Royal Ascot each-way and Lucky 15 tips: Day 2
Ron Wood has picked out a Lucky 15 for Royal Ascot day two, as well as his best each-way bet.
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Royal Ascot Day 2 Lucky 15 tips
The first horse in this Lucky 15 bet is SHACKLETON in the Group 2 Queen's Vase (3.05). A low draw is handy in this 1m 6f race, so he looks well berthed in stall three, and he's a likely improver for Aidan O'Brien, who has trained the winner of this race five times in the past 10 years.
Even under a 3lb penalty, CINDERELLA'S DREAM has strong claims in the following race, the Duke of Cambridge Stakes (3.40), another Group 2 contest over a mile. She steps down in trip but has a good change of pace and most of her main rivals ideally want further.
The Royal Hunt Cup (5.00) is one of Royal Ascot's biggest handicap races and Sky Bet is paying out on seven places. SILAWI looks to have fair claims of getting in among these positions. He won well at Windsor on his recent stable debut and he's still well weighted under his penalty.
The final leg of this Lucky 15 bet is OLD IS GOLD in the closing race of the day, the 5f Windsor Castle Stakes (6.10). He confirmed his debut promise when winning a strong Beverley race in a good time and he has decent claims of making the first five, which Sky Bet is paying out on in this race.
Shackleton (3.05, Ascot) @ 11/4 with Sky Bet (1/5 for first 4 places)
Cinderella's Dream (3.40, Ascot) @ 13/8 with Sky Bet (1/5 for first 3 places)
Silawi (5.00, Ascot) @ 20/1 with Sky Bet (1/5 for first 7 places)
Old Is Gold (6.10, Ascot) @ 11/2 with Sky Bet (1/5 for first 5 places)
Selection: 0.10pt each-way Lucky 15 with Sky Bet (total 3pts)
A £0.10p each-way Lucky 15 – for a total stake of £3 – on those four horses offers a potential return of £294.94.
Royal Ascot Day 2 each-way tip
OLD IS GOLD looks a sound bet at 11/2 in the Windsor Castle Stakes (6.10), with Sky Bet paying five places for each-way bets.
His debut third over course and distance is strong form and he confirmed that promise when winning another decent race at Beverley in a sharp time.
Last year's winner of the Beverley race went on to win the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot. In addition, Old Is Gold's trainer Andrew Balding saddled the winner of the Beverley event in 2022, Chateau, who went on to finish fourth in the Windsor Castle Stakes.
There seems a fair chance this one can get in the money as well and he might prove good enough to win.
Odds provided by Sky Bet and correct at the time of writing. Stars denote strength of selection (maximum five).
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Lucky 15 explained
There are 'multiple' bet options that can be a good way of still getting paid out even if certain runners let you down, and a Lucky 15 is one of the classics.
This bet is made up of four selections, with single bets on each of them (four bets), six doubles (all the combinations of the four selections), as well as four trebles and one four-fold accumulator. Clue's in the name, that's 15 bets in total.
That might seem like a lot of bets but you can stake accordingly and, as the odds build, these options can return substantial payouts even to a relatively small lay-out.
What is an each-way bet?
An each-way bet is a popular type of wager, particularly with horse racing fans. It is essentially two bets, both of which have the same size stake.
An each-way bet features one bet on the selection to win and the other bet on the selection to place.
So a £10 each-way bet will cost you a total of £20. There will be one £10 bet on the selection to win and another £10 on the selection to place.
It's a popular bet because it offers punters the chance of a return, even if the horse in question fails to win. Bookmakers will pay out at a stated percentage of the odds for a place finish, for example one-fifth of the SP for finishing in the first three.
The more runners there are in a horse race, the more places will be on offer. In races that feature lots of runners, the horses will be available at bigger odds, making an each-way bet a wise choice.
Star ratings explained
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - confident selection
⭐⭐⭐⭐ - strong fancy
⭐⭐⭐ - fair claims
⭐⭐ - tentative choice
⭐ - minimum confidence
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