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10th June 2017

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Growl Is Weighted To Win At Haydock On Saturday - Rick Elliott

It's a case of before the Lord Mayor's Show with the racing this weekend because Royal Ascot takes places the week after next. There are some competitive handicaps at Newmarket but the John Of Gaunt Stakes is the main race on the card at Haydock where Growl has the form to deliver in this Group 3 contest. It must be said the racing does not get the pulse going so any betting should be kept to a minimum.

Royal Ascot is the most prestigious Flat meeting in the world as it brings together the best horses from Europe and other racing nations. Over five days there are eight Group 1 races and 18 Group races in total. In terms of prize money it is the richest meeting in Britain. Royal Ascot is as much a social occasion as sporting event but the racing is world class. It's also a favourite week for the Queen and she goes every day. She won the Gold Cup with Estimate in 2013 and has won 71 races at the track.

One theme this year is the potential for entries from Irish jumps trainers. Willie Mullins, Gordon Elliott and Jessica Harrington could be represented. No trainer has ever trained the winner of the Cheltenham God Cup and Ascot Gold Cup in the same season but Harington has an outside chance of doing just that. She is a dual purpose trainer who has just had her best season ever in major National Hunt races. Nicky Henderson and Paul Nicholls have plans for runners at Ascot.