2024 Norfolk Stakes Betting Odds at Ascot racecourse

Thursday, 20 June 2024

Elite Status might actually live up to his name at Royal Ascot, with connections thinking that the horse could end up being a potential superstar. There was a recently striking performance in the Listed National Stakes which means that the runner is now trading as the market leader for a short distance encounter, although the horse faces stiff competition.

Much depends on the quality of a rival coming from across the Atlantic Ocean, with American Rascal going for crack trainer Wesley Ward. We might see a real battle between the two horses and we recommend looking out for price boosts should you want to back either of these runners on the nose.

2023 Norfolk Stakes Tips

Elite Status warmed up for the 2023 Royal Hunt Cup by securing a highly impressive win at Sandown Park on his previous outing. Sent off as the 5/2 favourite for this encounter on 25 May, the horse claimed a five-length victory under the ride of Clifford Lee, with trainer Karl Burke seeing his horse shorten dramatically for this encounter at the Royal Ascot meeting.

Burke now expects a bold run at Ascot and actually talked up the horse’s chances more favourably than Dramatised which won last year’s Queen Mary at the same meeting. In his first outing, there was a victory against Battaah over five furlongs at Doncaster Racecourse, with the runner obliging by five lengths and it certainly looks like the one to beat.

American Rascal could be a worthy opponent, with Wesley Ward bringing over a clutch of potential superstars for the 2023 meeting and this two-year-old has been respected by the bookmakers. Little can be gleaned from the horse’s performance in the Maiden Special Weight at Keeneland although it sets the runner up for a big run here.

River Tiber and The Liffey have multiple entries although Aidan O’Brien may decide to send one of these horses down the Royal Hunt Cup route, with Fandom and No Nay Mets also among the potential contenders for a race where we could expect a reasonably sized field over five furlongs. Get the best odds by comparing the prices.