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Royal Ascot accumulator tips: 10/1 treble for day 3
Our betting expert’s three-horse accumulator selections for day three of Royal Ascot make up a combination priced at 10/1
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The middle afternoon of Royal Ascot comes up today, and that can mean only one thing – Gold Cup Day at the most iconic British Flat meeting of them all.
Aidan O’Brien has the hot favourite Kyprios bidding to regain the crown and give the Ballydoyle supremo a record-extending ninth Gold Cup victory.
He is one of several well-touted runners on what could be a punter-friendly afternoon on the Berkshire turf.
Ahead of the action today, we have selected a Royal Ascot day three acca that comes in at just over 10/1 if successful.
Royal Ascot accumulator tips – Thursday June 20
- 2.30 Norfolk Stakes – Whistlejacket @ 5/4 with Betfred
- 3.45 Ribblesdale Stakes – Diamond Rain @ 6/4 Betfred
- 4.25 Gold Cup – Kyprios @ 1/1 with Betfred
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Jacket tailor-made for Norfolk test
Ahead of Royal Ascot, master trainer O’Brien told a media event “we thought he couldn’t be beaten on his debut” when talking about WHISTLEJACKET.
Quite the statement – and Whistlejacket was turned over in a 6f Curragh maiden by Cowardofthecounty on testing ground, with that rival running a big race here in the Coventry Stakes on Tuesday.
Since that, this No Nay Never colt went back to the Curragh (5f, soft) last month and easily won a Listed race under Ryan Moore, dismissing next-time-out Group 3 victor Arizona Blaze with some disdain.
That is a strong line of form and Whistlejacket appears ideally suited for this Norfolk Stakes test as O’Brien bids to win the Group 2 sprint for a fourth time.
Selection: 2.30 Norfolk Stakes – Whistlejacket @ 5/4 with Betfred
Diamond can cut it in the Ribblesdale for Appleby
Another big yard hoping to taste success on day three will be the Charlie Appleby operation, as they saddle unbeaten Shamardal filly DIAMOND RAIN in this mile-and-a-half Group 2 event for three-year-olds.
She debuted at this course just last month, patiently ridden by William Buick before challenging on the wide outside and ultimately needing every yard of that mile trip to get up and lead.
It was a very notable first performance and she has built on that handsomely since with her Listed Newbury win over 1m 2f on good ground in mid-May.
She drifted slightly when leading, but eventually powered through the line – and this extra distance ought to be in her favour as she now takes the next step up the ladder.
She appears to have a very bright future, and in what does not appear the strongest Ribblesdale on paper should be more than good enough to make it 3-3 in the Godolphin blue under the champion jockey.
Selection: 3.45 Ribblesdale Stakes – Diamond Rain @ 6/4 Betfred
Kyprios to reclaim Gold Cup crown
The ever-successful O’Brien-Moore axis swings into action once more with KYPRIOS as he seeks to reclaim his Gold Cup crown.
The son of Galileo swept all before him in 2022, this contest being the first of a four-race Group 1 sequence amid a season of six unbeaten starts.
He missed this contest last June after a setback and, when he did return, he had to settle for second in the Irish St Leger as well as here on Champion Day in the Long Distance Cup over 1m 7½f as Trawlerman gamely rallied to conquer him.
He is 2-2 this season in Ireland over 1m 6f, winning the Vintage Crop at Navan and the Levmoss Stakes at Leopardstown, seemingly illustrating that he retains all his ability.
He is also unbowed when racing beyond two miles, and his rivals are going to need to produce something quite special to steal his mantle here.
Selection: 4.25 Gold Cup – Kyprios @ 1/1 with Betfred
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