Five horses to follow at Royal Ascot on Wednesday

Tipster: Johnny Ward

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Anmaat went down on his sword last time in the Tattersalls Gold Cup, but I think this time we will see him turn the tables on Los Angeles, and Jim Crowley will have learnt a lot from that race too.

When he won the Champion Stakes last October, he got into trouble in the home straight and only secured a clear run close home.

At the time, he looked fortunate, but in hindsight, having his challenge held back until the very final stages may have helped. His final furlong of 12.80seconds was the quickest furlong he posted up the home straight, highlighting that he was able to use his sharp turn of foot at exactly the right moment.

In the Tattersalls Gold Cup, things unfolded very differently. His fastest furlong of the race was clocked three furlongs from home, and he completed both the third-last and penultimate furlongs 0.14 seconds quicker than Los Angeles.

However, he couldn’t maintain that momentum to the line and completed the final furlong fractionally slower than Los Angeles, just forfeiting the win in the dying strides.

Back at Ascot, I think the race will unfold more suitably for Anmaat, and Jim Crowley will be mindful not to use his mount’s speed too early.

He is also likely to strip a little fitter for his reappearance, whereas Los Angeles no longer has that race-fitness advantage here.

Tipsters: Harry Allwood and Dave Nevison. 

Get Dave Nevison's thoughts below.

Roger Varian has clearly campaigned this lightly-raced four-year-old with this race in mind, and what a 'good thing' he must have been when he reappeared in a course and distance handicap for apprentices off a rating of just 80. 

He won easily there and went up 10lb after that victory. He then followed up at Newbury which gave him another 5lb rise, and that ensured that he just got into this contest. 

The Newbury win also suggested he might handle the circumstances of a Royal Hunt Cup as he started slowly and then had to overcome a pace bias to get up to score. He will have no problems with a lack of pace here, and the fast ground will clearly suit him perfectly. 

There is no way this youngster isn’t a future Group contender, but this handicap looks like a very prestigious stepping stone to those high-class events that I believe lie ahead for him.