race but there's no juice in his price at around 5-2. On ratings, Billesdon Brook looks overpriced. She ran a nice race at Kempton giving weight to everything and should be on the premises with the fillies' allowance.
Niall O'Reilly, Betfair The straight mile at Ascot is the ideal track for hold-up horses and Skardu looks set to run a huge race. On the pick of last year's form he doesn't have much to find and he could represent the value on the day.
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