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Saturday Racing's deepest single-race analysis. Four picks, one verdict.

The Deep Dive: Gold Cup (Group 1) — Ascot 16:15

Trawlerman's SR 112, three straight wins, two Ascot victories and the Gosden-Buick axis make him the form pick of the race — this is his Gold Cup to lose.

The Gold Cup is the centrepiece of Royal Ascot, a Group 1 run over 2m3f210y worth nearly £400,000 in prize money. Eleven stayers line up on good to firm ground at Ascot's undulating straight, and the class differential between the market leaders and the tail of the field is as wide as the Gold Cup e

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