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Newspaper Racing Tips - More Thunder, Bow Echo and Valiancy the tipster's treble at Ascot

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Jon Vine
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Last updated: Tue 16 Jun 2026 08:38
Royal Ascot 2026 opens with an action-packed Day 1, broadcast live on ITV Racing. The article provides the full ITV Racing schedule, listing headline races such as the Queen Anne Stakes and King Charles III Stakes. It also offers a comprehensive roundup of the top newspaper and media tipsters' picks for each race, including recommendations from Tom Segal, Kevin Blake, Timeform, and more. This ensures racing fans and punters are well-informed on who the experts are backing, making it easier to follow or pick a winner.
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  • Free round-up of the Newspaper racing tips on June 16th
  • Royal Ascot 2026 begins on Tuesday
  • More Thunder, Bow Echo and Valiancy are popular picks with the tipsters
Bow Echo
Billy Loughnane riding Bow Echo (yellow) win The Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket. (Getty)

Royal Ascot 2026 kicks off today, and the full card will be shown live on ITV Racing. I've taken a look through the world of horse racing media to find out which horses the major media tipsters fancy in today's ITV races.

ITV Racing Schedule


TimeTitle
2:30pmQueen Anne Stakes (Group 1) 1m
3:05pmCoventry Stakes (Group 2) 6f
3:40pmKing Charles III Stakes (Group 1) 5f
4:20pmSt James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) 1m
5:00pmAscot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) 2m4f
5:35pmWolferton Stakes (Listed Race) 1m2f
6:10pmCopper Horse Stakes (Handicap) 1m6f

ITV Racing Tips - Newspaper Tips Round-Up


Tom Segal Tips (Pricewise Tips)

Ascot
3.05 Royal Heritage
3.40 Rayevka
5.00 Puturhandstogether
5.00 All In You
5.35 Enfjaar

Harry Wilson Tips (Racing Post)

Ascot
2.30 Opera Ballo
3.05 God Given Talent
3.40 Getreadytorumble
4.20 Talk Of New York
5.00 Reaching High
5.35 Galen
6.10 Ernst Blofeld

Paul Kealy Tips (Racing Post)

Ascot
3.40 Big Mojo
5.00 All In You
5.00 Ismahane
5.35 Survie
5.35 Nahraan
6.10 Aeronautic

Kevin Blake Tips (AtTheRaces)

Ascot
2.30 More Thunder
3.40 Overpass
4.20 Puerto Rico

Hugh Taylor Tips (AtTheRaces)

Ascot
3.05 Confucius
3.40 Overpass
3.40 American Affair
5.35 Royal Rhyme

Adam Mills Tips (Total Performance Data)

Ascot
2.30 More Thunder
5.35 Haatem 

Timeform Tips

Ascot 
2.30 More Thunder
3.05 Cut A Dash 
3.40 Night Raider 
4.20 Bow Echo 
5.00 Reaching High
5.35 Haatem 
6.10 Valiancy

Dave Nevison Tips (Racing TV)

Ascot
5.00 Reaching High
5.35 Persica
6.10 Valiancy

Matt Chapman Tips (ITV Racing)

Ascot
2.30 Notable Speech
3.05 Confucius
3.40 Monteille
4.20 Bow Echo
5.00 Puturhandstogether
5.35 Map Of Stars
6.10 Valiancy

Jason Weaver Tips (ITV Racing)

Ascot
2.30 Notable Speech
3.05 Confucius
3.40 Big Mojo
4.20 Bow Echo
5.00 Reaching High
5.35 Nahraan
6.10 Valiancy

Ruby Walsh Tips (ITV Racing)

Ascot
2.30 More Thunder
3.05 Confucius
3.40 American Affair
4.20 Bow Echo
5.00 Beylerbyi
5.35 Wimbledon Hawkeye
6.10 Valiancy

Rory Delargy (Racing TV)

Ascot
2.30 Notable Speech
3.05 Cut A Dash
3.40 American Affair
4.20 Bow Echo
5.00 Glenroyal
5.35 Ghostwriter
6.10 Sing Us A Song

Sam Turner Tips (Betfair Blog)

Ascot
2.30 More Thunder
2.30 Docklands
5.00 Bahadur
5.35 Enfjaar
5.35 King's Gambit

Katie Midwinter Tips (Betfair Blog)

Ascot
2.30 Zeus Olympios
3.05 Great Barrier Reef
3.05 Cilician
3.40 Night Raider
3.40 Rumstar
5.00 Puturhandstogether
5.00 All In You
5.35 Haatem
6.10 Sing Us A Song
6.10 Real Dream

Mark Milligan Tips (Betfair Blog)

Ascot
2.30 Opera Ballo
3.40 Overpass
4.20 Talk Of New York
5.35 Nahraan

Alan Dudman Tips (Betfair Blog)

Ascot
4.20 Bow Echo

Rob Wright Tips (The Times)

Ascot
2.30 Opera Ballo
3.05 Siouxperb
3.40 Rayevka
4.20 Talk Of New York
5.00 Reaching High
5.35 Map Of Stars
6.10 Daiquiri Bay

Steve Ryder Tips (Robin Goodfellow Tips)

Ascot
2.30 More Thunder
3.05 Royal Heritage
3.40 Night Raider
4.20 Gstaad
5.00 Puturhandstogether
5.35 Ghostwriter
6.10 Valiancy

Templegate Tips (The Sun)

Ascot
2.30 More Thunder
3.05 Night In Vegas
3.40 Night Raider
4.20 Talk Of New York
5.00 Reaching High
5.35 Haatem
6.10 Valiancy

David Yeats (Newsboy Tips)

Ascot
2.30 Opera Ballo
3.05 Confucius
3.40 Rumstar
4.20 Bow Echo
5.00 Westminster Moon
5.35 Nahraan
6.10 Daiquiri Bay

Greg Wood Tips (The Guardian)

Ascot 
2.30 More Thunder
3.05 Cut A Dash 
3.40 Asfoora 
4.20 Bow Echo 
5.00 Galileo Dame
5.35 Ghostwriter 
6.10 Daiquiri Bay

Marlborough Tips (The Telegraph)

Ascot
2.30 Opera Ballo
3.05 Royal Heritage
3.40 Cover Up
4.20 Bow Echo
5.00 Tim Toe
5.35 Royal Rhyme
6.10 Valiancy

Verdict

Top Newspaper Tips:

Best Bet1: More Thunder 2:30pm Ascot @3/1 at bet365 - 5 Units
Best Bet2: Bow Echo 4:20pm Ascot @10/11 at BOYLE Sports - 5 Units
Best Bet3: Valiancy 6:10pm Ascot @2/1 at Star Sports - 5 Units
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