ROYAL ASCOT TRENDS GUIDE
Malcolm Boyle leafs through the record books to bring us the key pointers for the big meeting – and Mike Francis has gone through each race looking for key trends

GENERAL STATS AT ASCOT IN 2018:
18 races – 8 winning favourites – 15/18 winners scored at a top price of 9/2
Leading trainers at Ascot this season:
2/5—Clive Cox (10/1 & 9/2)
2/5—Roger Varian (4/1* & 10/11*)
2/6—John Gosden (5/2 & 10/11*)
2/6—William Haggas (9/2 & 9/4**)
1/1—Simon Crisford (5/2)
1/1—Mrs John Harringt...