16.20
Good To FirmPrince Of Wales’s Stakes (Group 1)
- Prize money: £599708.25
- 1m 1f 212y
- Class 1
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
11/2 (Won)
- Win: £8.40
- Place: £1.95
Form: 1111-2 D BF
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 (1) |
19th Aug 2026 Good 1m 2f 56y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Impressive in this race last year (good to firm) and took Group 1 tally to four with 4l win in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot (1m2f, good to firm) in June last time; star 3yo Constitution River is a new rival but this fellow will be very tough to beat if producing his brilliant best. |
6/5 |
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1st 6 (8) |
17th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Won this by 2l last year (good to firm) and he's added two further Group 1 wins since; confirmed his wellbeing when defying a penalty in the Group 3 Brigadier Gerard at Sandown (1m2f, good) three weeks ago following a two-month break; this is a tougher line-up than 12 months ago and he was runner-up to Daryz's stablemate Calandagan in the Champion Stakes over C&D (good) last October, so he's not bombproof, but he has extremely strong credentials. |
11/8 |
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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 |
7/2
- Place: £1.55
Form: /151-2 CD
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 (3) |
13th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 2f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Winner of two of his four Group 1 attempts; overcame trouble in running in the Champion Stakes (soft) last October; has continued momentum at the age of seven; travelling better when heading Los Angeles just inside the final furlong in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh, only to lose out close home; a fine second to Ombudsman in the Prince of Wales's Stakes. |
11/2 |
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2nd 1 (8) |
18th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
7yo who's won two of his three attempts at Group 1; swooped to overcome trouble in running in the Champion Stakes over C&D (soft) last October and he was travelling much the better when he headed Los Angeles just inside the final 1f in Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh (10.5f, officially good) last month, only to lose out in the last ten strides; three of his wins at lower levels were on good to firm; should be primed to throw down a telling late bid. |
7/2 |
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1 (6) |
25th May 2025 Good 1m 2f 110y |
9st 5lb |
Lightly raced; winner of eight of his 13 races, including both Group 1 attempts, in the 2023 Prix d'Ispahan and a career-best when overcoming trouble in running to defeat Calandangan in the Champion Stakes; previously not seen to best effect in the Prix Dollar; runs well when fresh but has never faced a task like this on seasonal debut. |
11/2 |
9/2
Form: 41-112 D BF
Last run: 52 days
W: 9st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 11 (10) |
16th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed over 1m2f at Longchamp last year (also fourth in Prince Of Wales's over C&D) but he ended 2025 on a low note and has been below par in two outings over 1m4f at Longchamp this spring, markedly so last time; big shout if back to his best in first-time cheekpieces but James Doyle sticks with Haatem. |
12/1 |
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4th 6 (2) |
18th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
French-trained 4yo who won two Listed races last term but it's this year that he's really found his stride, winning over 1m2f in a Group 3 and Group 2 on first two outings, and Horizon Dore (third in this race last year) could not lay a glove on him in the latter on good ground (unraced on good to firm); powerful challenge took him to within a neck of victory in the Group 1 Ganay on latest outing and he's a serious player. |
9/2 |
9/4
Form: 439-11 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (3) |
16th Aug 2025 Good 1m 2f 0y |
10st 0lb |
2024 Irish Derby winner and Arc third; also boasts strong 1m2f form, including a close fourth in Irish Champion; beat White Birch in a C&D Group 2 in May and battled well to deny Anmaat over an extra half-furlong in Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup later that month; never looked happy in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes; will be hard to beat at this level if restored to form. |
8/11 |
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5th 5 (5) |
18th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
2024 Irish Derby winner and Arc third at 1m4f; four of his last five races have been at about 1m2f, though, notably when a close fourth in Irish Champion last September and when having to pull out all the stops at the Curragh in his two outings this season, all on good ground (acts on good to firm); latest was the 10.5f Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup in which he battled back to deny Anmaat, but it's a protracted struggle rather than a rapier thrust which is likely to see him to best effect and he might just be vulnerable. |
9/4 |
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6 (7) |
25th May 2025 Good 1m 2f 110y |
9st 5lb |
Last year's Derby third and Irish Derby winner; top-class form at 1m2f when close up fourth in Irish Champion Stakes before fine third in the Arc; race possibly came too soon when flopped 13 days later back at 1m2f in Champion Stakes; stout display on return when mastering White Birch in the Mooresbridge, though the runner-up emerged with at least as much credit. |
2/1 |
18/1
Form: 32-376
Last run: 74 days
W: 9st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 (11) |
18th Oct 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
Runner-up in this race in the last two seasons; those were run on soft going but he won a good-ground Group 1 at Meydan last year; failed to stay 1m2f at Royal Ascot latest and has each-way claims now back at 1m. |
18/1 |
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6th 4 (4) |
18th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
His last 11 races have been Group 1, winning one at Meydan (1m1f Dubai Turf) in March 2024; less competitive than usual in his three starts this January-April but never-nearer sixth of 11 back in the Dubai Turf last time was respectable; twice runner-up in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes over the straight 1m here on soft ground, plus third last year in the Sussex at Goodwood on good to firm, but he needs to show something new if he's to win this, as he's never been beyond 9.5f. |
18/1 |
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2nd 3 (3) |
19th Oct 2024 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
6l second in this last year (soft) and won the Group 1 Dubai Turf at Meydan (1m1f, good) this March; returned to form with creditable third of five in Group 1 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood (1m, good to firm) in July last time and he might not be far away. |
15/2 |
50/1
Form: 201-14 CD
Last run: 54 days
W: 9st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (2) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 56y Class 1 |
9st 13lb |
Nine wins in a varied career include this race 12 months ago and a Group 1 in Saudi Arabia (10.5f, good to firm) in February; far from disgraced in Hong Kong last time and now returns from three months off; should give his running but a 5lb penalty makes the task more difficult. |
5/2 |
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3rd 2 (7) |
13th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 2f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Won the Group 3 Winter Derby at Southwell (1m3f, AW) in February before creditable fourth in the Group 3 Gordon Richards at Sandown (1m2f, good); down the field in the Prince of Wales's Stakes on Group 1 debut and first encounter with fast ground; brought form to a new level with Group 2 win at York; still plenty to prove in top grade. |
14/1 |
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4 (3) |
26th Jul 2025 Good To Soft 1m 2f 56y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Won the Group 3 Winter Derby at Southwell (1m3f, AW) in February before creditable fourth under a 3lb penalty in the Group 3 Gordon Richards at Sandown (1m2f, good), when a neck behind Almaqam; down the field at Royal Ascot but in a Group 1 on his first encounter with fast ground; could be thereabouts now back down in grade and with slower ground expected. |
14/1 |
100/1
Form: -39594 D
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 2lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 (3) |
26th Jul 2025 Good 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Won the St Leger and fifth in the Arc in 2023 but has failed to repeat the form since and is reduced to pacemaking duties these days; as in the Coronation Cup two starts ago, looks set to cut out the fractions for stablemate Jan Brueghel before eventually being swallowed up. |
125/1 |
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8th 3 (7) |
18th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
2023 was his heyday, when winning the St Leger and fifth in the Arc; career has taken some disappointing turns since last autumn and he could be set for a front-running role at a big price today, as on his last two starts. |
100/1 |
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4 (4) |
6th Jun 2025 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Ended his 2023 campaign with a success in the St Leger and good effort in the Arc; modest strike-rate since and has become inconsistent too; possibly in here as pacemaker for stablemate Jan Brueghel. |
66/1 |
9/2
Form: 135-51 D
Last run: 34 days
W: 8st 13lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 (1) |
30th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 197y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Beaten just a neck in this race in 2024 (good to firm) and heavy ground was against her when a below-par third 12 months ago; won the Group 2 Middleton Stakes at York (1m2f, good) this May for the second year running; well beaten in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot last month and now 0-13 in Group 1 races, but she's still entitled to respect back against her own sex. |
9/2 |
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6th 8 (6) |
17th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
8st 13lb |
Secured back-to-back Group 2 Middleton wins at York (10.5f, good to firm/good) last month; went very close to making Group 1 breakthrough in the Prix de l'Opera at Longchamp (1m2f, very soft) last October but beaten just over 4l by Ombudsman when third in this last year (good to firm) and it's likely that her limitations will again be exposed today. |
16/1 |
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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 |
Non-runners
Certain Lad
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £47.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £39.20 |
| Tricast | £139.67 |
| Trifecta | £130.90 |