16.20
Good To FirmPrince Of Wales’s Stakes (Group 1)
- Prize money: £567100
- 1m 1f 212y
- Class 1
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
Form: 1233-1 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 2lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 1 (7) |
24th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 2f 110y |
9st 5lb |
Closest to Minnie Hauk on ratings, although that rival has the benefit of race-fitness and a fillies allowance; made all to beat subsequent three-time Group 1 winner Ombudsman at Sandown (1m2f, good) last season but had the benefit of a run; good placed efforts in Group 2s at York (10.5f, good) and Longchamp (1m4f, good to soft); signed off last term with a cracking run to take third in a Group 1 at Ascot on Champions Day (1m2f, good); there is likely more to come to this term from the British raider. |
5/1 |
Form: 390-64
Last run: 32 days
W: 9st 2lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 (6) |
16th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Bright start to last season culminated in neck second when favourite for this contest; broadly not in the same form since, most recently last of six (behind two of today's opponents) when bidding for repeat success in Sandown Group 2; big revival is needed in first-time headgear. |
40/1 |
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6th 4 (3) |
24th Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Below best in three of his last four outings in 2025 but commenced the campaign splendidly, winning twice (including in this race) then going close in the Group 1 Lockinge; while today may be a good time to catch him, he faces a slightly stiffer assignment in this field. |
12/1 |
Form: 621-11 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 5 (1) |
20th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 1m 2f 56y Class 1 |
9st 1lb |
Made it 4-4 (all at about 1m2f, good-soft) when winning Group 2 Prix Eugene Adam at Saint-Cloud in June last time; others have lots more substance to their form but he did it readily off a steady gallop and this blue-blooded 3yo has Group 1 potential, especially when getting a stronger pace which seems likely here; connections' Calandagan was second in this last year; respected. |
9/1 |
Form: 417-24 D
Last run: 54 days
W: 9st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (3) |
24th Apr 2026 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Highlight last season was a very useful performance in 1m2f handicap at Doncaster, suggesting he's verging on Group class; creditable second, despite usual cheekpieces being removed, in AW Listed event at Kempton on reappearance; possibilities with the headgear back on. |
7/2 |
Form: 51-570
Last run: 32 days
W: 9st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 5 (7) |
16th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
No slouch but he has never raced above Listed level and looks like being a possible pacemaker for stablemate The Lion In Winter in this first Group attempt; clear bottom of this pack on handicap marks and should be swallowed up once his rivals get roaring. |
100/1 |
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7th 4 (7) |
10th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Three-time winner including a rated race last June over C&D (good); promising effort on seasonal return over C&D when 3l fifth to stablemate The Lion In Winter in the Listed Heritage Stakes, half a length behind Tokenomics and just in front of Lord Massusus; rated 100 and improvement is required. |
11/2 |
Form: 212-11 CD
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 2lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (5) |
28th May 2026 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Second in this last year on his reappearance and he's won three Group 1 races since (1m2f/1m1f, good to firm/good), the latest the Dubai Turf at Meydan in March on his sole outing this year; John Gosden has said that this is "going to bring him on to where we want him at (Royal) Ascot" but he'll be very tough to beat under a 7lb penalty if close to the top of his game. |
8/11 |
Form: 126-15 D BF
Last run: 24 days
W: 8st 13lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th 8 (4) |
24th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 2f 110y |
9st 2lb |
Last year's top-rated filly worldwide; won the Cheshire Oaks, the Classics at Epsom and the Curragh and the Yorkshire Oaks; at least matched her best effort when touched off by Daryz on soft in the Arc, well clear of the remainder; perhaps one race too many when underwhelming at the Breeders' Cup; picked up smoothly to win a Group 2 by 1.75l here on seasonal return (1m2f, good); this is a bigger task, and it's not unfair to say her ideal trip is further than this, but she's the most likely winner. |
8/15 |
Form: 429-11 D
Last run: 34 days
W: 8st 13lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1st 5 (4) |
14th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 56y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Pulverised her seven rivals in this on her second outing of last season, scoring by a whopping 12l on good to firm; couldn't quite reproduce that high-class RPR at Group 1 level in five subsequent outings in 2025 but mostly ran well, including a close second in the Prix de l'Opera at Longchamp (1m2f, soft); didn't have much to spare at the line when 1-3 for a 1m2f Nottingham Listed race on reappearance but cruised through most of that contest and will likely be a lot closer to her best this time; again the one to beat in this. |
6/5 |
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1st 5 (6) |
26th Apr 2026 Good 1m 2f 50y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Smart filly who is a Group 3 and Group 2 winner at York (1m1f/1m2f); has plenty of Group 1 form, including placed efforts at Royal Ascot (against males) and Longchamp (close second) last season; takes on some unexposed and interesting rivals but sets a high standard for them to aim at; respected back down sharply in class. |
2/5 |
Betting Forcast
6/1 Almaqam, 40/1 Dancing Gemini, 6/4 Daryz, 100/1 Devils Advocate, 200/1 Mississippi River, 11/8 Ombudsman, 8/1 Minnie Hauk, 16/1 See The Fire