16.10
GoodKing George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Group 1)
- Prize money: £850650
- 1m 3f 211y
- Class 1
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
13/8
Form: 22-221 CD
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2nd 3 (4) |
17th Oct 2026 Good 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
5yo who hasn't been at his brilliant best this year, even allowing for two Group 1 wins; runner-up when bidding for a repeat win in the Group 1 King George here (1m4f, good to firm) in July when last seen; however, the subsequent break may have helped and he was hugely impressive when beating Ombudsman by just over 2l in this race 12 months ago (good); he will be very tough to beat if turning up in that sort of form. |
2/1 |
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2nd 1 (7) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
His flop in the Coronation Cup at Epsom last month can be excused by the substantial rain and he showed he was none the worse when winning the Group 1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1m4f, good to firm) three weeks ago; had just a neck to spare last time but did well to come from the back of the pack off a stop-start gallop; he's a six-time winner at the top level, including of this race last year, and holds leading claims. |
13/8 |
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4th 2 (2) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Superstar gelding who has a record of 222211111 since racing at Group 1 level and is the highest-rated racehorse in the world; couldn't quite get past Jan Brueghel in this race last year but turned the tables in the King George and is on an impressive roll going into another rematch with that rival; prevailed at Meydan (Sheema Classic) last time despite the race not panning out ideally; duly strongly respected, assuming the ground is okay (not certain to run if it's a slog scenario). |
10/11 |
125/1
Form: 395948 D
Last run: 38 days
W: 9st 9lb
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 |
7/4
Form: 111-21 D
Last run: 50 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 (3) |
20th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Dual Group 1 winner who has a record of 6-9 overall and had a mitigating factor (set an unsuitably steady pace) in his 2025 King George defeat in sole C&D attempt; played a distant second fiddle last time when bidding for a Coronation Cup double at Epsom but nothing behind the winner showed their form in the rain-soaked conditions; the peak form he showed when beating Calandagan 12 months earlier gives him a big chance in this field. |
9/2 |
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2nd 5 (1) |
6th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 4f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
High-class performer who has a record of 6-8 overall and 2-3 at Group 1 level, adding to his 2024 St Leger win when knuckling down the better to beat Calandagan in this contest (good to soft) 12 months ago; combination of cheekpieces and setting an unsuitably steady pace perhaps contributed to his King George defeat behind that rival; reappearance success in the Ormonde at Chester (1m5f, good) sets him up nicely for another Coronation Cup bid. |
11/4 |
9/2
Form: 1-1411 CD
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (1) |
9th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 0y Class 1 |
9st 11lb |
Tremendous international performer who has won 21 of 31 races, amassing more than £12m in prize-money; two of last year's winning highlights were over 1m4f on fast ground at Royal Ascot and in the USA, and he was an odds-on scorer at Meydan in February on his only start this term; highly reliable too, so he looks hard to beat despite conceding 3lb all round. |
Evs |
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4 (1) |
26th Jul 2025 Good 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Glorious globetrotter whose Group/Grade 1 record is 7-11 and overall strike-rate is 18-26; has done his winning at a lower level this year, mostly recently in the Hardwicke (Group 2) at Royal Ascot; thoroughly admirable and had an excuse (raced closer to the strong pace than ideal) when about 5l third in this race 12 months ago but he's a 7yo now and no horse older than six has won the King George. |
9/2 |
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1st 9 (11) |
21st Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Globetrotter who won 1m4f Group/Grade 1 races in Dubai, Hong Kong, Germany and the US last year; not at his very best when beating Epic Poet by a head in the Group 2 Yorkshire Cup at York (good to firm) last month but that was 1m6f and he was conceding 5lb to the winner (level weights today); leading contender if at the top of his game now back down to 1m4f. |
5/2 |
9/2
Form: 111-32 CD BF
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 6lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 (1) |
17th Oct 2026 Good 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
In a class of her own in the last two renewals of this race and majestic again at Ascot when she took the King George in July against the males; her Yorkshire Oaks win in August was a scrambled one (from Sparan Nua) after she promised to be firmly in charge over 1f out; fifth in the Arc (Europe's top race) at Longchamp 13 days ago was well below her best form but she fared a bit worse in it last year before going on to dominate this contest; zero shock if the same happens and she wins this prize for the third year running. |
5/4 |
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1st 1 (6) |
20th Aug 2026 Good 1m 3f 188y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Poetry in motion up the straight at Ascot where's she registered all three of her Group 1 wins, on a range of ground, crowned by the King George (1m4f, good to firm) last month; unraced here but also shone at Newbury on 2026 reappearance; as today's chief rival on ratings is Minnie Hauk, who finished well adrift of her in the King George, this mare is the one to beat. |
11/10 |
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1st 6 (6) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
She's won the last two runnings of the Group 1 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes here in October and she was a 1l second of five to Calandagan in this race last year; short-headed in the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes over C&D (good to firm) at the Royal meeting and she might not be far away. |
9/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £7.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £9.24 |
| Trifecta | £15.00 |