King George V Stakes each-way tip: Royal Ascot glory beckons for Desert Hero
Royal Ascot
Each-way specialist Richard Hutchinson, who runs Won Two Three Racing Tips on Tipstrr, has cast his expert eye over the Royal Ascot card to provide his best value bet from this open-looking handicap.
15:05 King George V Stakes (Group 2) (1 mile 4 furlongs)
This Group 3 race for three-year-olds offers a competitive appetiser on Gold Cup Day and it rarely disappoints for horse racing drama.
Desert Hero showed promising form as a two-year-old, postmarking 94 on debut, defeating the favourite Captain Waters by a cosy 2.5 lengths over seven furlongs - that horse is now rated 105.
He then ran well in a seven-furlong Group 3 at Sandown, but was rightly outpaced in the final furlong to finish three lengths behind Silver Knott, who is now rated 112.
Connections will have had an eye on this Royal meeting, and were easy on the young colt in the final half furlong, but this was a great outing and a needed run, and the experience will have done him the world of good.
Suggested bet: Desert Hero each-way in the 15:05 at Royal Ascot
He comes out of stall 21, which may seem too wide, but a wide draw here can be an advantage, especially considering he likes to race prominently (like many of the previous wide-drawn winners)
