Royal Ascot Group 1’s Betting Guide: Is Illinois the New Kyprios? 20/1 bet & the Banker of the Week!

The Final Furlong Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things Royal Ascot.

Host Emmet Kennedy is joined by expert analysts Adam Mills, Andy Newton, George Gorman, and Peter Michael to preview every single Group 1 race of the 2025 Royal Meeting.

The team opens with Tuesday’s St James’s Palace Stakes, where Field Of Gold, Ruling Court, and Henri Matisse—the English, Irish, and French Guineas winners—go head-to-head in a generational clash. Who comes out on top?

Then it’s the Queen Anne Stakes, and six of the last ten winners came through the Lockinge—but does Lead Artist, Rosallion, Dancing Gemini, or Notable Speech hold the edge, or is there a live outsider?

We dig into the King Charles III Stakes, break down Wednesday’s Prince Of Wales’s Stakes where Los Angeles bids to dominate again, and ask: can White Birch or Anmaat flip the form?

On Thursday, Illinois fills in for Kyprios in the Gold Cup—but is he good enough to stop Trawlerman from going one better than 2024?

Friday’s feature races bring fireworks:

• Is Shadow Of Light a sprinting superstar in the Commonwealth Cup?

• Can Zarigana claim the Coronation Stakes, or is there a monster each-way bet hiding in plain sight?

Finally, we close with the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes—a true international war. Who will emerge victorious?

You’ll get:✅ Smart angles on draw, pace, and form🔥 A bold 20/1 selection💰 Our best-value banker of the week💣 One confident nap with strong consensus from the panel

Whether you're tuning in for the tips, the insight, or the banter—this is the Group 1 betting guide you can’t afford to miss.

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