15.40
Good To FirmKing’s Stand Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series)
- Prize money: £355855.25
- 0m 5f 0y
- Class 1
- 19 runners
Runners: 19 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
33/1 (Won)
Form: 114-33 C
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 (14) |
15th Sep 2024 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 6lb |
prominent towards near side, led under 2f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong |
15/8 |
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1st 1 (3) |
23rd Aug 2024 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 13lb |
Initially raced over 6f but he found his true calling when dropped to 5f in the Group 1 King's Stand at Ascot in 2023, where he was last off the bridle and held a top-class rival at bay; unable to race as prominently in this next time (good to firm) when drawn away from the pace but still managed a good third to the front-running Live In The Dream; had a straightforward task in a Listed race at Deauville on belated return; bold show can be expected. |
11/2 |
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7th 6 (9) |
10th Sep 2023 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 5lb |
prominent towards near side |
5/2 |
9/4
Form: 1114-2 C
Last run: 34 days
W: 9st 4lb
6 yo
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
66/1
Form: 111348 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 1 (1) |
31st May 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Group 3 winner at Ascot (6f, soft) last October and he's versatile ground-wise; down to a dangerous mark but he hasn't been at the top of his game on his four runs this year, in handicaps on the last two occasions, and he needs to turn things around in a first-time tongue-tie and reapplied cheekpieces. |
14/1 |
|
13th 1 (5) |
16th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Successful in major handicap in 2023 and a few Group races since but balance of 2026 form suggests he's unlikely to defy top weight in this field. |
14/1 |
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6th 1 (12) |
25th Apr 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Ended last season with a game win in Group 3 at Ascot (6f, soft) in October; repeatedly met trouble when only seventh in Saudi Arabia (a race he'd won two years earlier) in February and things didn't really go his way again in a Listed race at Doncaster last month; has possibilities on this drop back in class and his last handicap win was off 1lb higher. |
16/1 |
16/1
Form: 522-99 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 11 (8) |
27th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 1lb |
Losing run goes back nearly four years; no impact in sprint handicaps on turf at Meydan this year and makes a very belated AW debut on his return to Britain. |
25/1 |
|
13 (4) |
20th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Something of an enigma but his ability has never been in question; hasn't managed a win since April 2022 but he ran a cracker in the Stewards' Cup, coming home in fifth but doing best of the far-side group; failed to back it up behind Northern Ticker at York four weeks ago and risky, even with Warren Fentiman taking off a useful 5lb. |
16/1 |
|
8 (11) |
23rd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Competitive in Group 1s in his prime; not the force of old but his mark has dropped and he was first in the far-side group when fifth to stablemate Two Tribes in the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood last time; a long losing sequence is a concern but he'll be very dangerous if building on Goodwood. |
12/1 |
33/1
Form: -88422 D BF
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 7lb
8 yo
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
66/1
Form: 921172
Last run: 31 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 3 (6) |
25th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 2 |
8st 13lb |
Has recent Windsor form, having posted one of his best efforts this year when third over C&D on penultimate start; infrequent winner, however, and it's two years since his last domestic success. |
14/1 |
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14th 12 (14) |
16th May 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
Ran respectably at Windsor five days ago but still has a modest strike-rate for current yard and hasn't won on British soil for two years. |
25/1 |
25/1
Form: 25-153 BF
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 (7) |
25th Apr 2026 Good 0m 7f 37y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
Close third in Listed company at Wolverhampton last month on his first attempt at 7f and he wasn't beaten for a lack of stamina; not at his best in a hot sprint handicap at Newcastle on Good Friday; no surprise to see him bounce back with a big run. |
10/1 |
|
8th 5 (9) |
3rd Apr 2026 Standard 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
Did well in early 2025 on AW, winning a C&D handicap in good style and following up in Listed company at Lingfield; finished third in the corresponding race 12 months ago when rated 5lb higher; running himself back into form this winter, most recently a close third over 7f four weeks ago, and he looks primed to give Clifford Lee a winning return to the saddle. |
6/1 |
|
3rd 4 (6) |
7th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Strong AW form in the first half of 2025; awkward leaving the stalls in his two runs this winter and the form has been well short of his best; steps up to 7f for the first time. |
6/1 |
16/1
Form: 2018-5 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 8 (2) |
28th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 2y Class 1 |
9st 10lb |
Pounced late under Jamie Spencer to snatch Curragh Group 2 (6f, good) in May 2024, but has raced only three times since, last seen finishing a respectable second in AW Listed event at Lingfield in February 2025; others carry fewer risks but he's no forlorn hope if ready to roll after 419 days off. |
12/1 |
|
2nd 5 (4) |
2nd Feb 2025 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Record of 6-22 on turf includes Listed/Group wins, the most recent under a textbook Jamie Spencer ride at the Curragh (6f) last May; had wind/gelding operations since last run; major contender, provided he takes to AW and reproduces best form. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 5 (4) |
2nd Feb 2025 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Record of 6-22 on turf includes Listed/Group wins, the most recent under a textbook Jamie Spencer ride at the Curragh (6f) last May; had wind/gelding operations since last run; major contender, provided he takes to AW and reproduces best form. |
3/1 |
100/1
Form: 906-74 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 13 (9) |
13th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 42y Class 3 |
8st 10lb |
Ended a lengthy losing run at Southwell in January and posted a respectable effort at Newmarket (5f, good) last month; however, he was down the field at Ascot (5f, good to firm) 12 days ago and is now just 1-46 on turf; others preferred. |
20/1 |
|
14th 15 (16) |
1st May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Ended a lengthy losing run at Southwell in January and he is just 1lb higher today; solid effort at Newmarket 17 days ago when not ideally positioned; each-way claims at a track where he has run well in much better races than this one. |
12/1 |
|
4th 8 (6) |
14th Apr 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 3 |
8st 6lb |
Close call in a Group 3 here in 2022 and deserves so much better than his very modest turf strike-rate, given how many fine races he continues to run in defeat, such as when going down narrowly to both Rosario and Regal Envoy on different 5f runs (good and good to firm) last May; some cold comfort that he won on AW in January but tough to support for the win. |
10/1 |
66/1
Form: -50403 D
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 (1) |
23rd Sep 2023 Heavy 0m 5f 34y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Tough sprinter who looks better than ever this season; cracking effort to win a Haydock handicap (5f, good) a fortnight ago and he bumped into a rapid improver at Doncaster on Saturday; effective on very soft ground and should make another bold bid. |
9/4 |
|
2nd 2 (1) |
17th Sep 2023 Soft 0m 5f 3y Class 1 |
9st 13lb |
Solid form in Group races this year, notably his Goodwood third, and better than ever with his mighty weight-carrying effort in a good Haydock handicap last week; stayed on strongly off a good pace on that occasion to win with something to spare (good Topspeed figure); fully effective on soft and he's the one to beat on ratings; solid contender. |
11/8 |
|
1st 1 (3) |
9th Sep 2023 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 2 |
10st 0lb |
Yet to win in 2023 but not for a lack of effort, regularly acquitting himself with credit in top sprints; near his best when third in a Group 2 at Goodwood five weeks ago and that form looks rock solid; going back up 6lb does leave him with something to find on this year's handicap runs though. |
7/1 |
7/2
Form: 3315-1 D
Last run: 122 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 10 (2) |
20th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Unexposed Australian filly who stepped up form-wise when gaining a narrow win in a Flemington Group 1 (5f, good) in February; tight between the first four there (second came from a long way back on first 5f run) and she didn't come up to scratch in one recent piece of work but is said to have thrived since arriving in Britain; others would welcome rain more but it's quite possible she will rise to the occasion and prove ahead of the pack. |
7/2 |
40/1
Form: 261610 C
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 4lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (12) |
11th Oct 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Has won and gone close in Group 3s (5f) on this track; seems to have lost some firepower this year but she wasn't far away in a 6f Listed race here in May nor was she disgraced in the Group 1 Flying Five in Ireland recently; might have a better chance than these terms suggest, at least for a place. |
16/1 |
|
11th 13 (6) |
14th Sep 2025 Yielding 0m 5f 0y |
9st 3lb |
On a long losing run, and now to 93 from the 107 mark she held when failing to make an impact in this event last season; in rear in the Temple Stakes won by Mgheera; down the field in the Wokingham and the Coral Golden Handicap. |
66/1 |
|
19 (5) |
2nd Aug 2025 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Losing run stretches back over two years; happiest on slow ground; tailed off in the Wokingham six weeks ago and returning cheekpieces aren't enough to make her of interest. |
28/1 |
40/1
Form: 4260-4 D BF
Last run: 30 days
W: 9st 4lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 (8) |
2nd Jul 2023 Good 0m 6f 0y |
9st 2lb |
in touch with leaders, headway and prominent under 2f out, ridden and went third 1f out, kept on final 110yds |
11/2 |
|
13th 13 (14) |
20th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Under 1l behind Twilight Calls when fourth in this last year (good to firm) but her losing run goes back to a Group 2 win in July 2021 and she needed to have done better when a beaten favourite for new yard at Naas recently in order to be fancied today. |
40/1 |
|
4th 8 (3) |
21st May 2023 Good 0m 5f 0y |
9st 4lb |
C&D winner whose best runs have been in Group 2 Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh, winning in 2021 and short-headed by Ladies Church last summer; ground against her when below best final two starts last autumn in Group 1 contests before sold for 850,000gns at Tattersalls December Sales; first start for the in-form Joseph O'Brien yard and well suited by race conditions. |
11/4 |
40/1
Form: 7-4616 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 4lb
5 yo Mare
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 9 (2) |
7th Oct 2023 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 1lb |
Ties in with Annaf on Portland form (finished 2l fourth); faced a much stiffer task in the Foret last Sunday (midfield); successful at this level in 2020/2021 but her subsequent strike-rate is underwhelming. |
11/1 |
|
4th 4 (6) |
16th Sep 2023 Soft 0m 5f 143y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
Usually aimed high and appreciated the return to Listed race when winning mares' race at Bath in April (5f, good to soft; also suited by 6f on good or quicker); can be excused her two starts since but lacks a recent run and this is her first run in a handicap. |
11/1 |
|
18 (11) |
9th Sep 2023 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
fourth two years ago |
40/1 |
13/2
Form: 1152-1 CD
Last run: 24 days
W: 8st 12lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 14 (14) |
25th Aug 2023 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Last season's 2yo highlight was her Group 2 Queen Mary win at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm) and she reappeared with a win in the Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock (5f, good to firm); well beaten in the King's Stand latest but she raced away from the main action; remains unexposed and not ruled out. |
11/1 |
|
15th 19 (18) |
20th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
8st 12lb |
All races have been on good or quicker ground and she has shown her best form over a bare 5f, when winning the Queen Mary at this meeting last summer and coming home with a rattle from Equilateral on return in a Group 2 at Haydock; raced on the favoured strip in the latter but has earned her place among the principals for this; good claims getting the allowances. |
13/2 |
|
1st 14 (10) |
27th May 2023 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
8st 9lb |
Impressive last year on first two 2yo starts, winning Group 2 Queen Mary at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm) on the second occasion; underwhelming favourite in the Group 2 Lowther (6f, good) in August and needs more than when second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (5.5f, firm), but she remains very lightly raced and could have more to offer now back at a bare 5f. |
5/1 |
20/1
Form: 2114-1 D
Last run: 66 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16th 14 (1) |
20th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Part of the feared team of Wesley Ward, who won this in 2017; front-running second in the Queen Mary at this meeting in 2021 (5f, good to firm) and went on to Breeders' Cup glory; had minor problems last year but has returned in great form as a 4yo, having shone at home before a straightforward comeback win in a Listed race at Keeneland (extended 5f, firm); could have a better chance than her price suggests. |
20/1 |
12/1
Form: 843-13
Last run: 94 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 (4) |
24th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
reared badly start, detached when unseated rider start |
40/1 |
|
17th 2 (15) |
20th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Vulnerable in Group races for previous stable but he never looked in serious danger from the front in a Group 3 handicap at Rosehill on debut for this yard in March (extended 5f, good); unable to improve on that, with different tactics, in a Group 1 handicap over that C&D seven days later but has worked favourably with Coolangatta on a straight track since and connections are full of hope; the less rain the better. |
12/1 |
25/1
Form: 219-01 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 (18) |
13th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 0m 5f 143y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Eight-time winner and also first past the post in this race in 2022 (demoted to second after causing interference); well treated if retaining all his ability but he was tailed off in the Shergar Cup on his reappearance after a long absence, having hit his head on the stalls; risky. |
40/1 |
|
10th 4 (5) |
9th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
Eight-time winner, not seen since finishing tenth in the Wokingham here in June 2024 (subsequently gelded); has run some good races at Ascot, including when fourth in this event two years ago, and he's well treated if retaining all his ability, but looks a risky proposition after such a long absence. |
20/1 |
|
10th 18 (21) |
22nd Jun 2024 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
His most recent wins were 6f on AW but he tends to flag over this trip on turf and his stride shortened in this race 12 months ago; on a more favourable mark now but others should find greater reserves in the later stages. |
33/1 |
9/2
Form: 1311-3 CD
Last run: 45 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 1 (12) |
6th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 2 |
9st 13lb |
Won Listed (including C&D on good to soft) and Group 3 races before two-year absence; out of his depth in Group 1 and 3 races since but sights were lowered when he was a more encouraging fourth of ten in the Shergar Cup over C&D (good to firm) last month; back on dry land after another Group 1 venture since and can't dismiss. |
12/1 |
|
16th 3 (1) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
10st 1lb |
Won two 5f Listed races and a Group 3 (AW) in 2022; missed two years subsequently and well back in two Group races this summer; his fourth of ten at the Shergar Cup at Ascot (5f, good to firm) 13 days ago was more like it but this looks too big a task. |
66/1 |
|
4th 1 (11) |
9th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 2 |
10st 0lb |
Hard to weigh up after being absent for two years and then finishing down the field in Group races over this C&D and at Sandown, but he's well treated on the pick of his form, including a cosy win in this race in 2022, and he has the benefit of Hollie Doyle in the saddle. |
13/2 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | £38.08 |
| Tricast | £1386.39 |
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