✅ Result In

King George Vi And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Group 1)

Ascot · Sat 25th Jul 2026 · 15:35
📏 1m3f211y 🏷️ Class Class 1 🌿 GOOD TO FIRM 🏟️ Turf 💰 £1,134,200 🐎 Flat
2nd
Calandagan
6/5F
Mickael Barzalona
1st
Kalpana
13/2
Colin Keane
3rd
Benvenuto Cellini
4/1
Ryan Moore
🏷️
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
Calandagan Form: 11-141
5y
135 lbs
Mickael Barzalona
F-H Graffard
130 6/5F
5
Goliath Form: 03-213
6y
135 lbs
Christophe Soumillon
F-H Graffard
119 12/1
4
Lambourn Form: 4-1305
4y
135 lbs
William Buick
A P O'Brien
118 50/1
7
Masquerade Ball Form: 3212-2
4y
135 lbs
Christophe-Patrice Lemaire
Takahisa Tezuka
128 13/2
9
Wurttemberg Form: 976-42
6y
135 lbs
Oisin Murphy
Hiroshi Miyamoto
116 40/1
🥇 1st
Kalpana Form: 271-12
5y
132 lbs
Colin Keane
Andrew Balding
120 13/2
8
Minnie Hauk Form: 26-152
4y
132 lbs
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
123 17/2
6
Action Form: 2-4207
3y
124 lbs
Sean Levey
A P O'Brien
111 125/1
🥉 3rd
Benvenuto Cellini Form: 113-11
3y
124 lbs
Ryan Moore
A P 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

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