17.40
Good To FirmKing Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings)
- Prize money: £154818.3
- 1m 3f 211y
- Class 1
- 14 runners
Runners: 14 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly sunny
6/1 (Won)
- Win: £6.50
- Place: £2.15
Form: 31-211
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 (7) |
18th Oct 2025 Good 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
French gelding who has a record of 222211 since upped to Group 1 level, latest win coming in the King George at Ascot (1m4f, good); went down by only half a length when favourite for this race 12 months ago (soft) on last 1m2f attempt; major contender, especially if getting a strong pace to aim at. |
5/2 |
|
1 (4) |
26th Jul 2025 Good 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
High-class French gelding who acts on any ground; arguably outbattled by Jan Brueghel in the Coronation Cup but went down by only half a length and subsequently stretched out well in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, taking his record since racing at Group 1 level to 22221 and overall strike-rate to 5-11; impressive in last year's King Edward VII Stakes in sole C&D attempt; holds rock-solid and leading claims. |
13/8 |
4/1
- Place: £1.95
Form: 2-12 BF
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 10 (1) |
21st Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Ran well in defeat last season in Group 2s at this meeting (1m4f, good to firm) and at York (1m4f, good to firm); gelded in the off-season; this lightly raced 4yo is in top hands and may have needed last month's reappearance run at York, but improvement is required in first-time cheekpieces. |
6/1 |
|
5th 6 (2) |
9th May 2025 Good 1m 2f 70y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
took keen hold, towards rear, brief headway inside final furlong, never dangerous |
4/1 |
|
5th 6 (2) |
9th May 2025 Good 1m 2f 70y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
took keen hold, towards rear, brief headway inside final furlong, never dangerous |
4/1 |
33/1
- Place: £8.60
Form: 141-32
Last run: 33 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 (1) |
11th Jul 2024 Soft 1m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Improved for the step up in trip when second in the Italian Derby (1m3f, soft) in May, and another good run when third in the Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot (1m4f, good to firm; Space Legend second); there's every chance he'll continue to progress and he's respected. |
13/2 |
|
3rd 9 (12) |
21st Jun 2024 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Raised his game when second of 15 in the Italian Derby (1m3f, soft) last month and gives the impression he'll stay today's extra yardage, but he'll need to improve at least another 10lb to go one better here. |
33/1 |
|
3rd 8 (8) |
26th Apr 2024 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
Gained a last-gasp win over 7f here on debut last August; finished 8l behind Blue Lemons at Newbury on his second start before making a winning handicap debut at Kempton in October (1m); 4lb higher; more to come but such progress is a requirement. |
13/2 |
12/1
Form: 3-1325
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
5th Apr 2026 Good 1m 7f 195y Class 2 |
11st 12lb |
Initially disappointing over hurdles given how smart he was on the Flat, with his keen-going tendencies holding him back; however, a switch to front-running has yielded wins in a maiden here and the Imperial Cup at Sandown (10lb lower); both those came on soft ground but this faster surface won't bother him at all; they've found the key to him by the looks. |
13/8 |
|
1st 17 |
7th Mar 2026 Soft 1m 7f 216y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
Classy on the Flat; some warm tasks switched to hurdles last year, performing with credit more often than not; held up when fourth of 13 on handicap hurdle debut at Ascot (1m7f, good to soft) in December in a race that favoured those ridden prominently; has since easily justified 1-7 odds in Plumpton maiden (2m, soft); retains potential off this mark in view of Flat ability. |
11/4 |
|
1st 3 |
23rd Feb 2026 Soft 1m 7f 195y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Useful Flat racer; 0-5 over hurdles, but he was highly tried last season and encountered some useful opposition; ran a cracker on handicap debut when fourth in a hot Ascot contest in December (1m7f, good to soft); that effort sets a lofty standard and he should be hard to beat now in maiden company. |
1/9 |
33/1
Form: 31-24
Last run: 41 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 9 (3) |
19th Oct 2024 Soft 1m 7f 127y Class 1 |
9st 1lb |
Won a heavy-ground maiden as 2yo but unraced on softer than good since reappearance; fifth in the 1m4f King Edward VII at Royal Ascot; raised his game markedly when stepped up in trip on his last two outings, finishing fourth to stablemate Kyprios in the 1m6f Irish St Leger and justifying favouritism in the extremely valuable 2m1f Irish Cesarewitch (handicap); blinkered latest outing, replacing visor; may well try to make the running and, given recent form, he'd be much better than a mere pacemaker. |
28/1 |
|
1st 18 (27) |
29th Sep 2024 Yielding 2m 0f 170y |
9st 2lb |
prominent on outer, went second after 6f, led 4f out, pushed along and clear 2f out, pushed out inside final furlong, reduced lead towards finish |
8/1 |
|
4th 8 (8) |
15th Sep 2024 Good 1m 6f 0y |
9st 2lb |
soon led, much reduced lead 6f out, headed under 3f out, weakened and lost two places inside final furlong |
25/1 |
25/1
Form: 124-20
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 7 (10) |
25th Sep 2024 Heavy 1m 1f 197y Class 1 |
8st 13lb |
raced wide early, took keen hold, towards rear |
7/2 |
|
6th 7 (14) |
21st Jun 2024 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Bred in the purple (by Sea The Stars out of a half-sister to Kingman) and looked well worth his place in the Derby after an encouraging second in the Classic Trial at Sandown (1m2f, good to soft); didn't give his running at all at Epsom (14-1; always in rear) but it's interesting that his trainer is happy to turn him out again just three weeks later; cheekpieces go on. |
25/1 |
|
13th 12 (8) |
1st Jun 2024 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
By Derby winner Sea The Stars out of half-sister to top-class miler/sire Kingman; ran with credit in Listed/Group races as 2yo following a winning 7f debut in a Newmarket maiden but connections were always going to play the long game and he should benefit from a useful comeback behind the one-time Derby favourite in Group 3 Classic Trial at Sandown (1m2f, good to soft); looks the type who could come on a good deal this year and a big show is on the cards. |
12/1 |
28/1
Form: 2-21
Last run: 67 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 5 (3) |
30th Apr 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Ended last season with a useful handicap win at Doncaster; below-par favourite at Newmarket on reappearance but is lightly raced and may rater higher still; more interesting than the bare figures suggest. |
12/1 |
|
11th 5 (3) |
30th Apr 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Ended last season with a useful handicap win at Doncaster; below-par favourite at Newmarket on reappearance but is lightly raced and may rater higher still; more interesting than the bare figures suggest. |
12/1 |
|
5th 1 (9) |
17th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
Successful over 1m2f but quite a free-goer and looked well suited by the drop back to 1m and being allowed to stride on when making all in 12-runner Doncaster handicap (soft) on final 3yo start; his new triple-figure rating demands a smart handicap performance but this lightly raced 4yo is probably capable of one. |
3/1 |
25/1
Form: 13-63
Last run: 36 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 14 (3) |
23rd May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Third in the 2024 Dante and generally kept good company on the Flat in Britain; started brightly in Ireland last spring; has become disappointing; plenty to prove at this stage. |
20/1 |
|
8th 3 (2) |
15th Apr 2026 Yielding 1m 2f 0y |
9st 11lb |
Third in the 2024 Dante and generally kept good company on the Flat in Britain; started brightly in Ireland in the spring; failed to sustain that form; struggled in two maiden hurdle runs in December. |
10/1 |
|
2 (8) |
27th Oct 2025 Heavy 1m 3f 180y |
10st 0lb |
Was third in the Dante and generally kept good company in Britain; started brightly in Ireland in the spring; has plenty to prove at this stage; mid-division at Leopardstown last week. |
12/1 |
9/2
Form: 116-48
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (6) |
20th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 10lb |
Ended last season with two Pattern wins (1m1f/1m, good) at Leopardstown, proving suited by dropping back in trip after being tried over middle distances; upset in stalls and withdrawn on intended seasonal debut at Leopardstown; dropped away tamely in the Queen Anne; may have needed the run and will be hard to beat if recapturing his best form. |
13/8 |
|
9th 4 (1) |
17th Jun 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Ballydoyle colt who was withdrawn last month on intended reappearance, having got upset in the stalls; ended last season with two Group wins (1m1f/1m, good) at Leopardstown, proving suited by dropping back in distance; looks a potential threat in this division this term but, being the only seasonal debutant in the field, the market signals may prove the best guide. |
8/1 |
|
1 (7) |
11th May 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y |
10st 0lb |
C&D Group 2 winner at two; experienced a couple of reverses last season after a creditable fourth in the Poulains; floundered in testing conditions in the Prix du Jockey-Club and failed to stay 1m4f in the King Edward VII Stakes; redeemed himself with a handsome 1m1f at this venue and signed off with an emphatic C&D win from Mutasarref. |
8/11 |
7/1
Form: 11 D
Last run: 25 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 (5) |
20th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 2f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Posted three duck eggs after his novice wins last term; gelded prior to proving resurgent at York (1m2f, good; close fourth) on belated reappearance; possibilities off same mark if building on that effort. |
13/2 |
|
2 (7) |
7th Sep 2025 Good 1m 2f 56y Class 3 |
9st 12lb |
Launched career with two novice wins last May (good/good to soft); struggled badly in his three subsequent starts, a Group 2 and a pair of handicaps, when trying cheekpieces and blinkers; remains of interest having been gelded during his absence and for the fact that connections are persevering; in the Cambridgeshire; market could be informative. |
20/1 |
9/1
Form: 122-31
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 3 (1) |
21st Jun 2024 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Building up a useful CV and his comfortable all-the-way Group 3 win at the Curragh (1m2f, good/yielding) last month was a personal best; galloped on strongly that day and should stay this extra 2f; another plausible candidate for Aidan O'Brien. |
9/1 |
|
1st 1 (7) |
26th May 2024 Good 1m 2f 0y |
9st 5lb |
made virtually all, clear before halfway, ridden under 2f out, pushed out, comfortably |
4/1 |
|
1st 1 (7) |
26th May 2024 Good 1m 2f 0y |
9st 5lb |
made virtually all, clear before halfway, ridden under 2f out, pushed out, comfortably |
4/1 |
12/1
Form: 1U
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (11) |
7th Sep 2024 Soft 1m 1f 212y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Main claim to fame is his early departure in the Derby; achieved little in two runs afterwards but appreciated the drop in grade to be third at Newbury (Class 3 1m2f, good to firm); there are races in him off an untouched mark. |
10/1 |
|
3rd 2 (4) |
17th Aug 2024 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 4lb |
in touch with leaders |
14/1 |
|
7th 1 (11) |
31st Jul 2024 Good 1m 3f 218y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
Won novice at Newbury (1m2f, good to soft) on debut in April; stumbled and unseated leaving the stalls in the Derby (again 28-1) next time, leading the field home riderless on that occasion but he was tailed off in the Group 2 King Edward VII at Royal Ascot (1m4f, good to firm; 18-1) after racing freely; needs to put that latest run miles behind him. |
16/1 |
33/1
Form: 16-27
Last run: 41 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (9) |
20th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 2f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Unraced on soft; record of 0-7 since debut success but is heading back in the right direction, having posted form figures of 432 this term, latest effort in notable handicap at Hamilton (1m4f, good to firm); turn looks near. |
11/4 |
|
1 (1) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 1m 4f 15y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Lightly raced 4yo who has returned this season having been gelded, keeping on well for fourth at Epsom (1m2f, good to soft) and doing likewise when third of 18 at Glorious Goodwood (1m2f, good); this step back up in trip looks the right move and he's high on the list. |
9/4 |
|
10 (17) |
29th Jul 2025 Good 1m 1f 197y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Lightly raced 4yo who was not seen last year after a Group 2 at Royal Ascot; 11-2 for handicap debut on Oaks day at Epsom (1m2f, good to soft) on reappearance, hanging left on the camber but making late headway into fourth of 13, up with his best form; has the same mark today and clear chance he can build on that performance. |
4/1 |
11/2
Form: 3-12
Last run: 44 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Mare
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 5 (7) |
11th Jul 2023 Good 1m 4f 0y |
9st 11lb |
held up in rear |
5/1 |
|
3 (3) |
23rd Jun 2023 Good 2m 0f 43y |
9st 0lb |
Three-time winner in France and got off the mark for this yard on second Irish start at Leopardstown over 1m5f; new mark of 73 leaves her with plenty to find against most of these. |
20/1 |
|
1st 11 (7) |
8th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 1m 4f 180y |
8st 13lb |
prominent, midfield after 3f, pushed along 2f out, in touch with leaders when switched right and ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, led final strides |
8/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £44.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £27.80 |
| Tricast | £911.81 |
| Trifecta | £867.40 |
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