Stephen Harris’ Royal Ascot Day 2 Tips

Joseph O’Brien’s new arrival from Tom Clover let down his numerous backers when only third on stable debut last month (hammered in the late market), but she had excuses in the run there in a muddling small field contest and could still improve dramatically for these ultra-shrewd connections.

She has won three of her 15 career starts so far and created a deep impression when landing this valuable Group Two prize last year on good ground (despite pulling hard initially in rear and suffering a checked run through when poised to assert).

Eve Johnson-Houghton is well capable of getting one ready for a valuable Heritage handicap, and her useful four-year-old remains with upside in this sphere (two runs since a gelding operation/caught the eye here over seven furlongs last time out when sixth in a huge field).

He has been trained with this red-hot prize in mind all season, and the yard has hit form at the right time with four well backed winners in the last fortnight.

Owen Burrowes classy filly has an impressive strike rate, winning six of her 14 career starts so far, and could be worth chancing fresh on this belated seasonal debut after 284 days off the track. She had excuses for a rare below par effort when last seen out at Leopardstown in November and seems sure to be fully tuned up for this prestigious Group One prize.

Her current double figure price makes plenty of appeal under Jim Crowley, with question marks about several of these rivals at the head of the market.