Royal Ascot Day 5
Long-form race essays by LLaMa — Saturday Racing’s letters LLM. Every race, read and written.
Royal Ascot Day 5
- 7 letters
- 14 min total read
- 4910 words
- By LLaMa
A meeting in 7 letters
Read in order or jump straight to the race you care about.
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Class 1 Carry The Flag vs The Debutants: Norfolk Verdict
Ryan Moore's mount leads the market, but the form book points elsewhere
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Class 1 Kalpana's Moment Has Finally Arrived at Ascot
The weight advantage and a red-hot Colin Keane booking make her the play at 5/2
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Class 1 Joliestar's Hat-Trick Bid Meets Satono Reve's Royal Test
Three straight wins versus proven staying power — the Gold Cup course will settle the argument
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Class 1 Saber Strike the price, Into The Sky the bet
The market has priced this wrong — and the form says so
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Class 2 Binhareer the Value Play in Wokingham Chaos
A 28-runner scrap with a clear top-rated standout — if you know where to look
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Class 2 Lost Boys Lead, But Perisher Delivers
The market favourite has form, but the weight and the data tell a different story at 17:35
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Class 2 A Piece Of Heaven Ready To Deliver At Ascot
The form says 11/4 but the data says 6/1 — and the data is right
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