2026 ROYAL ASCOT TIPS - WEDNESDAY
The great races keep coming in our Royal Ascot tips for Wednesday , when an outstanding renewal of the Group One Prince of Wales’s Stakes headlines a stellar card.
A trio of Group Two contests provide the build-up to that feature event, which is followed by a couple of ultra-competitive handicaps and a 25-runner juvenile affair to round things off.
14:30 Tip
14:30 QUEEN MARY STAKES – WILD BLOSSOM (NAP) @ 11/2
Wathnan Racing have had a fine time of it with their two-year-olds so far this season and few have been more impressive than this one. The Karl Burke-trained filly displayed a dazzling turn of foot up Carlisle’s stiff finish to score by 10 lengths on her debut and that raw speed could see her edge a strong field here.
15:05 Tip
15:05 QUEEN’S VASE – ASAKIR @ 9/1
The application of cheekpieces may help Johnny Murtagh’s charge turn the tables on his recent Navan conqueror Limestone . There was little over a length between the pair at Listed level a month ago and with an extra furlong sure to suit Asakir , he looks the value call.
15:40 Tip
15:40 DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE STAKES – CATALINA DELCARPIO @ 8/1
Paddy Twomey’s Irish raider had her stamina stretched in third as favourite for the Ribblesdale Stakes when tried over 12 furlongs at Royal Ascot 2025 , but having impressed back over a mile in the Amethyst Stakes last month, she could well go a couple of places better on her return to Berkshire .
16:20 Tip
16:20 PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES – ALMAQAM @ 13/2
The odds suggest Ed Walker’s five-year-old has it all to do to lower the colours of brilliant Arc winner Daryz and the prolific Ombudsman , winner of the Royal meeting’s day two feature 12 months ago. However, there are reasons to believe that not only is Almaqam a long-term project just coming to the boil, but that there could be a chink or two in the armour of the big two in the betting.
Walker’s horse gained a deserved first Group One victory in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh last month , with his performance in keeping subsequent wide-margin Coronation Cup winner Bay City Roller comfortably at arm’s length a career best.
In two meetings with Ombudsman , the score is level and on the evidence of Almaqam’s Irish success and the former’s workmanlike win against Gethin at Sandown , it is possible our selection has made the greater progress from four to five.
Daryz is an obvious threat following two impressive Group One wins this spring, but Francis-Henri Graffard’s colt may be better on an easier surface and the one time he has travelled outside France on quick ground, he flopped in York’s Juddmonte International last August.
17:00 Tip
17:00 ROYAL HUNT CUP – CLASSIC @ 10/1
Cambridgeshire runner-up Indalo looks to have sound claims after an eye-catching comeback at Newbury behind Classic , but at the odds it is worth backing the Richard Hannon-trained winner to edge their battle again.
Classic landed that contest by a neck despite Pat Dobbs having to wait an age for a clear passage before quickening up close home, while Indalo , who admittedly should come on for the run, had sight of the line all the way through.
At the finishing post, it looked like Classic had a bit in hand and on just 1lb worse terms, he could confirm his superiority, particularly as he seems to thrive in the hurly-burly of a crowded field.
17:35 Tip
17:35 KENSINGTON PALACE STAKES – ALOBAYYAH @ 4/1
William Haggas has been dynamite in big handicaps this season and with his string in hot form, this lightly-raced four-year-old looks to be on a nice mark.
Alobayyah got going late behind Radiant Beauty over course and distance last time, finishing just under three lengths down in third on what was only her fourth start, so with obvious improvement to come, she could be the answer to a tricky puzzle.
18:10 Tip
18:10 WINDSOR CASTLE STAKES – SERGEI DIAGHILEV @ 9/4
Named after the founder of the Russian Ballet , Aidan O’Brien’s well-bred colt can lead his rivals a merry dance, given he is almost certain to progress from his maiden victory at the Curragh in May, where he beat two subsequent winners.
Betting Tips
2026 Royal Ascot Betting Tips
14:30 - Wild Blossom (nap) @ 11/2
15:40 - Catalina Delcarpio @ 8/1
18:10 - Sergei Diaghilev @ 9/4
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