The Duke Of Cambridge Stakes is a Group 2 contest run over a mile. It takes place at 15:40 on Wednesday 21st June, which is the second day of Royal Ascot 2023. View the runners here, and also make sure to check out the odds and tips on offer for this race.

NO.DRAW
FORM

HORSE

ODDS

JOCKEY& TRAINER

AGE

WGT

RPR

3⁽¹⁾

43-863

Internationalangel

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

9-2

100

121

Very useful at her best but all of her seven wins have come in 7f handicaps; had some close calls in Listed/Group 3 events last summer, including at this trip, but she was well held in two Group 2 races at Meydan early this year; this looks another tough assignment after 109 days off and others are preferred.

9⁽⁸⁾

941-72

Random Harvest

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Ed Walker

9-2

105

120

Has a patchy record but she's a C&D winner who ended last season with a Group 3 win in Italy (1m, soft); started this campaign with a heavy defeat but she bounced back with a close second behind Prosperous Voyage at Epsom (8.5f, good to firm) last time; that was a bold bid under a penalty and she meets her old rival on 3lb better terms back at this track; in the mix.

6⁽³⁾

714-P5

Potapova

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Sir Michael Stoute

9-2

107

126

Comfortably beat Grande Dame for Group 3 win at Sandown (1m, good) last August but she's not hit the same level in three runs since; had an irregular heartbeat when pulled up on return last month but behind two of today's rivals when fifth of six in a Group 3 at Epsom last time; wasn't beaten far in the latter but she's not easy to predict and needs to rediscover her spark.

7⁽⁵⁾

164-51

Prosperous Voyage

J: Frankie Dettori

T: Ralph Beckett

9-2

112

128

Her highlights during her 3yo campaign last season were a close second in the 1,000 Guineas and a win in the Falmouth Stakes (1m, good to firm); made a low-key return at Newmarket last month but got back in the groove with a strong-finishing win in a Group 3 at Epsom (Random Harvest second) 18 days ago; did well to justify favouritism after a slow start in that tactical event and she's a key player again on this step back up in grade.

4⁽²⁾

2861-2

Jumbly

J: Ryan Moore

T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

9-2

105

126

Won three of her four starts at two, sole defeat when fourth in Rockfel Stakes; competed at a high level for the Charltons last season and she ended that four-race campaign with a Group 3 win on the round course here (good to firm) in July; changed hands for 1,250,000gns towards the end of last year; couldn't pose a major threat when runner-up at the Curragh (Group 2) on her comeback last month but she raised her form to a new level with that creditable effort and is open to more progress for Joseph O'Brien; respected.

2⁽⁴⁾

65-115

Honey Girl

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

9-2

107

126

0-8 for Henry de Bromhead but ran creditably when highly tried on several occasions; started off for Joseph O'Brien with maiden and Group 3 wins at the Curragh (7f, soft/heavy) this spring but she didn't fire when favourite in a Group 2 there (1m, good) last time; bit to prove again after that and she seems most potent at 7f on testing ground; stablemate of Jumbly.

8⁽¹⁰⁾

11-173

Queen Aminatu

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

9-2

107

123

Hold-up performer who has a record of 5-8 on AW and was a creditable third in a Group 3 at Lingfield (7f, Polytrack) last time; has each-way claims on her best AW form at up to 1m but she's 0-6 on turf and was disappointing in a Group 3 at the Curragh (behind Honey Girl) on her penultimate run.

10⁽⁷⁾

70-232

Rogue Millennium

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Tom Clover

9-2

109

124

Won the Listed Lingfield Oaks Trial (11.6f, good to firm) last May and placed in all of her three starts this season, including a close second in Group 2 at York (1m2f, good) last month; hit a personal best with that brave effort but all of her runs have been at middle distances and her tactical speed will be tested on this drop to 1m.

1⁽⁶⁾

20123-

Grande Dame

J: Jamie Spencer

T: John & Thady Gosden

9-2

108

124

Won two of her first four starts, including a Listed race at Sandown (1m, good to firm) last July; came up short in her final two runs last season but the latest was a creditable third in the Group 1 Sun Chariot at Newmarket (1m, good to soft); has something to find on the figures on her return from 263 days off but she was progressive last term and is still lightly raced.

5⁽⁹⁾

-41125

Lightship

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

9-2

100

114

Massive improver on Polytrack this year, with two handicap wins at Kempton (1m) in February and runner-up in a Listed race there in April; however, no match for the winner on that last AW run and failed to transfer her progress back to turf in a Listed race at Goodwood (1m, heavy) last month; others preferred.

RACING POST TIP

Prosperous Voyage

Several of these are quite closely matched on the figures but the vote goes to Ralph Beckett's PROSPEROUS VOYAGE, who was a Group 1 winner over a straight 1m last summer and looked back on song with a strong-finishing success in a tactical race at Epsom 18 days ago. Jumbly found more improvement when runner-up in a Group 2 at the Curragh on her stable debut last month and she's feared most ahead of Random Harvest, who made a bold bid when runner-up behind the selection last time. Another to consider is the Gosdens' Grande Dame, who was on an upward curve in her six runs last season and could have more to offer.

Verdict

Past 10 Winners

Year	Horse [Draw]	Age	Weight	SP	Trainer	Jockey
2022	Saffron Beach [5]	4	9-7	5/2	Jane Chapple-Hyam	William Buick
2021	Indie Angle [12]	3	9-0p	22/1	John & Thady Gosden	Frankie Dettori
2020	Nazeef [5]	4	9-0	100/30	John Gosden	Jim Crowley
2019	Move Swiftly [11]	4	9-0	9/1	William Haggas	Daniel Tudhope
2018	Aljazzi [7]	5	9-0	9/2	Marco Botti	William Buick
2017	Qemah [10]	4	9-0	5/2F	J-C Rouget	Gregory Benoist
2016	Usherette [10]	4	9-3	9/4F	A Fabre	Mickael Barzalona
2015	Amazing Maria [1]	4	9-0	25/1	David O’Meara	James Doyle
2014	Integral [9]	4	9-0	9/4F	Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore
2013	Duntle [1]	4	8-12	100/30	David Wachman	Wayne Lordan
2012	Joviality [3]	4	8-12	11/1	John Gosden	William Buick

Key race stats

Top-three finish that season, 8/10 (one exception making reappearance)
Rated within 6lb of RPR top-rated, 8/10
Distance winner, 8/10
Adjusted RPR of at least 121, 8/10
Had won a Group race, 7/10

Other factors

Winners of the Dahlia at Newmarket finished 39412.
Four winners had run at the previous year’s meeting – one in the Sandringham (1), two in the Coronation Stakes (61) and one in this race (2).

What happened last year?

A mouth-watering clash between the previous year’s 1,000 Guineas one-two, Mother Earth and Saffron Beach, turned into a rout. Saffron Beach, who had reversed form with that rival when landing the Sun Chariot Stakes on her last British start, sauntered into the lead two furlongs from home before kicking clear by three and a half lengths to win eased down under William Buick. She gave weight away to all her rivals and was a class apart, which she confirmed when landing the second Group 1 of her career in the Prix Rothschild on her next start.

Duke Of Cambridge Stakes

15:40 Royal Ascot

RACING POST TIP

Verdict

Past 10 Winners

Key race stats

What happened last year?

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