Ante-Post

    Royal Ascot starts next Tuesday and my cupboard is pretty bare from an ante-post point of view. This is partly a reflection of mistakes I made in the past where I got a bit gung-ho in almost treating the meeting like a flat version of Cheltenham - which it is not, and partly the fact that I have a limited budget for big priced runners in conditions races on the flat because of my poor record with them. Up to now I have two bets; Astaire in the Diamond Jubilee and Soft Falling Rain in the Queen Anne, the latter as part of a double.

Queen Anne:
Soft Falling Rain £5ew dbl with Dustin Johnson (US Open) @ 12/1 and 35/1

Diamond Jubilee:
Astaire £5w @ 26/1

Arc:
Flintshire £10w @ 41/1

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Arkle:
Josses Hill £20w @ 11/1

Gold Cup:
Champagne Fever £10w @ 20/1
Taquin Du Seuil £5w @ 26/1



I'm not much of a football punter but love to have a go at the big tournaments and have set aside a ton for some bets at the World Cup:

Outright:
Argentina £20w @ 9/2
France £10w @ 25/1

Stage of Elimination:
France £10@ 56/10 (Semis)
England £10@ 36/10 (Q/F)
Ivory Coast £10@ 8/1 (Q/F)
Portugal £10@ 4/1 (Q/F)
Chile £10@ 12/5 (2nd Round)

Top Goalscorer:
Higuain £10@ 22/1

Top Man Utd Goalscorer:
Rooney £10@ 3/1