Royal Ascot will return TOMORROW, with around 300,000 fans expected to attend one of the biggest meetings this year… but what is the full schedule? And when is the Gold Cup?
- Royal Ascot will return tomorrow with thousands set to attend the action
- This year’s showcase will feature 35 races in total over the course of five days
- All of this year’s races are scheduled to take place at the Ascot Racecourse
One of the most highly-anticipated events in the horse racing calendar is set to get underway tomorrow as thousands will make their way to Royal Ascot.
As ever, all of the action is scheduled to take place at the Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire.
One of the biggest races on the calendar will take place later this week with the Ascot Gold Cup. Last year, favourite Kyprios held on in a thrilling finish to win by half a length.
This year, around 300,000 people are in line to make the trip up to Ascot for the five-day action.
With Royal Ascot set to return, what is the full schedule? When is the Gold Cup? Mail Sport provides the answers below.
When is Royal Ascot?
This year’s Royal Ascot is set to get underway on tomorrow afternoon.
The first race will start at 2.30pm, while the last race will get underway at 6.10pm.
This year’s Royal Ascot will draw to a close on Saturday, with the final race taking place at 6.10pm.
How to watch
The Royal Ascot will be shown live on ITV 1, with coverage getting underway at 1.30pm each day.
Fans will also be able to stream the action on the ITVX app.
Sky Sports will also be showing live coverage of Royal Ascot on Sky Sports Racing, with coverage also getting underway each day from 1.30pm.
When is the Ascot Gold Cup?
The Gold Cup is one of the most anticipated races in the horse racing calendar.
It will take place on Thursday and is scheduled to be the fourth race of the day.
The race is set to get underway at 4.20pm.
Who are the favourites for the Ascot Gold Cup?
Coltrane to win – 5/2
Eldar Eldarov to win – 3/1
Emily Dickinson to win – 5/1
Broome to win – 8/1
Subjectivist to win – 10/1
All odds via Paddy Power and correct at the time of publication.
Full schedule
Tuesday, June 20
- Queen Anne Stakes – 2.30pm
- Coventry Stakes – 3.05pm
- King’s Stand Stakes – 3.40pm
- St James’s Palace Stakes – 4.20pm
- Ascot Stakes – 5pm
- Wolferton Stakes – 5.35pm
- Copper Horse Stakes – 6.10pm
Wednesday, June 21
- Queen Mary Stakes – 2.30pm
- Kensington Palace Stakes – 3.05pm
- Duke Of Cambridge Stakes – 3.40pm
- Prince Of Wales’s Stakes – 4.20pm
- Royal Hunt Cup – 5pm
- Queen’s Vase Stakes – 5.35pm
- Windsor Castle Stakes – 6.10pm
Thursday, June 22
- Norfolk Stakes – 2.30pm
- King George V Stakes – 3.05pm
- Ribblesdale Stakes – 3.40pm
- Gold Cup – 4.20pm
- Britannia Stakes – 5pm
- Hampton Court Stakes – 5.35pm
- Buckingham Palace Stakes – 6.10pm
Friday, June 23
- Albany Stakes – 2.30pm
- Commonwealth Cup – 3.05pm
- Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes – 3.40pm
- Coronation Stakes – 4.20pm
- Sandringham Stakes – 5pm
- King Edward VII Stakes – 5.35pm
- Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes – 6.10pm
Saturday, June 24
- Chesham Stakes – 2.30pm
- Jersey Stakes – 3.05pm
- Hardwicke Stakes – 3.40pm
- Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes – 4.20pm
- Wokingham Stakes – 5pm
- Golden Gates Stakes – 5.35pm
- Queen Alexandra Stakes – 6.10pm