Royal Ascot Bookmaker astonished by lack of Class 6 racing

Betting giant hits out at ‘Class 1 rubbish’ where everyone is trying

Betting giant Mugbet has hit out at the astonishing lack of diversity among this week’s Royal Ascot equine talent.

With 36 races over five days at the Royal Meeting, the lack of Class 6 opportunities has the Kent-based bookmaker fretting.

Mugbet's director of communications, Keith Vim, said on the television channel his firm sponsors:“How am I supposed to make a living off this stuff? Everyone’s trying!

“I find it strange that we can’t make the Buckingham Palace Handicap a Claimer, or the King’s Stand a Banded race.

Describing the annual 5-day meeting which hosts 18 Group races (the highest quality Flat races) with its lack of low grade betting opportunities, as a ‘f*cking outrage’ Vim was in disbelief: