Royal Ascot 2026

[jamesedwards]

market was understandably bonkers final few sec of IP

Looking at a market replay now. In the last few yards there was thousands traded on the beaten 6th horse at around 5.0. And the clear winner was 1.25 on the line.

[jamesedwards]

15:40, Opportunity and Hopewell Rock had the wrong caps on!

fingers crossed you caught that via tpd

Yes, TPD was correct. I was smashing the winner wondering what was going on, and then there was a few seconds of sheer horror when I saw the colours and thought it was a transponder swap.

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[jamesedwards]

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[eightbo]

Yes, TPD was correct. I was smashing the winner wondering what was going on, and then there was a few seconds of sheer horror when I saw the colours and thought it was a transponder swap.

good job! how common is transponder swap in your experience?

isn't it fascinating how many good edges across all mkts simply as a result of human mistake somewhere along the chain.

it's days like today that put me off manual to begin with, not worth the stress, weeks of focused grinding to be thrown in the bin in seconds for a few today. 

i've hit some fliers since the festi started but in all honesty I couldn't care too much, how things change over the years

[jamesedwards]

how common is transponder swap in your experience?

Transponder swaps in the UK are very uncommon, perhaps a couple a year. Plus at ATR tracks you have the safety net of error flags if TPD spot a swap after they leave the paddock. But an unflagged swap in a huge race like at Royal Ascot would be nightmare scenario.

It's a different story in other countries though, perhaps a handful of swaps a month. My biggest single loss ever (low 5 figures) was due to a transponder swap at Golden Gate Fields. I've amended my automation to significantly cap exposure since then.

[eightbo]

lovely drift on Causeway there

previous years scalping for peanuts get caught out by move as £/sec picks up nowadays just sit and wait make one decision and it's 70%

[jamesedwards]

Delaying a 28-runner class 2 handicap at Royal Ascot to try and reshoe a 130/1 shot.

[jamesedwards]

CLERK OF SCALES OBJECTION ON THE WINNER @ ASCOT

[eightbo]

some people are so impatient, 10+ min to post guy couldn't wait a few sec to get filled on Starmade in last

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[eightbo]

generally couldn't seem to go wrong today bar a -420 loss on Sun Goddess in the 1st, but it's not always this straightforward of course

hope nobody stung by the bf silks issue today<3

[jamesedwards]

CLERK OF SCALES OBJECTION ON THE WINNER @ ASCOT

Result stands!


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**Being satisfied that BACIO (USA) carried the correct weight during, the placings have been confirmed**

[jamesedwards]

CLERK OF SCALES OBJECTION ON THE WINNER @ ASCOT

Finding the under girth dropped in the parade ring saved me a grand.

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[Euler]

I was eating at the time that the notice came through from the BHA so I had to come up and see what was going on.

[jamesedwards]

My TPD automation down 14% vs last year today. The golden highway is effectively cutting the field size in half for the straight races. Still up 24% for Tue-Fri.

[jamesedwards]

CLERK OF SCALES OBJECTION ON THE WINNER @ ASCOT

"The Clerk of the Scales objected to the winner, BACIO (USA), ridden by Juan J Hernandez, and trained by Wesley Ward on the grounds of the rider originally weighing in at 9st 3lbs having weighed out at 9st 5lbs. The rider, the trainer and the Clerk of the Scales were interviewed and recordings of the rider unsaddling his horse in the winner’s enclosure were viewed. After viewing the recordings and noting that a representative of Ward had taken the over-girth whilst Hernandez was in the process of unsaddling, Hernandez was re-weighed with the over-girth, which had been located in the winner’s enclosure, and was found to be within allowable parameters. Therefore, being satisfied that BACIO (USA) had carried the correct weight during the race, the Stewards confirmed the placing of BACIO (USA). Hernandez was suspended for 1 day for weighing in without the full equipment with which he weighed out."