3:05 Royal Ascot Tips

Gstaad gave 5lb and beat his stablemate True Love first time out at Navan and should improve for that run. Could be the winner.

Top trainer Charlie Appleby has an excellent record with his 2yo runners, including this year with 11 turf winners for a huge 46% strike rate. One of his best will be aimed at this Group 2 contest. The selection, with jockey William Buick booked for the ride, has 2 wins from 2. He was a good novice stakes winner under a penalty five weeks ago - high rating posted - both the 2nd and 3rd have won since, both posting good ratings. He should be a big player.

UNDERWRITER has a significant jockey booking with Australia's James McDonald coming in for the ride. That clearly means owners Wathnan Racing mean business and a high draw on the straight course sprinting across previous years has been a good place to be. Decent value.

Oisin Murphy must have been impressed by the way American Gulf came away from his field first time out at Windsor on the 2nd of June, as it is his choice of rides here. Although he may not have beaten much in the way of quality opposition, he should be at least placed here.

The opponents chasing Rock On Thunder home on debut at Leicester at the end of May have posted 2 wins from 3 runs. The closest of these was Calico Blue, who was beaten nearly 3L, yet he picked up a 15k Novice Event at Chester on Saturday by a cosy margin. Rock On Thunder does not look out of place in this company and should give a very good account under Jim Crowley.

A bit of a flier in the Coventry, but Kolkata Knight couldn't have been more impressive on debut, winning by 5L. With the second scoring since, there's some substance to that run. I like a horse ridden prominently here in the 2yo races as it removes the uncertainty of coming through a big field of inexperienced juveniles. I think the fact he's on the opposite side of the draw to the market principals could also be a positive should a draw bias become clear (stall 6 and under have won 4 of the last 6 runnings). The trainer has previous in 2yo races here, having trained a Queen Mary winner, and I think KK looks overpriced in a race which has seen big-priced winners pop up.