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King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Group 1)

Ascot · Saturday, 25 Jul · 13:35 · 1m 3f 211y · Class 1 · TURF

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Status

14:35

Off time

Runners

Good to Firm

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick

CALANDAGAN (IRE

🥈 Second

MINNIE HAUK (IRE

🥉 Third

BENVENUTO CELLINI (IRE

Betting forecast

9 runners

01 · 🏆

Calandagan

2.20

6/5

02 · 🥈

Benvenuto Cellini

4/1

03 · 🥉

Kalpana

7.50

13/2

Masquerade Ball

7.50

13/2

Minnie Hauk

9.50

17/2

Goliath

12/1

Wurttemberg

40/1

Lambourn

50/1

Action

126

125/1

Runners

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	7	Calandagan (G) FAV Saw off Kalpana in this race on good to firm 12 months ago and enhanced his excellent Ascot record with success in the Champion Stakes last autumn. Hasn't needed to reproduce that level of form when …	111-141	M Barzalona F Graffard	5	61.2kg	2.20 6/5
—	1	—	Bay City Roller (C)	241-221	— George Scott	4	61.2kg	— Paddy… 29 Betfa… 29 Sky B… 29
5th	2	5	Goliath (G) Impressive winner of this race in 2024. Has shown he retains a good chunk of that ability with a win in a Chantilly Group 2 and 1¾ lengths third behind Giavellotto and Kalpana in the Hardwicke this s…	103-213	C Soumillon F Graffard	6	61.2kg	13 12/1
4th	3	2	Lambourn (C) Winner of the Derby and Irish Derby last year. Added a Chester Group 2 on reappearance but has struggled since and there's a chance he's here to act as a pacemaker.	4-13054	W Buick A P O'Brien	4	61.2kg	51 50/1
7th	4	4	Masquerade Ball (C) Narrowly denied by Calandagan in the 2025 Japan Cup. Last seen finishing second of 8 to Romantic Warrior in Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Sha Tin (1¼m, good to firm) in April. This high-class Japanese co…	13212-2	C P Lemaire Takahisa Tezuka	4	61.2kg	7.50 13/2
9th	5	3	Wurttemberg (H) Very smart performer in Japan, notably going close in a 2m Group 1 at Kyoto 12 weeks ago. Has done his winning over much shorter so the drop back in trip shouldn't be an issue but he'll need to advan…	1976-42	Oisin Murphy Hiroshi Miyamoto	6	61.2kg	41 40/1
—	5	—	Masquerade Ball (C)	13212-2	— Takahisa Tezuka	4	61.2kg	— Sky B… 4.50 Betfa… 4.50 Paddy… 4.50
1st	6	6	Kalpana (M) P Very smart mare who chased home Calandagan in last year's King George before landing a second successive win in Group 1 Fillies' & Mares' Stakes over C&D. Won Newbury Group 3 on reappearance and fine…	271-121	Colin Keane A M Balding	5	59.9kg	7.50 13/2
8th	7	1	Minnie Hauk (F) Progressed into a high-class filly last year, winning Oaks, Irish Oaks and Yorkshire Oaks before close second to Daryz in the Arc. Looked back to somewhere near her best when 4 lengths second of 8 to…	26-1528	Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien	4	59.9kg	9.50 17/2
6th	8	8	Action (C) Had Christmas Day behind him in third when second in the Dante at York but well beaten in the Derby and Irish Derby since. Another who might be in here to help set the race up for better-fancied stab…	2-42076	S M Levey A P O'Brien	3	56.2kg	126 125/1
3rd	9	9	Benvenuto Cellini (C) Floundered in the mud in the Derby at Epsom (subsequently declared a non-runner) but confirmed he's a very smart colt when proving 1¾ lengths to strong for Epsom hero Christmas Day in the Irish Derby…	113-113	R L Moore A P O'Brien	3	56.2kg	5 4/1
—	—	—	West Wind Blows (G)	422227	— S & E Crisford	7	61.2kg	— Betfa… 67 Paddy… 67 Sky B… 67
—	—	—	Santorini Star (M)	112-120	— W J Haggas	5	59.9kg	— Betfa… 67 Paddy… 67 Sky B… 67
—	—	—	Christmas Day (C)	11-1312	— A P O'Brien	3	56.2kg	— Sky B… 26 Betfa… 26 Paddy… 26
—	—	—	Constitution River (C)	211-111	— A P O'Brien	3	56.2kg	— Sky B… 13 Betfa… 13 Paddy… 13
—	—	—	Hawk Mountain (C)	111-123	— A P O'Brien	3	56.2kg	— Sky B… 34 Betfa… 34 Paddy… 34
—	—	—	James J Braddock (G)	21-5136	— J P O'Brien	3	56.2kg	— Sky B… 67 Betfa… 67 Paddy… 67
—	—	—	Maltese Cross (C)	21-1121	— W J Haggas	3	56.2kg	— Paddy… 26 Betfa… 26 Sky B… 26
—	—	—	Water To Wine (C)	113	— J & T Gosden	3	56.2kg	— Sky B… 67 Betfa… 67 Paddy… 67
—	—	—	Galen (G)	3324-04	— J P O'Brien	5	61.2kg	— Sky B… 67 Betfa… 67 Paddy… 67
—	—	—	Legacy Link (F)	314-127	— J & T Gosden	3	54.9kg	— Sky B… 67 Betfa… 67 Paddy… 67
—	—	—	Thundering On (F)	42-2114	— J P O'Brien	3	54.9kg	— Paddy… 13 Betfa… 13 Sky B… 13
—	—	—	Best Secret (C)	311-618	— S Wattel	4	61.2kg	— Betfa… 67 Paddy… 67 Sky B… 67
—	—	—	Causeway (C)	1-11117	— A P O'Brien	3	56.2kg	— Paddy… 51 Betfa… 51 Sky B… 51
—	—	—	Convergent (C)	117-154	— K R Burke	4	61.2kg	— Betfa… 67 Paddy… 67 Sky B… 67
—	—	—	Almaqam (H)	1233-14	— E Walker	5	61.2kg	— Sky B… 21 Betfa… 21 Paddy… 21
—	—	—	Ancient Egypt (C)	117-182	— C Johnston	3	56.2kg	— Paddy… 26 Betfa… 26 Sky B… 26
—	—	—	Diamond Necklace (F)	111-111	— A P O'Brien	3	54.9kg	— Betfa… 17 Paddy… 17 Sky B… 17
—	—	—	Gethin (C)	122-125	— Owen Burrows	4	61.2kg	— Paddy… 26 Betfa… 26 Sky B… 26
—	—	—	A Boy Named Susie (C)	422-342	— Donnacha O'Brien	3	56.2kg	— Sky B… 21 Betfa… 21 Paddy… 21
—	—	—	Al Riffa (C)	—	— J P O'Brien	6	61.2kg	— Sky B… 51 Betfa… 51 Paddy… 51
—	—	—	Amiloc (G)	124-66U	— R M Beckett	4	61.2kg	— Paddy… 51 Betfa… 51 Sky B… 51
—	—	—	Cualificar (C)	2310-33	— A Fabre	4	61.2kg	— Sky B… 17 Betfa… 17 Paddy… 17
—	—	—	Daryz (C)	621-113	— F Graffard	4	61.2kg	— Paddy… 15 Betfa… 15 Sky B… 15
—	—	—	Ethical Diamond (G)	4/111-59	— W P Mullins	6	61.2kg	— Sky B… 51 Betfa… 51 Paddy… 51
—	—	—	Jan Brueghel (H)	214-124	— A P O'Brien	5	61.2kg	— Sky B… 21 Betfa… 21 Paddy… 21
—	—	—	Purview (C)	2251-11	— D K Weld	4	61.2kg	— Sky B… 21 Betfa… 21 Paddy… 21
—	—	—	Saddadd (C)	113-134	— R Varian	4	61.2kg	— Sky B… 21 Betfa… 21 Paddy… 21

Betting forecast: Calandagan (6/5), Benvenuto Cellini (4/1), Kalpana (13/2), Masquerade Ball (13/2), Minnie Hauk (17/2), Goliath (12/1), Wurttemberg (40/1), Lambourn (50/1), Action (125/1)

Prize money

Position	Prize
P1	1134200.0 GBP
P2	430000.0 GBP
P3	215200.0 GBP
P4	107200.0 GBP
P5	53800.0 GBP
P6	27000.0 GBP