St James' Palace Stakes Runners: Field Of Gold v Ruling Court at Royal Ascot
Craig Jones 
Day one Royal Ascot entries are out and we've got the matchup we all want in the St James' Palace Stakes runners and riders.
Assuming no hiccups, we've got Field Of Gold v Ruling Court on day one, a clash between two of the big three year olds of the season.
With the entries out, excitement has gone to another level and we are with you every step of the way. Look out for all the big news stories, selections from our tipsters and of course the best Ascot betting offers and promotions that we can find.
St James' Palace Stakes Runners
We've got a total of 11 St James' Palace Stakes runners after entries were revealed, and this has allowed horse racing betting sites to focus their market correctly around the intended runners now.
Assuming no problems in the final days, it is expected that most, if not all, will keep their place in the race when final declarations are made on Sunday.
- Field Of Gold
- First Wave
- Henri Matisse
- Jonquil
- Officer
- Opera Ballo
- Rashabar
- Ruling Court
- Scorthy Champ
- Shadow Of Light
- Windlord
Latest St James' Palace Betting Odds
Despite Ruling Court winning the first meeting between the front two, it's Field Of Gold that is odds on for success at Royal Ascot.
Clearly the view from betting sites is that the horse should have won at Newmarket, and his performance at The Curragh in the Irish 2000 Guineas proved that.
Henri Matisse, winner of the French 2000 Guineas for Aidan O'Brien is third in, and is the only other runner to be at single figure odds, in a market dominated by the front three.
Colin Keane will take the ride on Field Of Gold, he was much the best in Ireland last time out, Keane's first time on the horse and an early chance to land a first Royal Ascot winner since becoming stable jockey to Juddmonte Farm.
It was the ride of Field Of Gold that was probably the final straw for Kieran Shoemark, ending his association with trainer John Gosden. Shoemark came under plenty of criticism for his ride in the English 2000 Guineas, and just days later, was relieved of his position as stable jockey to Gosden.
Royal Ascot 2025 on Freebets
We are going to be with you every step of the way, firstly in the build up to Royal Ascot 2025, and secondly during the week bringing you our reactions.
We'll have the best betting promotions for players to take advantage of, and these will be supplemented by our tips, stats and news from the meeting, as we look to offer the complete Royal Ascot coverage for readers.
Headlining our coverage will be the two resident horse racing tipsters we have at Freebets, with daily horse racing tips for the meeting coming from both Alan Kelly and Charlie McCann.
