Ascot Races
Ascot
16:10
King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Ascot
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025
Distance: 1m4f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.10
Place: £1.25 £3.05
Exacta: £7.70
Trifecta: £15
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Calandagan (IRE) | 3 G | Elite | F-H Graffard | 135 lbs | 11/10F | Won | Held up in last but in touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - went second and pushed along over 1f out - ridden and challenging inside final furlong - kept on well and led towards finish(op Evens) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Kalpana (GB) | 3 F | Good | Andrew Balding | 132 lbs | 15/2 | 1 | In touch with leaders - headway on outer 3f out - led 2f out - soon quickened 2 lengths ahead and ridden - reduced lead and faced challenge inside final furlong - headed and no extra towards finish(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Rebel's Romance (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Charlie Appleby | 135 lbs | 5/1 | 2.5 | Prominent on inner - short of room from over 2f out - in the clear over 1f out - stayed on and went third towards finish(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Jan Brueghel (IRE) | 3 C | Elite | A P O'Brien | 135 lbs | 5/2 | 0.3 | Led at steady pace - increased tempo halfway - nudged along from over 4f out - ridden over 2f out - headed and outpaced from 2f out(tchd 9/4) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Continuous (JPN) | 5 H | AVG | A P O'Brien | 135 lbs | 40/1 | 14 | Took keen hold - raced in second - weakened 2f out (jockey said horse lost his right-fore shoe)(op 66/1 tchd 80/1) |