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The thunder from Down Under is a Royal meeting banker at short odds and hard to oppose in Wednesday's Prince of Wales's Stakes.

However Betfair analyst Graham Cunningham is eyeing a high class support card for his best Wednesday bets at Royal Ascot.

Now and again a horse at odds on still represents some value and that could be the case with the mighty So You Think in the Prince of Wales's Stakes.

Granted, Planteur is a proven Group 1 performer and Rewilding looked right back on song in Dubai, but So You Think's work at Ballydoyle has been sensational according to various reports and the way he crushed a couple of good-class rivals at the Curragh last time suggests he could be a dominant force over middle distances. Even at 1.45 I won't be opposing him.

Arguably the best value win and place option on Wednesday's card is I'm A Dreamer in the Windsor Forest Stakes.

Seta and Sajjhaa will provide stern opposition, but David Simcock's filly could hardly have been more impressive in trouncing a smart field on her reappearance and her solid Ascot form is an added plus. Anything bigger than 6.0 in the win market is tempting.

The Royal Hunt Cup looks as tough as ever and I certainly don't intend wading in too deeply.

That said, it will be surprising if Green Destiny and Dance And Dance don't give their followers a good run.

Green Destiny looked a potential Group horse when bolting up in a good Newmarket handicap, while Dance And Dance is also in the form of his life after sprinting clear of a strong field at Epsom.

Good luck if you were one of those who took the 3-1 about Shumoos for the Queen Mary Stakes after her runaway debut win at Haydock.

Brian Meehan's filly looked the real deal there but is hardly the greatest value at under 2.7 now and I'd rather focus on the Sandringham Handicap in search of some each way value.

Humdrum, Dubai Queen and Rhythm Of Light all have plenty to recommend them in this wide open handicap, but Winter's Night appeals most of all on the basis that she's highly progressive with an impressive Ascot record.