Sean Levey Ascot day one rides blog: 'It looks like a good week for us'

Sean Levey has two rides on day one of Ascot this week, previewing them all in his latest exclusive blog with Ladbrokes.

Sean Levey Ascot day one rides blog - June 16, 2026

Sean Levey Ascot day one rides schedule

• Cut A Dash - 15:05 race odds

• Persica - Doncaster - 17.35 race odds

I've got a couple of rides at Ascot on Tuesday, and this is a meeting I've been very much looking forward to. It's a pity we haven't got an exceptional horse like we had in Rosallion this time last year, but we're still really happy with the horses that we're sending there. We've got a few nice horses that we think are well-handicapped and should run big races. And then we've got some unexposed two-year-olds we're hopeful can measure up. So it looks like a good week for us.

3.05 - Cut A Dash

I start things off on Tuesday with Cut A Dash, who won nicely at York first time out, last month. This is one we like a lot - obviously we know what he does well, and we've been impressed with him at home without us completely asking him big questions. We're hopeful he can run a big race but at the same time we can't wait to see what he's actually capable of.

5.35 - Persica

Persica was so unlucky not to win at Epsom last time; there's no doubt that he enjoys running there. But it feels as though he's come to form. He didn't do a lot wrong that day, and you could probably say the draw was against him - especially when we started to cross over the other side of the track. Look, all in all, we're happy with him up to this point, and after his last run, you'd expect him to come here in good form. It's a stiff track and there's always a question mark over how well he stays on the track, but he's a good horse and we'd be hopeful of his chances too.