Group 1, Ascot 15:40
£1,500,000 guaranteed, 3yo plus,
1m 3f 211y, Class 1   
Saturday 26th July 2025

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A stellar cast of Group One winners, led by last year’s shock hero Goliath, heads the 32 entries.

Francis-Henri Graffard’s Goliath, back on the winning trail just last weekend, looks to defy the odds once more after his surprise triumph last year — a race where he famously held off the subsequent Bluestocking.

Aidan O’Brien is well represented with his latest Classic champions: Derby winner Illinois all figure on the list.

Charlie Appleby’s Godolphin stable may field 2000 Guineas winner Rebel’s Romance. Meanwhile, Saeed bin Suroor’s Tornado Alert — sixth in the Derby — and John and Thady Gosden’s Ombudsman add further depth in blue silks.

The French have a strong hand, too, with Andre Fabre’s Sosie and Graffard’s quartet of Calandagan, Azimpour, and Map Of Stars all declared.

Rounding out the entries are Ed Walker’s Brigadier Gerard winner Pride Of Arras.

With such quality stacked for the King George, July 26 promises a scintillating renewal.

King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes
(Sponsored By Qipco) (British Champions Series) (Group 1)
£1,250,000 guaranteed, 3yo plus, 1m 3f 211y, Class 1
32 entries
Going:

NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY (form as of Jun 10)
1 632-31 Almaqam 4 9-9 Ed Walker
2 210-34 Al Riffa 5 9-9 Joseph O'Brien
3 122-22 Calandagan 5 4 9-9 F-H Graffard
4 -39594 Continuous 5 9-9 A P O'Brien
5 335-46 Ghostwriter 4 9-9 Clive Cox
6 116-91 Goliath 5 9-9 F-H Graffard
7 2221-1 Illinois 4 9-9 A P O'Brien
8 111-21 Jan Brueghel 4 9-9 A P O'Brien
9 439-11 Los Angeles 4 9-9 A P O'Brien
10 41-112 Map Of Stars 4 9-9 F-H Graffard
11 1111-2 Ombudsman 4 9-9 John & Thady Gosden
12 11-141 Rebel's Romance 7 9-9 Charlie Appleby
13 114-11 Sosie 4 9-9 A Fabre
14 430-35 Sunway 4 9-9 David Menuisier
15 3111-3 Kalpana 4 9-6 Andrew Balding
16 11-11 Amiloc 3 8-12 Ralph Beckett
17 1-245 Azimpour 3 8-12 F-H Graffard
18 211-61 Green Impact 3 8-12 Mrs John Harrington
19 1211-3 Hotazhell 3 8-12 Mrs John Harrington
20 15-211 Lambourn 3 8-12 A P O'Brien
21 131-22 Lazy Griff 3 8-12 Charlie Johnston
22 721-31 Merchant 3 8-12 William Haggas
23 351 Minhad 3 8-12 Ismail Mohammed
24 1-10 Pride Of Arras 3 8-12 Ralph Beckett
25 13-11 Ruling Court 3 8-12 Charlie Appleby
26 312-15 Stanhope Gardens 3 8-12 Ralph Beckett
27 121-33 Tennessee Stud 3 8-12 Joseph O'Brien
28 31-46 Tornado Alert 3 8-12 Saeed bin Suroor
29 42-124 Trinity College 3 8-12 A P O'Brien
30 1155-6 Bedtime Story 3 8-9 A P O'Brien
31 21-11 Minnie Hauk 3 8-9 A P O'Brien
32 11-612 Whirl 3 8-9 A P O'Brien

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