Royal Ascot is the flat racing calendar’s showpiece event and promises a feast of horse racing from Tuesday 19 June to Saturday 23 June 2007.

Some of the best betting opportunites across all five days are outlined here, including the Ascot Gold Cup on Wednesday and Saturday’s Golden Jubilee, as well as some free bet offers which you should take advantage of.

The best free bet offer taking place during Royal Ascot is from Bet365. They are offering a massive £200 in free bets to new account holders and also offer a Best Odds Guarantee. This means if you take a Bet365 price and the SP is higher, they will pay out on the larger odds!

You should also visit Betfred, who are increasing their free bet offer from £25 to £50. Also, if your horse finishes second to a Frankie Dettori ridden winner, Betfred will refund your losing stake up to a maximum of £100!

Day One - Tuesday 19 June 2007

The St James’s Palace Stakes at 3.45 sees latest 2000 Guineas winner Cockney Rebel as favourite but will take on second favourote Dutch Art who finished third against him at Newmarket. 

Cockney Rebel 2.38 (Betfred - £50 in Free Bets!)
Dutch Art 3.5 (Ladbrokes - £20 in Free Bets!)
Excellent Art 7.0 (Paddy Power - £25 in Free Bets!)
Astronomer Royal 11.0 (Bet365 - £100 in Free Bets!)
Creachadoir 13.0 (Sporting Odds - £100 in Free Bets!)
Duke of Marmalade 15.0 (Coral - £10 in Free Bets!)
He’s A Decoy 26.0 (Bet365 - £200 in Free Bets!)
Jack Junior 67.0 (VCBet - £50 in Free Bets!)

The Queen Anne Stakes at 4.20 sees last year’s 2000 Guineas winner, George Washington, listed as the bookmaker’s favourite. He will face Cesare who has an unbeaten, 100% record at Ascot and will not be put off by any rain and neither will Red Evie who won Newbury’s Lockinge Stakes in May.

George Washington 2.25 (Paddy Power - £25 in Free Bets!)
Cesare 6.0 (Bet365 - £200 in Free Bets!)
Ramonti 6.0 (Coral - £10 in Free Bets!)
Red Evie 6.5 (Betfred - £50 in Free Bets!)
Racinger 17.0 (Ladbrokes - £20 in Free Bets!)
Jeremy 15.0 (VCBet - £50 in Free Bets!)
Turtle Bowl 26.0 (Betfred - £50 in Free Bets!)
Notability 41.0 (Bet365 - £200 in Free Bets!)

Day Two - Wednesday 20 June 2007

The Prince of Wales Stakes at 3.45 pits favourite Dylan Thomas against nemesis Notnowcato who has defeated him once already this season. Manduro, who has improved since the winter and Red Rocks are likely to offer him the most threat in this race.

Dylan Thomas 3.75 (Coral - £10 in Free Bets!)
Manduro 4.0 (Coral - £10 in Free Bets!)
Red Rocks 4.3 (Bet365 - £200 in Free Bets!)
Notnowcato 5.0 (VCBet - £50 in Free Bets!)
Sir Percy 13.0 (Bet365 - £200 in Free Bets!)
Pressing 34.0 (Bet365 - £200 in Free Bets!)
Kandidate 51.0 (VCBet - £50 in Free Bets!)

Day Three - Thursday 21 June 2007

Day three sees the Gold Cup at 15.45 and last year’s winner, Yeats, is the bookmakers odds-on favourite to win it again. However, speculative punters may fancy Baddam, who won twice at Ascot last year while second favourite Sergeant Cecil may also prove to be a popular, alternative choice to give Yeats a run for his money.

Yeats 1.67 (Bet365 - £200 in Free Bets!)
Sergeant Cecil 6.0 (VCBet - £50 in Free Bets!)
Geordieland 15.0 (Betfred - £50 in Free Bets!)
Lord Du Sud 17.0 (Coral - £10 in Free Bets!)
Montare 21.0 (Ladbrokes - £20 in Free Bets!)
Allgretto 21.0 (Paddy Power - £25 in Free Bets!)
Baddam 21.0 (Bet365 - £200 in Free Bets!)
Cherry Mix 26.0 (Betfred - £50 in Free Bets!)
Tungsten Strike 34.0 (Sporting Odds - £100 in Free Bets!)
Le Miracle 34.0 (Ladbrokes - £20 in Free Bets!)
Rising Cross 51.0 (Coral - £10 in Free Bets!)
Bulwark 51.0 (VCBet - £50 in Free Bets!)
The Last Drop 67.0 (Ladbrokes - £20 in Free Bets!)
Finalmente 101.0 (Sporting Odds - £100 in Free Bets!)

Day Four - Friday 22 June 2007

The Coronation Stakes at 3.45 will see bookies favourite Finsceal Beo tackle the almost as highly fancied Darjina. There is history between the pair, with Darjina being the only horse to beat Finsceal Beo in three Group One races this season. The unbeaten German filly Mi Emma and Rahiyah are the main challengers to the favourite two.

Finsceal Beo 3.25 (Betfred - £50 in Free Bets!)
Darjina 4.0 (Extrabet - £25 in Free Bets!)
Mi Emma 7.0 (VCBet - £50 in Free Bets!)
Rahiyah 8.0 (Coral - £10 in Free Bets!)
Arch Swing 13.0 (Betfred - £50 in Free Bets!)
Yaqeen 13.0 (Paddy Power - £25 in Free Bets!)
Majestic 21.0 (Ladbrokes - £20 in Free Bets!)
Missvinski 21.0 (Extrabet - £25 in Free Bets!)
Indian Ink 26.0 (Coral - £10 in Free Bets!)
Scarlet Runner 41.0 (Ladbrokes - £20 in Free Bets!)
Silk Blossom 51.0 (VCBet - £50 in Free Bets!)
Cherry Hinton 67.0 (Coral - £10 in Free Bets!)
Puggy 101.0 (Extrabet - £25 in Free Bets!)

Day Five - Saturday 23 June 2007

Miss Andretti is the horse to beat in the Golden Jubilee Stakes at 3.45 on the final day of Royal Ascot. There has been some support for second favourite and Duke of York Stakes winner Amadeus Wolf, although an each-way shout may be the best way to profit rather than an outright win. The relatively inexperienced Assett, with just seven career starts and a win at Newmarket in April, is also named as an alternative punter’s choice.

Miss Andretti 2.88 (Paddy Power - £25 in Free Bets!)
Amadeus Wolf 9.0 (Ladbrokes - £20 in Free Bets!)
Takeover Target 10.0 (Coral - £10 in Free Bets!)
Assett 11.0 (VCBet - £50 in Free Bets!)
Al Qasi 15.0 (Bet365 - £200 in Free Bets!)
Borderlescott 15.0 (Sporting Odds - £100 in Free Bets!)
Magnus 15.0 (Betfred - £50 in Free Bets!)
Bygone Days 21.0 (Bet365 - £200 in Free Bets!)
Soldier’s Tale 21.0 (Betfred - £50 in Free Bets!)
Firenze 26.0 (Coral - £10 in Free Bets!)
Baltic King 26.0 (Paddy Power - £25 in Free Bets!)
Red Clubs 26.0 (Sporting Odds - £100 in Free Bets!)
Assertive 34.0 (Ladbrokes - £20 in Free Bets!)
Wi Dud 51.0 (VCBet - £50 in Free Bets!)
Rising Shadow 51.0 (Ladbrokes - £20 in Free Bets!)
Hamoody 101.0 (VCBet - £50 in Free Bets!)
Fayr Jag 101.0 (Paddy Power - £25 in Free Bets!)
Quito 101.0 (Bet365 - £200 in Free Bets!)
Appalachian Trail 151.0 (Ladbrokes - £20 in Free Bets!)
Drayton 201.0 (Ladbrokes - £20 in Free Bets!)
Mastership 201.0 (Ladbrokes - £20 in Free Bets!)
Presto Shinko 201.0 (Ladbrokes - £20 in Free Bets!)