✅ Result In
King George Vi And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Group 1)
📏 1m3f211y
🏷️ Class Class 1
🌿 GOOD TO FIRM
🏟️ Turf
💰 £1,134,200
🐎 Flat
2nd
Calandagan
6/5F
1st
Kalpana
13/2
3rd
Benvenuto Cellini
4/1
🏷️
Class
Class 1
📏
Distance
1m3f211y
🌿
Going
GOOD TO FIRM
🏟️
Surface
Turf
💰
Prize
£1,134,200
🐎
Runners
9
🔖
Type
Flat
| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥈 2nd |
5y 135 lbs |
Mickael Barzalona Francis-Henri Graffard |
130 | 6/5F | |
| 5 |
6y 135 lbs |
C. Soumillon Francis-Henri Graffard |
119 | 12/1 | |
| 4 |
4y 135 lbs |
William Buick Aidan O'Brien |
118 | 50/1 | |
| 7 |
4y 135 lbs |
Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Takahisa Tezuka |
128 | 13/2 | |
| 9 |
6y 135 lbs |
Oisin Murphy Hiroshi Miyamoto |
116 | 40/1 | |
| 🥇 1st |
5y 132 lbs |
Colin Keane Andrew Balding |
120 | 13/2 | |
| 8 |
4y 132 lbs |
W. M. Lordan Aidan O'Brien |
123 | 17/2 | |
| 6 |
3y 124 lbs |
Sean Levey Aidan O'Brien |
111 | 125/1 | |
| 🥉 3rd |
3y 124 lbs |
Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien |
114 | 4/1 |
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RACING POST VERDICT
Calandagan tops our figures on 131, narrowly ahead of Goliath on 128, and arrives on the back of four wins in his last five starts for F-H Graffard. Goliath, Kalpana and Minnie Hauk provide the leading opposition, with Kalpana and Minnie Hauk tied on 121 some way further back. Confidence is low in this Ascot Class 1, but Calandagan's strong recent scoreline makes him the selection.
Racing Post Pick
Calandagan
Our Expert Tip
Im still a huge fan of BENVENUTO CELLINI I really liked the Irish derby performance and feel there is still more to come from this horse, je would be my pick here at 5/1