Thursday 20th June – Ascot Gold Cup Tips 2013
The best known Group 1 race of Royal Ascot is upon us and here is our expert panel’s Ascot Gold Cup Tips 2013 analysis. The race is for four-year-olds and over, is run over a distance of two miles, four furlongs and has prize money of £250,000. Race date and time: Thursday, June 20th at 15:45.
Ascot Gold Cup Tips 2013: Dependable Bets
These horses are at short priced odds but for good reason; They are almost certain to feature at the finish line. Rite of Passage is highly fancied but these horses are likely going to be right in the mix at the finish. Over this distance anything can happen and a winner should come from one of these and a place is surely a good bet:
| 1- Simenon | Best odds at: | Bet365 |
| 2- Estimate | Best odds at: | BetFred |
| 3- Saddler’s Rock | Best odds at: | William Hill |
Ascot Gold Cup Tips 2013: Better Odds
Bigger odds can be had with a little more of a risky bet and any of these have a great shot at grabbing a place or a surprise win. They would also bring in a healthy return for those willing to put their money on them and in a big field such as this you could include the likes of Top Trip and Number Theory in with these selections but here are the stand-outs:
| 1- Earl of Tinsdal | Best odds at: | Bet365 |
| 2- El Salvador | Best odds at: | BetVictor |
| 3- Last Train | Best odds at: | Bet365 |
Ascot Gold Cup Tips 2013: Outsiders with a Chance
Very big odds can be had on any of the following horses that could become the surprise package of the 2013 Ascot Gold Cup if they managed to grab a placing. Winning might be considered a complete shock for some of these horses judging by the odds but these few could just manage something special on Thursday at 3:45:
| 1- Aaim To Prosper | Best odds at: | William Hill |
| 2- Repeater | Best odds at: | BetFred |
| 3- Number Theory | Best odds at: | Bet365 |
Ascot Gold Cup Odds 2013: Runners
| Runner | Bet365 | Paddy Power | William Hill | BetFred | BetVictor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Simenon | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Rite of Passage | 13/2 | 6 | 7 | 13/2 | 13/2 |
| Saddlers Rock | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| High Jinx | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Times Up | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Colour Vision | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
| Last Train | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Earl of Tinsdal | 16 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 18 |
| Biographer | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Top Trip | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
| Altano | 22 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 20 |
| Vadamar | 28 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 33 |
| El Salvador | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Aaim To Prosper | 50 | 50 | 40 | 50 | 50 |
| Model Pupil | 50 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 33 |
| Number Theory | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Repeater | 50 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 33 |
The Ascot Gold Cup odds above are correct up to race day, and change frequently leading up to the race. Check at bookmakers’ sites for current odds.
Ascot Gold Cup Tips 2013 – Further Information
This really is the biggest race of the entire five day meeting in a lot of people’s eyes and certainly attracts the most betting. This could be because the Gold Cup is one of the longest races of the Flat season, and a massive test of staying power. Recent winner Yeats won the race an incredible for times in succession from 2006 through 2009. Will another long term champion emerge? The Gold Cup (the race does not officially include the word Ascot in it) is the first leg of the Stayers’ Triple Crown, which is followed by the Goodwood and the Doncaster Cups. Remind yourself of the previous year’s race to see if it might influence your thinking on our Ascot Gold Cup Tips 2013:
Last Year’s Ascot Gold Cup Result
| Horse/SP | Draw | Jockey | |
| 1st | Colour Vision 6/1 | 5 | F Dettori |
| 2nd | Opinion Poll 5/1 | 3 | M Barzalona |
| 3rd | Saddler’s Rock 9/2 | 4 | J Murtagh |
This Ascot Gold Cup Tips 2013 as part of the Royal Ascot Betting Odds review ends here – good luck with your Gold Cup selections for Thursday’s highlight race.