Day 3 of the Royal Ascot festival features the Ascot Gold Cup and three other group races.

The Ribblesdale Stakes is a good undercard betting opportunity.

Expect tips for the 2019 Ascot Gold Cup.

The Ascot Gold Cup is the biggest staying race during the Royal Ascot festival.

Established in 1807 in the presence of King George III and Queen Charlotte, the first running was taken out by Master Jackey as a three-year-old.

There were many three-year-old winners in the early stages of the Gold Cup, but the race is now only open to horse four years old and above.

1844 winner The Emperor was unnamed when winning the Ascot Gold Cup, but was named after Nicholas I of Russia, who was in attendance.

The Emperor would again win a year later to make it a winning double.

Estimate gave Queen Elizabeth II a win in 2013 as an owner. A massive roar of the crowd was heard when the four-year-old crossed the line first.

Champion stayer Yeats won the Ascot Gold Cup on four straight occasions. The Aidan O'Brien-trained runner received a big ovation when winning his fourth and he has been immortalised with a statue in the parade ring.

Lestor Piggott has the record for most wins with 11. The jockey won his first in 1957 with Zarathustra and his last in 1982 with two-time winner Ardross.

Aidan O'Brien is the leading trainer. He has saddled up Yeats, Fame and Glory, Leading Light and Order of St George to victory.

Big Orange, Order of St George and Trip to Paris are all recent winners and all three have gone on to win on the world stage.

Big Orange was able to upset 5/6 favourite and 2016 champion Order of St George in 2017, winning at odds of 5/1 for trainer Michael Bell.

Order of St George had won in 2016 at an odds-on quote with bookmakers.

Included in the 2016 field were Melbourne Cup entrants Tiberian and Max Dynamite, so the quality of the field was high and considered one of the best Ascot Gold Cup fields in history.

Trip to Paris scored for trainer Ed Dunlop in 2015. The world class runner scored at 12/1 before running well in the Melbourne Cup later in his career.

Estimate won as the 7/2 favourite in 2013 and was disqualified in 2014.

The Queen's horse finished second behind 10/11 favourite Leading Light but was disqualified after testing positive to a prohibited substance.

The controversy rocked Royal Ascot and the each way punters which took the 8/1 on offer were left to lick their wounds.

The 20/1 odds around Rite Of Passage was good value for punters in 2010, but most of the money was on Ask at 11/4.

Yeats paid 7/1 when winning his first Ascot Gold Cup. He started at 8/13, 11/8 and 6/4 in his three subsequent wins and bettors were happy with the better than odds-on prices for his last two wins.