Saturday’s Ascot betting preview & quaddie tips | March 16, 2024

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Ascot racing tips

What	Ascot Races
Where	Ascot Racecourse – 71 Grandstand Rd, Ascot WA 6104
When	Saturday, March 16, 2024
First Race	12:29pm AWST
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The Listed Natasha Stakes and J.C. Roberts Stakes will headline the nine-race program at Ascot Racecourse this Saturday afternoon. Although the track was rated a Soft 5 on Thursday, with warm weather forecast for Friday and Saturday, the track will improve into the Good range by raceday. The rail will go back into the true position for the entire circuit, with the opening race scheduled to jump at 12:29pm AWST.

Natasha Stakes Tip: Own The Queen

Own The Queen comes into the Natasha Stakes off the back of bringing up a hat-trick of wins in her first racing preparation, with her most recent victory coming in the Listed Ascot 1000 Guineas. The Justine Elkins-trained filly showed a blistering turn of foot to run away from her rivals at the top of the home straight and held Miss Skyhigh at bay in the final 100m to win by just under one length. If Troy Turner can settle this girl in the one-one position from barrier six and allow her to build momentum around the home turn, Own The Queen will prove very hard to beat again.

Natasha Stakes

Race 6 – #1 Own The Queen (6)

3yo Filly | T: Justine Elkins | J: Troy Turner (56kg)

+140 with Dabble

J.C. Roberts Stakes Tip: A Lot Of Good Men

A Lot Of Good Men was made to settle three-wide without cover and still battled on well to finish second behind Russian To The Bar in the Lex Piper Piper Stakes. Now that this son of A Lot is fourth-up and rising in distance to 1800m—a distance that he finished 1.6 lengths off the winner in the Group 1 Northerly Stakes—it is expected that he will be peaking this weekend. Paul Harvey will continue his affiliation with the colt, and from barrier five, he will be able to settle worse than midfield and not get trapped out wide. With a solid tempo expected, A Lot Of Good Men will be one of the strongest late, and his class should see him prevail.

J.C. Roberts Stakes

Race 8 – #2 A Lot Of Good Men (5)

3yo Colt | T: Trevor Andrews | J: Paul Harvey (55.5kg)

+250 with Playup

Best Bet at Ascot: Angel Undercover

Angel Undercover has been very impressive in recent starts, recording back-to-back victories over 1200m at Belmont and Ascot, and she will seek a hat-trick of wins on Saturday. The Sean & Jake Casey-trained filly has won three of her last four, with her last win being the best of the those, where she ran home from midfield and won by two lengths over Wubin Gold. Although she is competing against older horses in this contest, there appears to be a good amount of speed on paper, and the race should be set up for a swooper such as Angel Undercover to run home strongly down the outside in the final 300m.

Best Bet

Race 3 – #7 Angel Undercover (8)

3yo Filly | T: Sean & Jake Casey | J: Jade McNaught (55kg)

+180 with Picklebet

Next Best at Ascot: Sapphire Street

Coming off three straight third-place finishes, Sapphire Street will be looking for a change of fortune and a little more luck this weekend. In her most recent start, the Daniel Morton-trained filly found the fence from a wide barrier but was held up before the home turn and had to pick her way through gaps between runners late. After drawing barrier nine, Chris Parnham will more than likely settle midfield, off the rail, and allow this daughter of Street Boss to build her momentum before the home turn. If Sapphire Street gets into clear air and shows her customary turn of foot, she will prove hard to hold out late.