Friday’s Horse Racing Tips: Royal Ascot, June 23rd

Today’s Horse Racing Tips – June 23rd
Friday is dominated by the fourth day of Royal Ascot, with a really competitive card and some top class racing throughout the afternoon.
This is very much a day for sprint fans, with three of the seven races held over five or six furlongs, and the highlight coming with the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at 3.05pm.
This valuable prize was inaugurated in 2015 as part of a major reshaping of the international sprinting calendar, and in 2019 saw a minor shock as Advertise and Frankie Dettori landed the spoils (giving small trainer Martyn Meade a very popular victory at the highest level).
The Coronation Stakes at 4.20pm has a long history of top class performances over the years, and promises to be a very high class Group 1 this year with the best 3-y-o fillies all locking horns (and Aidan O’Brien sure to have an extremely strong hand as usual).
Elsewhere, there are supporting flat cards at Down Royal, Goodwood, Limerick, Musselburgh, Newmarket and Redcar, while NH fans have a fast ground card to study at Market Rasen.
In this article:

Today’s Daily Nap
Sakheer
Royal Ascot 3:05 (UK time)
Roger Varian’s classy performer had no chance as things panned out behind Chaldean in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in May, drawn high away from the action and fading from the furlong pole on ground that was far too testing for him. He now drops back to sprinting on much faster ground that should suit ideally under David Egan, and remains open to plenty of improvement after just four career starts (two impressive wins over this six furlong trip as a juvenile).
Odds: NA
Today’s Value Angle
Jabaara
Royal Ascot 2:30 (UK time)
Roger Varian would not be known for first time out juvenile winners, but his scopey filly was unusually strong in the market ahead of her racecourse debut at Newmarket in May. She really impressed too in landing the confidence, travelling strongly and overcoming trouble in running to assert her superiority inside the final furlong. There will be loads of natural improvement to come with that run under her belt (third won since to frank the form), and she can handle the step up in class to Group 3 company at Royal Ascot on Friday.
Odds: NA
Odds are best odds available as at 2am June 23rd 2023. Odds may now differ.
Yesterday’s Horse Racing Tips –Thursday, June 22nd
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