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Royal Ascot 2025 Tips - Four early tips for the Royal Meeting

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Jon Vine
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Last updated: Tue 10 Jun 2025 13:50
Royal Ascot 2025 is approaching, showcasing exciting contenders ready to make their mark. White Birch returns strong for the Prince Of Wales's Stakes at 9/1 after a competitive run in the Mooresbridge Stakes. Catalina Delcarpio, with promising early performances, stands out at 14/1 for the Ribblesdale Stakes. Aidan O'Brien's Exactly is poised for the Coronation Stakes, offering a competitive challenge. Finally, Jasour seeks redemption in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, bringing past triumphs to the forefront. These strategic picks highlight strong leads for this prestigious event.
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  • Four early tips for Royal Ascot 2025
  • This year's Royal Meeting begins on Tuesday 17th June
  • White Birch and Catalina Delcarpio feature in our ante-post tips
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Jim Crowley riding Jasour (R, white cap) win The Commonwealth Cup Trial Stakes at Ascot. (Getty)

Here are four challengers to keep on-side at Royal Ascot 2025, which kicks off on Tuesday next week.

Royal Ascot has been my most profitable meeting of the year the past three seasons, and I've managed to land a couple of nice touches with ante-post bets. I tend not to touch the sprints or the juvenile contests too early, preferring to wait until the fields have been confirmed and the all-important draws have been made.

I've been looking through the ante-post markets for all of the Royal Ascot races over the past few days, and picked out a handful of runners that I feel are overpriced.

Royal Ascot 2025 Ante-Post Picks


Prince Of Wales's Stakes - White Birch


Joseph Murphy was looking forward to getting WHITE BIRCH (9/1) on fast ground in last year's Prince Of Wales's Stakes. Colin Keane's mount had thrashed Auguste Rodin by three lengths in the Tattersalls Gold Cup, but sadly a Royal Ascot rematch was cancelled when White Birch suffered a season-ending injury.

Murphy's stable star returned to action with a super effort behind Los Angeles in the Mooresbridge Stakes and White Birch might have challenged that rival again in the Tattersalls Gold Cup, had he not caught an awful trip in that Group One. Keane's mount still ran well late on to finish a very close fourth and I wouldn't be surprised at all to see White Birch turn the tables on Los Angeles at Royal Ascot. At 9/1, he's the value bet in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes.

Ribblesdale Stakes - Catalina Delcarpio


Like the Oaks, Aidan O'Brien and John Gosden dominate the roll of honour for the Ribblesdale Stakes. Aidan O'Brien's top three-year-olds ran in the Epsom Oaks and 13 days between the two races is a fairly sharp turnaround. Garden Of Eden could be the leading Ballydoyle contender, but she doesn't seem to be a superstar, and the Gosden's current crop of three-year-old fillies isn't particularly strong.

CATALINA DELCARPIO (14/1), however, made a lasting impression when scoring on debut at Leopardstown in April. Paddy Twomey's filly got caught in a pocket and showed her inexperience when beaten in the Salsabil Stakes, but still ran on well to finish second to Wemighttakedlongway - who has since finished fourth in the Oaks. Catalina Delcarpio is bred to be at her best over this 12 furlong trip and remains open to any amount of improvement. 

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White Birch finished third in the 2022 Epsom Derby. (Getty)

Coronation Stakes - Bedtime Story


I'm keen to take Zarigana on in the Coronation Stakes, despite a seeming lack of opposition. You can, however, rely on Aidan O'Brien to get his best ready for Royal Ascot and EXACTLY (6/1) has been earmarked for Royal Ascot.

Aidan O'Brien's filly ran plenty as a juvenile, and ran into Swelter on her seasonal reappearance. Ryan Moore's mount was mounting a challenge in the French 1000 Guineas, but was bumped by She's Perfect at the furlong pole and got squeezed out as Zarigana came through the challenge. On nice quick ground at Royal Ascot, I'm confident Exactly will give Zarigana a real run for her money.

Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes - Jasour


This is a wild swipe, but I'm not ready to give up on JASOUR (33/1) just yet and the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes should be ideal. Clive Cox's star missed his intended return at Salisbury in May due to a foot bruise. Clive Cox then rushed his star back to run in the five-furlong Achilles Stakes a week later, where Jasour ran too keen and finished sixth of eight, despite being backed into favouritism before the off.

Jasour has some notable form at Ascot to his name. Cox's sprinter bolted up in the Pavilion Stakes 12 months ago and did well to finish third in the Commonwealth Cup, having completely blown the start. Jim Crowley's mount is a quirky sort, but he's got plenty of ability and Cox said in a recent stable tour that Jasour had improved massively for that troubled return at Haydock.

Verdict

Early Royal Ascot Tips:

Best Bet1: Exactly Coronation Stakes @6/1 at Star Sports - 5 Units
Best Bet2: White Birch Prince Of Wales's Stakes @9/1 at bet365 - 5 Units
Best Bet3: Catalina Delcarpio Ribblesdale Stakes @14/1 at Hollywood bets - 5 Units
Best Bet4: Jasour Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes @33/1 at BOYLE Sports - 5 Units
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