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The two bookie chappies I'm sharing a cottage with for Royal Ascot this year keep uttering four simple words as they count their winnings. "Late change of ground" is the mantra in question and, with further rain probable, things don't get any more simple as the week rolls on. With that in mind, there could be value among the longer priced runners in the Coronation Stakes at 15:45 and Immortal Verse and Claiomh Solais might just be under rated at double figure prices for different reasons. Immortal Verse was set a hopeless task from the rear in a tactical French 1000 Guineas but showed a smart turn of foot to record a career best effort at Chantilly last time and will have no problem handling the ground. Add in the presence of the superb Gerald Mosse on top and she could be a live...

The first point to make about this year's Gold Cup is that, with last year's winners Rite Of Passage on the sidelines and few emerging stars on show, it looks a very winnable race. The second point to make is that Fame And Glory looks tight enough at 2.98 for a horse who is unproven over this far and hasn't been that impressive in two wins this season. Rain could well complicate things and make this a searching stamina test, and if conditions do change then don't be surprised if Tastahil and possibly Blue Bajan go well at long odds. Tastahil has come up short against the very best in the past but is as good as ever aged seven and shouldn't be trading at over 20, while Blue Bajan is in the form of his life aged nine and shouldn't be written off either. Most of the supporting ...

Now and again a horse at odds on still represents some value and that could be the case with the mighty So You Think in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at 15:45. Granted, Planteur is a proven Group 1 performer and Rewilding looked right back on song in Dubai, but So You Think's work at Ballydoyle has been sensational according to various reports and the way he crushed a couple of good-class rivals at the Curragh last time suggests he could be a dominant force over middle distances. Even at 1.45 I won't be opposing him. Arguably the best value win and place option on Wednesday's card is I'm A Dreamer in the Windsor Forest Stakes at 15:05. Seta and Sajjhaa will provide stern opposition, but the David Simcock filly could hardly have been more impressive in trouncing a smart field on ...