June 20 / 16.20 Ascot

16.20

Good To Firm

Coronation Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies)

  • Prize money: £411572.82
  • 0m 7f 213y
  • Class 1
  • 11 runners
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Coronation Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

16/1 (Won)

Form: 17-323

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Has proved largely consistent and ran well in the Irish 1,000 Guineas (first Group 1 attempt) most recently, taking form figures this season to 323; half-sister to a Royal Ascot (Britannia) winner; again likely to give her running but needs improvement to come out on top.
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9

(4)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

16:25 Leopardstown

Cercene

9st 2lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

Third in the Irish 1,000 Guineas, 1 3/4l off runner-up California Dreamer; sprang 33-1 success surprise in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot; no match for the front-running Whirl when stepped up 1m2f in the Nassau; coped well considering she was the outsider of five and running on ground that contrasted sharply with the quick surface she enjoyed at Royal Ascot.

9/2

Form: 112-11 D

Last run: 40 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Granddaughter of brilliant Zarkava; progressive filly whose form figures read 11211, most recently awarded the French 1,000 Guineas (good) after a stewards' inquiry (she suffered interference in the straight); went very close in last year's Boussac in her only other Group 1 attempt; trainer landed this prize in 2019; possibly hasn't reached her ceiling yet; leading contender.
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2nd

11

(9)

20th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:20 Ascot

Zarigana

9st 2lb

J: Mickael Barzalona

T: F-H Graffard

Granddaughter of brilliant Zarkava; progressive filly whose form figures read 11211, most recently awarded the French 1,000 Guineas (good) after a stewards' inquiry (she suffered interference in the straight); went very close in last year's Boussac in her only other Group 1 attempt; trainer landed this prize in 2019; possibly hasn't reached her ceiling yet; leading contender.

9/4

3rd
8 (10)
January

7/1

Form: 3122-8

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Finished behind some of these rivals in the Irish 1,000 Guineas but probably needed that reappearance run; thoroughly consistent 2yo campaign (213122) culminated in good efforts behind Desert Flower, the subsequent 1,000 Guineas winner; bounce-back looks plausible.
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16

(4)

18th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:25 Ascot

January

9st 0lb

J: W J Lee

T: A P O’Brien

Close second against her own sex in two 1m Group 1s this summer, beaten a head by Fallen Angel on the second occasion; there have been possible excuses on her last two starts, namely cheekpieces then very soft ground, but she's still hard to fancy after those below-par runs; a tongue-tie goes on.

50/1

11

(7)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

16:25 Leopardstown

January

9st 2lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: A P O’Brien

Ended last season with second to Desert Flower in the Fillies' Mile; well beaten in the Irish 1,000 Guineas on reappearance; showed that to be all wrong when third to Cercene in the Coronation and runner-up in the Falmouth; best effort yet when making Fallen Angel pull out all the stops in the Prix Rothschild.

15/8

7

(1)

11th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket (July)

January

9st 0lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Ballydoyle filly who needed her reappearance run in the Irish 1,000 Guineas; very consistent otherwise and duly bounced back with a good third in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot (good to firm); the pick of the 3yos on ratings and another step forward is possible; solid.

15/8

50/1

Form: 12-4 BF

Last run: 41 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Didn't quite live up to expectations in 7f Group 3 at Lingfield on reappearance; showed abundant promise in two runs last year and may still do better but this looks a difficult task; yard also runs Chantilly Lace, who already has Group 1 form.
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7th

6

(15)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

15:40 Ascot

Cathedral

9st 2lb

J: David Egan

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

One Lingfield maiden win doesn't do this talented filly justice, with her fourth in the Group 1 Coronation over C&D at last year's Royal Ascot just one of many cracking efforts; built on this season's reappearance when chasing home Jancis in Newmarket Group 2 (1m1f, good to firm) last month and she certainly has the ability to have a say again.

10/1

2nd

3

(4)

3rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

Class 1

14:20 Newmarket

Cathedral

9st 2lb

J: David Egan

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

Possibly unsuited by soft ground; record of 0-8 since debut success doesn't do her justice, with three good efforts at Group/Grade 1 level (1m/1m3f) among her form; leading player on ratings returned to turf with AW reappearance under her belt.

4/1

3rd

4

(2)

28th Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:13 Kempton (AW)

Cathedral

9st 2lb

J: David Egan

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

She is yet to add to her debut success (6f, Polytrack; only AW run thus far) but was highly tried last year and finished fourth in Group 1 events on three occasions, notably the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (1m3f, firm) when last seen in November; down in trip/grade for her return and she looks a major player.

5/2

Form: 1-5

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Comfortably justified favouritism in 2yo novice event at Salisbury (7f, heavy) that her trainer won in 2022 with a filly who subsequently finished second twice at Group 1 level, including in this race; ran well in the 1,000 Guineas (good to firm) on reappearance, finishing fifth (beaten just over 2l); possibilities with further improvement on the cards.
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5th

4

(5)

3rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

Class 1

14:20 Newmarket

Chantilly Lace

9st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Lightly raced; good fifth in the 1,000 Guineas and Coronation Stakes prior to close third in Ascot Group 3 won by Cheshire Dancer; below par in final 3yo start but consistent otherwise and may rebound.

9/1

5th

5

(6)

17th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Sandown

Chantilly Lace

8st 11lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Debut win was on heavy; managed to hold her own in the 1,000 Guineas and the Coronation Stakes (both on good to firm) before a front-running third in a Group 3 at Ascot in July (1m, good; beaten half a length); major player dropped into a Listed race and could well approve of getting back on slower ground.

5/2

9

(2)

26th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

14:20 Ascot

Chantilly Lace

8st 11lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Comfortably justified favouritism in novice event at Salisbury (7f, heavy) on only 2yo start; pitched into the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) on reappearance and acquitted herself very well to be beaten only 2.5l into fifth; another good effort at Group 1 level when filling the same position in the Coronation Stakes over C&D (good to firm) last month; has the potential for even better after only three starts and major player with her sights lowered slightly.

3/1

10/1

Form: 331-24

Last run: 40 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Tough and consistent sort whose record reads 912233124, most recently running well in the French 1,000 Guineas on good ground (hampered close home; bare form can be marked up); ties in closely with Zarigana on that effort and Boussac running; this Ballydoyle filly holds solid claims and again should be thereabouts.
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15

(3)

18th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:25 Ascot

Exactly

9st 0lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Some good runs in defeat in Group races this season, the best of them when close second to Fallen Angel in the Matron at Leopardstown (1m, good to yielding) in September; very soft ground may not have suited at Longchamp a fortnight ago but others have a lot more substance to their claims.

50/1

10

(1)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

16:25 Leopardstown

Exactly

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: A P O’Brien

Won 7f 2yo Group 3 here last October and started the new season with a 7f Group 3 second here; has come up short in four Group 1 outings since then, including sixth behind Cercene in the Coronation and fifth behind Fallen Angel in the Prix Rothschild.

14/1

11

(10)

23rd Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:00 York

Exactly

9st 0lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Won 7f 2yo Group 3 last October and has hinted in two 1m Group 1s in France this season that 7f may be her best trip; Aidan O'Brien's sole representative and worth a second look but others have more substance to their claims.

14/1

16/1

Form: 133-26

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Good second in the 1,000 Guineas (good to firm) on seasonal debut, despite racing in the smaller group away from the main action for most of the way; failed to back up that effort in the Irish equivalent (finished sixth) but may rebound, having been very consistent (221332) otherwise.
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6th

13

(11)

4th Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

13:15 Ascot

Flight

9st 0lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: Ollie Sangster

Excellent second in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket (1m, good to firm; acts on good to soft) on seasonal return; the one to beat on that form but she's regressed in three outings since, including when well behind some of these at Sandown (1m, soft) five weeks ago.

5/1

13

(13)

30th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Sandown

Flight

9st 0lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Ollie Sangster

Maiden winner here last year who was an excellent second in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket (1m, good to firm; acts on good to soft) on seasonal return; failed to back up that effort in the Irish equivalent or the Coronation Stakes but this drop in class could prove liberating back from ten weeks off.

13/2

8th

7

(11)

20th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:20 Ascot

Flight

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Ollie Sangster

Good second in the 1,000 Guineas (good to firm) on seasonal debut, despite racing in the smaller group away from the main action for most of the way; failed to back up that effort in the Irish equivalent (finished sixth) but may rebound, having been very consistent (221332) otherwise.

16/1

Form: 24-730 C

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Good second in the Albany on this card last year, then landed two Group prizes; creditable third, one place behind stablemate Flight, in the 1,000 Guineas but was soundly beaten in the Irish version; chance partly depends on how well she responds to first-time headgear.
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10th

10

(7)

20th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:20 Ascot

Simmering

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Ollie Sangster

Good second in the Albany on this card last year, then landed two Group prizes; creditable third, one place behind stablemate Flight, in the 1,000 Guineas but was soundly beaten in the Irish version; chance partly depends on how well she responds to first-time headgear.

33/1

10

(11)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Simmering

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Ollie Sangster

Solid juvenile campaign featured Group wins over 6f/7f in Britain/France and a good second to Lake Victoria over 7f at this track in the Moyglare; fourth in the Prix Marcel Boussac; doubts raised by a tame run in the Fred Darling on reappearance; left that form behind when third in the 1,000 Guineas, one length behind stablemate Flight.

13/2

10

(11)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Simmering

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Ollie Sangster

Solid juvenile campaign featured Group wins over 6f/7f in Britain/France and a good second to Lake Victoria over 7f at this track in the Moyglare; fourth in the Prix Marcel Boussac; doubts raised by a tame run in the Fred Darling on reappearance; left that form behind when third in the 1,000 Guineas, one length behind stablemate Flight.

13/2

50/1

Form: 23-194

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Impressive in the Fred Darling but her subsequent efforts, upped to 1m, in the 1,000 Guineas (comfortably held) and Irish equivalent (finished fourth) suggest she ideally needs a return to 7f; now goes in cheekpieces; not certain to get home.
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10th

10

(1)

16th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newbury

Duty First

9st 0lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Impressive in the Group 3 Fred Darling over C&D (good) in April on reappearance; she's not seen her race out since in the 1,000 Guineas, Irish Guineas or Coronation Stakes, all admittedly top races over 1m but she tailed off in first-time cheekpieces in the last named, which prompts concern today even though she's back at 7f.

25/1

11th

4

(8)

20th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:20 Ascot

Duty First

9st 2lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Impressive in the Fred Darling but her subsequent efforts, upped to 1m, in the 1,000 Guineas (comfortably held) and Irish equivalent (finished fourth) suggest she ideally needs a return to 7f; now goes in cheekpieces; not certain to get home.

50/1

5

(7)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Duty First

9st 2lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Winner and Group-placed at two; belied her 33-1 odds with a clear-cut success in the 7f Fred Darling at Newbury on seasonal debut; fading when stumbling over a furlong down in the 1,000 Guineas; still has to prove she stays this far.

22/1

Form: 1-1

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Supplemented for this race at a cost of £46,000; impressive in sole 2yo start (8.5f, AW) then followed up in Listed grade at Newmarket (1m2f, good to firm) where she raced exuberantly in front but wasn't for catching; missed the Oaks due to doubts over the trip/track and the French Oaks due to scoping dirty shortly beforehand; looks likely to cope well with this drop back in distance and is an exciting contender, being a very promising filly who could easily prove Group 1 class.
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10th

8

(8)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

15:40 Ascot

Falakeyah

9st 2lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Owen Burrows

All turf starts on good or firmer; looked on the path to stardom when making virtually all to win readily in last year's Listed Pretty Polly at Newmarket (1m2f) in May but she disappointed when just 5-2 in the Group 1 Coronation over C&D at this meeting the following month, beaten nearly 14l; similar story at the same price when only sixth to Jancis on return in May but she's in good hands and those Pretty Polly memories still linger.

16/1

6th

6

(12)

3rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

Class 1

14:20 Newmarket

Falakeyah

9st 2lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Owen Burrows

Has proved headstrong and she was disappointing in last two appearances, including when only 5-2 for the Coronation Stakes having bypassed the Oaks and French Oaks, but this may be the time to catch her; comfortably justified favouritism in the Pretty Polly on this card (good to firm) 12 months ago, taking record to 2-2 and looking a potentially high-class filly; worth another chance.

9/2

7

(2)

10th Oct 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

16:45 Newmarket

Falakeyah

9st 1lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Owen Burrows

Impressive on sole 2yo start (8.5f, AW) and in Listed race here (1m2f, good to firm) in May, racing exuberantly in front in the latter; missed the Oaks due to doubts over the trip/track and the French Oaks due to scoping dirty; Group 1 Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot (1m, good to firm) did not work out, lit up in the lead, but she was just 5-2 for that race, is hooded this time and could still bring potential.

11/4

Form: 1-11 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Supplemented for this contest at a cost of £46,000; improving filly who is 3-3, most recently driven out for half-length success in Listed grade at York (1m, good to firm) on turf debut; now partnered for the first time by William Buick, who rode a Group 1 winner for these connections last season; very interesting upped further in class, with her bubble yet to be burst and limitations not yet exposed.
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4th

12

(10)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

15:40 Ascot

Kon Tiki

9st 2lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Lost her unbeaten record when only seventh of 11 in last year's Group 1 Coronation over C&D at the Royal meeting but otherwise her light career has been one of progress; reeled in late by Blue Bolt in a Goodwood Listed race (1m, good) last month and it's likely she's capable of better again; considered.

9/1

2nd

4

(5)

2nd May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:05 Goodwood

Kon Tiki

9st 7lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Made it 3-3 when landing a Listed race at York (1m, good to firm) last May but she found things tough in the Group 1 Coronation Stakes at Ascot (never-dangerous seventh) the following month; has been on the sidelines since but she's still unexposed and could resume her progress back in calmer waters on her return.

7/1

9

(3)

20th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:20 Ascot

Kon Tiki

9st 2lb

J: William Buick

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Supplemented for this contest at a cost of £46,000; improving filly who is 3-3, most recently driven out for half-length success in Listed grade at York (1m, good to firm) on turf debut; now partnered for the first time by William Buick, who rode a Group 1 winner for these connections last season; very interesting upped further in class, with her bubble yet to be burst and limitations not yet exposed.

7/1

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Payout
Straight Forecast £81.37
Tricast £475.55

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Falakeyah

RP RATINGS:

Zarigana

NEWMARKET:

Kon Tiki

Daily Mail:

Cathedral

POSTDATA:

Simmering

The Guardian:

Kon Tiki

LAMBOURN:

Falakeyah

Telegraph:

Falakeyah

Daily Mirror:

Falakeyah

The Sun:

Falakeyah

Daily Record:

Falakeyah

TOPSPEED:

Zarigana

The Times:

Zarigana

D Express:

Zarigana

The Star:

Zarigana