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King George Vi And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Group 1)
Group 1, Class 1, 1m4f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, £1,134,200, 9 runners
Winning time 2m 27.72s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
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All today's tips ›Calandagan No. 1, stall 7
Mickael Barzalona · F-H Graffard
✓ Top rated ✓ Course & distance winner ✓ Won last time out
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.
Result
Colin Keane
Andrew Balding
Raced in the pack before making rapid progress with over three furlongs left to close on the leading group - moved left and was asked for effort approaching two furlongs out to go for the lead - went clear with more than a furlong to run and drifted right - driven passing the furlong marker and battled to the line for the win
Mickael Barzalona
F-H Graffard
Settled at the back before making ground with four furlongs left - moved wide and asked for effort to make progress over two furlongs out - driven into second passing the furlong marker and responded but could not match the winner
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien
Settled towards the back before making headway with four furlongs left - asked for effort in a battle for third over two furlongs out and kept on without finding extra in the final furlong
William Buick
A P O'Brien
Close to the pace early and asked for effort to challenge the front group with three furlongs left - driven into the lead with two furlongs left but was quickly overtaken and dropped away
Christophe Soumillon
F-H Graffard
Settled towards the back before making a little progress over three furlongs out - found room tight over two furlongs out despite being driven and was unable to threaten before fading passing the furlong marker
Sean Levey
A P O'Brien
Driven to the front early and coaxed to hold the gallop by halfway - overtaken with three furlongs left and faded over two furlongs out
No. 4, stall 4
4yo, 9-9, OR 128
J: Christophe-Patrice Lemaire · T: Takahisa Tezuka
Christophe-Patrice Lemaire
Takahisa Tezuka
Held up at the back having taken a keen hold - lost touch with the field when asked for effort over three furlongs out - driven with two furlongs left but found nothing
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien
Raced close up early before being driven into the lead with three furlongs left - overtaken with two furlongs left and faded without much resistance
Oisin Murphy
Hiroshi Miyamoto
Raced in the pack - lost touch with the field rapidly with four furlongs left
Racecard
Mickael Barzalona
F-H Graffard 13/37
Calandagan won last time out and has won four of his last five starts, and has raced over today's trip and ground before. Top of our figures on 131 with a standout speed rating, his only blip was a fourth two starts back, but he's the one to beat.
- Sire
- Gleneagles (IRE)
- Dam
- Calayana (FR) by Sinndar
- Owner
- Aga Khan Studs Scea
- Foaled
- 27 Jan 2021
- Stable
- France
- Trainer last 14 days
- 13 wins from 37 runs (35%)
- Trainer running to form
- 68%
- Ratings
- Perf 131, Speed 123
Christophe Soumillon
F-H Graffard 13/37
Goliath has been placed in four of his last five starts, including a win two starts back, and finished third again last time out. Second of nine on our figures with a strong speed rating, he's a leading threat to the selection out of this field.
- Sire
- Adlerflug (GER)
- Dam
- Gouache (GER) by Shamardal
- Owner
- Resolute Bloodstock Philip Baron Von Ullmann
- Foaled
- 27 Feb 2020
- Stable
- France
- Trainer last 14 days
- 13 wins from 37 runs (35%)
- Trainer running to form
- 68%
- Ratings
- Perf 128, Speed 119
William Buick
A P O'Brien 4/44
Lambourn won four starts back but the placing has since fallen away, with only a third to show in his last three starts and a modest fifth last time out. Seventh of nine on our figures despite a fair speed rating, he needs a big step forward to feature.
- Sire
- Australia (GB)
- Dam
- Gossamer Wings (USA) by Scat Daddy
- Owner
- Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor Derrick Smith
- Foaled
- 24 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Cashel, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 44 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 113, Speed 105
Christophe-Patrice Lemaire
Takahisa Tezuka 0/0
Masquerade Ball has been competitive throughout, placed in all five of his last five starts including a win in the middle of that sequence. Unexposed on our figures and returning after a 90-day break, he still has scope for improvement if that absence hasn't blunted his edge.
- Sire
- Duramente (JPN)
- Dam
- Mask Off (JPN) by Deep Impact
- Owner
- Shadai Race Horse Co Ltd
- Foaled
- 2 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Japan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
Oisin Murphy
Hiroshi Miyamoto 0/0
Wurttemberg is winless in his last five starts but the trend has been positive, finishing runner-up last time out having been down as low as ninth earlier in that sequence. Unexposed on our figures and back after an 83-day absence, that improving line is worth another look.
- Sire
- Kitasan Black (JPN)
- Dam
- Maruka Aichan (JPN) by French Deputy
- Owner
- Teruya Yoshida
- Foaled
- 2 May 2020
- Stable
- Japan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
Colin Keane
Andrew Balding 13/54
Kalpana won two starts back, and again three starts back, before a runner-up effort last time out. Third of nine on our figures with a strong speed rating, only a below-par seventh four starts back interrupts an otherwise solid run of form.
- Sire
- Study Of Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Zero Gravity (GB) by Dansili
- Owner
- Juddmonte
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Kingsclere, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 13 wins from 54 runs (24%)
- Trainer running to form
- 67%
- Ratings
- Perf 121, Speed 114
Wayne Lordan
A P O'Brien 4/44
Minnie Hauk won three starts back and was runner-up last time out, though a fifth in between hints at some inconsistency. Fourth of nine on our figures with a fair speed rating, she remains capable of testing the principals.
- Sire
- Frankel (GB)
- Dam
- Multilingual (GB) by Dansili
- Owner
- Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor
- Foaled
- 13 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Cashel, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 44 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 121, Speed 104
Sean Levey
A P O'Brien 4/44
Action is winless in his last five starts and the recent trend is poor, following an unplaced effort with a seventh last time out. Sixth of nine on our figures with a fair speed rating, the two runner-up efforts further back look some way in the past now.
- Sire
- Frankel (GB)
- Dam
- Gossamer Wings (USA) by Scat Daddy
- Owner
- Michael Tabor Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier
- Foaled
- 3 May 2023
- Stable
- Cashel, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 44 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 114, Speed 106
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien 4/44
Benvenuto Cellini has won four of his last five starts, including last time out, with only a third to break the sequence. Fifth of nine on our figures with a fair speed rating, his prolific recent record makes him one of the more interesting outsiders in this Class 1.
- Sire
- Frankel (GB)
- Dam
- Newspaperofrecord (IRE) by Lope De Vega
- Owner
- Brantmagniertaborsmithwesterberg
- Foaled
- 17 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Cashel, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 44 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 117, Speed 104
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.