Well yesterday the promotion was successful again so it is now 3-1 to the Members going into the final day of Royal Ascot.

Today, at Royal Ascot, if J J The Jetplane wins The Golden Jubilee then WBX will be giving £10 bets away again. Check WBX.COM for terms and conditions.

Well yesterday the promotion was successful again so it is now 2-1 to the punters going into the fourth day of Royal Ascot.

Today, at Royal Ascot, if Ghanaati wins The Coronation Stakes then WBX will be giving £10 bets away again. Check WBX.COM for terms and conditions.

Well yesterday the promotion was unsuccessful so it is now 1-1 going into the third day of Royal Ascot.

Today, at Royal Ascot, if Yeats wins The Ascot Gold Cup then WBX will be giving £10 bets away again. Check WBX.COM for terms and conditions.

I have posted previously about my association with Silmi and he should make his second chasing start at Worcester this afternoon. I say should because he has also been declared for Ffos Las tomorrow evening.

After his first win at Cartmel he has improved a lot at home and should come on for his chasing debut. This should be a bit more of a race than his last start after he won by 32l without coming off the bridle! However, the form isnt that strong with the second finishing last in a recent novices handicap chase.

For the time of year and the venue the race looks competitive enough with Paul Nicholls, Philip Hobbs and Jonjo O Neill having a runner in the race. Personally, I cant have the Nicholls trained Predateur. I think he is a bit ungenuine and against good horses could struggle to win. Warsaw Pact, representing Hobbs, is interesting on his chasing debut and over hurdles we would have to give him weight which does make him very well in. However, this is a difficult race to make a chasing debut in. I think Donaldson is the biggest threat to Silmi but having fallen last time out there are questions to ask of a novice. He is also rated significantly lower than Silmi over hurdles and we should be able to beat him at levels.

[i][b]It is a harder race than Cartmel but I think he will win.[/b][/i]

Well yesterday the promotion was successful and WBX Members helped themselves to a free £10 bet courtesy of WBX.COM.

Today, at Royal Ascot, if Tartan Bearer wins the Prince of Wales’s Stakes then WBX will be giving £10 bets away again. Check WBX.COM for terms and conditions.

WBX.COM will be running the Royal Flush promotion for the second year at Royal Ascot this year.

If Mastercraftsman wins this afternoon then you may qualify for a free £10 bet. Please see website for terms and conditions.

Ahead of The Derby tomorrow afternoon here are some statistics about the Trainers, Jockeys and the Horses.

Trainers

Oldest Trainer – Jim Bolger (Gan Amhras), 67.

Youngest Trainer – Aidan O’Brien (Age of Aquarius, Black Bear Island, Fame and Glory, Golden Sword, Masterofthehorse, Rip Van Winkle), 39

Most Successful Trainer – Aidan O’Brien (Age of Aquarius, Black Bear Island, Fame and Glory, Golden Sword, Masterofthehorse, Rip Van Winkle), 2 winners from 35 runners.

Least Successful Trainer – Mick Channon (Montaff), 0 winners from 3 runners.

1st Derby Runner – Brian Meehan

Jockeys

Oldest Jockey – Michael Kinane (Sea The Stars), 49.

Youngest Jockey – Ryan Moore (Black Bear Island), 25.

Most Successful Jockey – Johnny Murtagh (Rip Van Winkle), 3 wins from 12 rides.

Least Successful Jockey – Richard Hills (Montaff), 0 wins from 14 rides.

Horses

Oldest Horse – Gan Amhras, born Jan 14th

Youngest Horse – Golden Sword and Kite Wood, born April 26th.

Most Successful horse (prize money) – Crowded House, £349,404

Least Successful horse (prize money) – Montaff, £20,710

Siblings to previous Derby Winners – Black Bear Island is a full brother to 2002 winner High Chaparral. Sea The Stars is a half brother to 2001 scorer Galileo.

Most expensive horse (at sales) – Age of Aquarius, 1,400,000 Euros

Least Expensive horse (at sales) – Crowded House, 75,000 Guineas