Run every year in July at Ascot, the King George runners and riders will be known closer to the approach of the race. It is one of the most coveted prizes in British flat racing, with horses of all ages of three and upwards

Below are the runners and riders for this year’s renewal, combined with their odds of winning the race.

15:35 Ascot

King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Group 1)

• Going Good To Firm
• Distance 1m 3f 211y
• Class Class 1
• Race Type Flat Turf
• Surface Turf
• Runners 9
• Win Time 2m 27s

GG Edge Standard Compact

Win% is implied from the betting forecast

1st 6 (6) 1 tip Kalpana W: 9st 6lb Age: 5 yo Filly

13/2 (Won)

J: Colin Keane T: Andrew Balding

OR: 120 RPR: 131 Form: 271-12

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2nd 1 (7) 7 tips Calandagan OUR TIP W: 9st 9lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

6/5

J: Mickael Barzalona T: F-H Graffard

OR: 130 RPR: 136 Form: 11-141

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3rd 9 (9) 1 tip Benvenuto Cellini W: 8st 12lb Age: 3 yo Colt

4/1

J: Ryan Moore T: A P O’Brien

OR: 119 RPR: 128 Form: 13-1V1

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4th 3 (2) Lambourn W: 9st 9lb Age: 4 yo Colt

50/1

J: William Buick T: A P O’Brien

OR: 113 RPR: 125 Form: 4-1305

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5th 2 (5) 1 tip Goliath W: 9st 9lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

12/1

J: Christophe Soumillon T: F-H Graffard

OR: 119 RPR: 129 Form: 03-213

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6th 8 (8) Action W: 8st 12lb Age: 3 yo Colt

125/1

J: Sean Levey T: A P O’Brien

OR: 111 RPR: 120 Form: 2-4207

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7th 4 (4) 1 tip Masquerade Ball W: 9st 9lb Age: 4 yo Colt

13/2

J: Christophe-Patrice Lemaire T: Takahisa Tezuka

OR: 128 RPR: 133 Form: 3212-2

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8th 7 (1) 2 tips Minnie Hauk W: 9st 6lb Age: 4 yo Filly

17/2

J: Wayne Lordan T: A P O’Brien

OR: 123 RPR: 133 Form: 26-152

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9th 5 (3) Wurttemberg W: 9st 9lb Age: 6 yo Horse

40/1

J: Oisin Murphy T: Hiroshi Miyamoto

OR: 116 RPR: 123 Form: 976-42

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+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£18.00
Straight Forecast	£14.69
Tricast	£35.84
Trifecta	£62.50

Selections

D Express:

Minnie Hauk

Daily Mail:

Calandagan

Daily Mirror:

Calandagan

Daily Record:

Benvenuto Cellini

POSTDATA:

Goliath

RP RATINGS:

Calandagan

SPOTLIGHT:

Calandagan

TOPSPEED:

Kalpana

Telegraph:

Calandagan

The Guardian:

Masquerade Ball

The Star:

Minnie Hauk

The Sun:

Calandagan

The Times:

Calandagan

Who are the Top Three Favourites to Win this Year’s King George?

Former winners Calandagan and Goliath both run, though the latter is not among the three favourites. Calandagan is though, leading the market for France ahead of the Japanese-trained Masquerade Ball and Irish Derby winner Benvenuto Cellini.

King George Horse Entries & Selections

Horses must be aged three and upwards to compete in the King George, but this makes it one of the first significant open Group 1s of the flat season. Three-year-olds get a substantial weight allowance for the trip too, receiving 11lb in weight from their elders.

The race is worth over £1,000,000 with £708,875 going to winning connections. It is a huge prize, which should continue to ensure a decent and competitive field, even though a King George with ten runners is bigger than average.

When the King George runners and riders are announced, our top tipsters Andrew Mount and Matty Sutcliffe will provide their thoughts on the race as well as their selections.

Which Trainers Have Historically Had the Most Success in the King George?

The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes has been run since 1951, with Sir Michael Stoute having trained the most winners in the race’s history. He has trained the winner on six occasions spanning a remarkable 37 years: his first and most famous winner was Shergar in 1981, while Poet’s Word, his most recent victor, secured success in 2018.

Other names to have enjoyed multiple wins in the race are Dick Hern and John Gosden, both of whom have sent out five winners of the King George, while Aidan O’Brien, so often the winningest trainer in big races, has four wins, courtesy of Galileo (2001), Dylan Thomas (2007), Duke Of Marmalade (2008), and Highland Reel (2016).

King George Past Winners Runners & Riders