ROYAL ASCOT TIPS: Back Lucida for the Coronation Stakes
EXPRESS SPORT brings you the tips from today's Coronation Stakes (4.20) and other races around the country.
Lucida racing at Newmarket
Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot (4.20 Friday)
ARABIAN QUEEN
TRAINER: David Elsworth
JOCKEY: Silvestre De Sousa
Impressive winner of an Epsom Group Three in a fast time after setting a good gallop. More to do here as significantly up in class. Needs to improve.
ERVEDYA
TRAINER: Jean-Claude Rouget
JOCKEY: Christphe Soumillon
French 1,000 Guineas winner. Won both starts in 2015 comfortably. Form lines point to Found, who beat her last autumn, but still one for the short list.
FOUND
TRAINER: Aidan O’Brien
JOCKEY: Ryan Moore
Beat Ervedya in a Group One as a two-year-old over a mile. Runner-up to Pleascach in Irish 1,000 Guineas. Ridden by in-formex-champ Ryan Moore. Best bet.
IRISH ROOKIE
TRAINER: Martyn Meade
JOCKEY: Fergus Sweeney
Has improved with each race. Sixth in the 1,000 Guineas, 2nd to Ervedya in the French 1,000 Guineas. Likeable trier. Unlikely winner. Could be placed.
LOCAL TIME
TRAINER: Saeed bin Suroor
JOCKEY: William Buick
Won the UAE Oaks and UAE 1,000 Guineas. Well behind Lucida and Irish Rookie at Newmarket and no excuse offered. Should have stayed at home.
LUCIDA
TRAINER: Jim Bolger
JOCKEY: Kevin Manning
Second in the 1,000 Guineas for which she was favourite. A mile is the very limit of her stamina– her wins coming over six and seven furlongs. Classy.
MISS TEMPLE CITY
TRAINER: Graham Motion
JOCKEY: John R Velazquez
Placed in two Group Threes in the States. Best on the fast ground she gets today. Up in class. Needs to improve 14-16lb to win so hard to recommened.
Royal Ascot
SPERRY
TRAINER: John Gosden
JOCKEY: James Doyle
York Listed winner over today’s trip. Had won over today’s trip here before that. Takes a big step up in class. Needs to improve to trouble the market leaders.
YASMEEN
TRAINER: James Doyle
JOCKEY: Paul Hanagan
Beaten favourite when behind Sperry at York. Possibly better at seven furlongs than a mile. Up in grade and could be humiliated in this stronger company.
Ascot
2.30 LAXFIELD ROAD
3.05 FESTIVE FARE
3.40 TIGGY WIGGY
4.20 LUCIDA
5.00 FAMOUS KID
5.35 ALOFT
Goodwood
6.15 BANDITRY
6.45 SATCHVILLE FLYER
7.20 BELLA NOUF
7.50 WILLIAM OF ORANGE
8.25 ENLACE
8.55 REFLATION
Newmarket racecourse
Market Rasen
2.10 RUSSIAN ROYALE
2.45 MOUNTAINSIDE
3.20 AALIM
3.55 RUARAIDH HUGH
4.35 JACK ALBERT
5.10 THE PURCHASER
5.45 JUNIOR PACKAGE
Newmarket
6.00 BAILEYS EN PREMIER
6.30 GENRES
7.05 ELRONAQ
7.35 MERRITT ISLAND
8.05 SUPER KID
8.40 NEXT APPROACH
9.10 STAR FIRE
Redcar
2.20 COLOMBE BLEU
2.55 BAYLAY
3.30 HUSSAR BALLAD
4.05 WESTWOOD HOE
4.45 NOVANCIA
5.20 CLAMPDOWN
5.55 LAMPS OF HEAVEN