With Churchill and Order Of St George already hot favourites in the St James’s Place Stakes and Ascot Gold Cup respectively, it’s no surprise that Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore are short odds to be Top Trainer (a general 1/4) and Top Jockey (a general 1/3) at Royal Ascot this week. So maybe we should be looking at Paddy Power’s odds in markets without both to find a bit of value.
John Gosden is 6/5 with Paddy Power to be leading trainer without Aidan O’Brien but doesn’t have a single entry on the opening day. He’ll be hoping Laugh Aloud, in the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes, and Jack Hobbs, in the Prince Of Wales’ s Stakes, do the business on Wednesday, however,
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I wouldn’t rule out Charlie Appleby to be Top Trainer without Aidan O’Brien at 16/1 with Paddy Power as the chief Godolphin trainer has his string seems in very good order. A good Ascot for Appleby would also be a good Ascot for William Buick as the 28-year-old Norwegian-born rider will have largely had his pick of his retainer’s horses and has also picked up a few outside rides. Buick is 7/4 to be Top Jockey at Royal Ascot without Ryan Moore.
Paddy Power’s Top Trainer Betting Without Aidan O’Brien
John Gosden (6/5), Sir Michael Stoute (4/1), Richard Hannon (6/1), Wesley Ward (7/1), Charlie Appleby, Roger Varian and William Haggas (16/1), Mark Johnston and Richard Fahey (20/1), Saeed bin Suroor (33/1), Clive Cox (50/1), Jessica Harrington (100/1)
