Royal Ascot Day 5 - Preview and Picks

CHESHAM - TREANMOR

TREANMOR - Looks to be a 2 horse on paper between the Godolphin and the O'Brien horse who's 2 year old's have been flying. TREANMOR does have to give 5lbs to the O'Brien horse however, over 7f that isn't a lot to give and I think TREANMOR showed more on debut when handling Newmarket's straight track to win in good style of 4 Lengths. This straight Ascot sprint should suit and the 2 million guineas buy should be very hard to beat. Of course the form of Charlie Appleby has been questioned this week but every horse is different and just because a different one lost it isn't going to put me off another. The way it ended its debut win hints that the step up to 7f should suit and we may be yet to see the best of this colt.

HARDWICKE STAKES - REBEL'S ROMANCE

REBEL'S ROMANCE - Buick has stated that he has never ridden a tougher horse than this one and that he's very special. He has all the group 1 form you'd want and is back to probably his best trip in this race, ran a great race when last at Ascot in the King George V| and Queen Elizabeth Stakes when behind eventual Arc winner Bluestocking. The horse to beat here.

Small mention to GHOSTWRITER who was recently sold for 2million to Amo Racing and races for the first time for them here, has good form and may go well.

Queen Elizabeth || Jubilee Stakes - SATONO REVE

SANTONO REVE - Japanese horse hoping to give them their first Royal Ascot winner, has great group 1 form over in Japan where they have far better sprinters than those in the UK. Was close to Ka Ying Rising on 2 occasions who is undoubtedly the best sprinter in the world currently, he also runs well fresh and has great late pace which he could use to his advantage here.

Jersey Stakes - COMANCHE BRAVE, CALIFORNIA DREAMER (e/w)

COMANCHE BRAVE - Had two very tough races to start the season when just losing to Henri Matisse who is now rated a very respectable 116. He was then put into a group 1 race and finished a good 5th and was just over a length behind 2nd as of course Field of Gold won very impressively in that Irish 2000 Guineas contest. So should go well based off that form in this less than amazing field. Is the one to beat on form and only a few have claims.

CALIFORNIA DREAMER (e/w) - Was 2nd to Lake Victoria when a big price, that form has been franked and this horse could've really improved and can be a lot better than it has been, comes here race fit and can put in a good performance again. Being a filly she gets sex allowance which could prove beneficial in this race.

Wokingham Stakes - MORE THUNDER, SHARTASH (e/w)

MORE THUNDER - 2/2 over 6f for the yard and therefore more improvement could come here and the sky is the limit in terms of ability as it could take a step forward again. Probably on a lower mark than it should be here in this handicap and could be a group horse down the line. Huge chance for a Haggis team that loves winners in these types of races.

SHARTASH (e/w) - Down in the weights a lot since its last win but could've been the plan as it has won off marks of both 107 and 111 and comes here on a mark of 102. Therefore, 18/1 seems a big price, may be able to get bigger on the day.

Golden Gates Stakes - SERAPH GABRIEL, BEST SECRET (e/w)

SERAPH GABRIEL - Up to 10f here which looks to be good for this horse and should suit it well, by Saxon Warrior who is doing well at the moment, has had a run this season and so is race fit and could take a huge step forward.

BEST SECRET (e/w) - Handicap debut was in Longchamp where it bolted up very nicely and should be able to improve again from that performance as it looks the scopey type to do so, ground would be a slight worry but if it can adapt or even improve on it, it has a nice chance here as it may be ahead of its mark.

Alexandra Stakes - SOBER

SOBER - Looks an easy one on paper, Willie Mullins has won this 4 times in the past, this looks the classiest horse in the race. Was previously trained by Andre Fabre where he has Group success with SOBER and so distance won't be a worry and looks hard to beat here as Ryan Moore takes the ride.