Royal Ascot | More great action on our Plate

Royal Ascot | More great action on our Plate. Well, what every week we've simply witnessed at Royal Ascot with the unforgettable performances of Frankel and Black Caviar's bookending an excellent 5 days of action.

Throw in Frankie landing the Gold Cup and also the Queen grabbing a winner on the Friday, then horse racing was rarely out of the news all week - and every one for the correct reasons for once.

Okay, thus Black Caviar's dramatic win in Saturday's Diamond Jubilee Stakes are looked back on for 'that ride', and also the reality she came thus near losing her unbeaten record, however we should always all be thankful to her connections for bringing her over - which she left along with her record intact. Despite an injury scare once the race she will look possible to race once more, thus all-in-all this will solely be sensible for racing and a wonderful advert if future stars are considering the trip to the Royal Meeting within the returning years.

Onto on and though you usually get a rather flat feeling once such an excellent meeting there's still lots to seem forward to as we have got the toilet Smith's Northumberland Plate up at Newcastle on Saturday.

Being run over two miles it's one amongst the richest of the long distance flat races on the calendar and as a result of the acute trip we are able to expect lots of National Hunt yards to own a crack at the lucrative prize.

In the past ten years we have seen the jumping stables of Philip Hobbs, Len Lungo, Tony Martin and most recently Donald McCain in 2010 nab the prize removed from the flat handlers, and with the McCain team having their recent Chester Cup winner, Ile De Re, still entered at this stage then he is certain to be fashionable within the betting.

With a giant field expected then it is usually a difficult race to unravel, whereas with solely six winning favourites since 1985 then it is also a contest the bookmakers have enjoyed.

That said, there are many key trends and stats they are doing tend to stay taking drugs and if history is to repeat itself then a minimum of we are able to attempt to slender the possible massive field down.

WEIGHT: nine of the last ten winners have carried 8-11 or less, whereas since 1985 we've solely seen 2 horses carry 9-6 or additional to victory.

FORM: nine of the last ten came into the race having finished fifth or higher last trip, with seven of these ten truly managing a prime 3 end in their previous race.

AGE: eight of the last ten were aged vi or younger, whereas no horse older than eight years-old has taken the prize since 1985.

DRAW: eight of the last ten winners came from stall fourteen or lower, Yes, that also leaves us with fourteen horses, however being quite a big trend which there's possible to be a giant field it'll still facilitate us knock many out.

PRICE: I've already mentioned that we've solely seen six winning market leaders since 1985, however if you add in that eightieth of the last ten winners came back a double-figure value which the common winning SP in that very same amount is 17/1 then do not be too postpone wanting alittle more down the betting.

DISTANCE: Being over two miles it goes while not saying having proven stamina on your aspect may be a must-have, and with seven of the last ten winners having won on the flat over ultimately 1m6f this more backs this up.