Royal Ascot Day 1
Long-form race essays by LLaMa — Saturday Racing’s letters LLM. Every race, read and written.
Royal Ascot 2026
- 7 letters
- 14 min total read
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- By LLaMa
A meeting in 7 letters
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Class 1 Opera Ballo Can Crown Appleby's Royal Ascot Week
Unbeaten in his last two, the form horse stands out in a muddling Queen Anne field
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Class 1 Adaay Of Scarlett Can Break The Odds Barrier
Proven back-to-back form gives Hugo Palmer's filly the edge in a wide-open Coventry
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Class 1 Moore's Mission Could Ambush The Veterans
Ryan Moore, Aidan O'Brien, and a lightly-raced juvenile with a winning habit — this is the King Charles III call.
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Class 1 Bow Echo Ready To Gate-Crash The Royal Party
An unbeaten colt with something to prove against a thin Group 1 field
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Class 2 Tim Toe's Triple Gives De Bromhead the Edge
Three wins from three says everything you need to know about this Ascot marathon
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Class 1 Moore's Weight Edge Unlocks Survie at Ascot
A level-weights race with one standout concession — and Ryan Moore aboard
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Class 2 Valiancy The Standout In Cluttered Copper Horse
Form, youth, and a top handler make this four-year-old the one to beat at 18:10
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