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King’s Stand Stakes

15:40 Royal Ascot

2023-06-20

Winner: £355855.25

Runners: 17

Going:Good

No. of hurdles:

Distance: 0m5f0yy

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The King's Stand Stakes is a Group 1 contest run over 5f. It takes place at 15:40 on Tuesday 20th June, which is the first 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.

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4(6)
-88422
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Equilateral

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J: William Buick
T: Charles Hills
8
9-7
107
122
Not quite out of the top drawer of sprinters but he's in good form and the best of his three runs in this race, when runner-up to stablemate Battaash in 2020 (good to soft; acts well on good to firm), shows that on a good day he is capable of giving value seekers a run for their money.
8(3)
-50403
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Raasel

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J: James Doyle
T: Michael Appleby
6
9-7
103
120
Looks good on his day and winner of a Listed and Group 3 at 5f in 2022 (good/good to firm; acts on soft); hasn't been in quite the same form this year and unlikely today.
9(16)
522-99
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Twilight Calls

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J: Ryan Moore
T: Henry Candy
5
9-7
107
120
Up-and-coming sprinter early last turf season and came through to take second here on final 2022 start; some doubts about that form behind the wide-margin winner and he's needed excuses for two minor runs this year (soft ground didn't suit on reappearance; scoped badly leading up to Haydock run) but it's too soon to be negative with his yard in its best form for years.
11(4)
7-4616
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Happy Romance

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J: Sean Levey
T: Richard Hannon
5
9-4
104
119
Half-length behind Highfield Princess when seventh in the 6f Platinum Jubilee at this meeting 12 months ago (good to firm; has won on good to soft); unlike that one, though, she hasn't gone on to better things and she couldn't get her oar in behind Dramatised over 5f at Haydock 24 days ago.
13(14)
4260-4
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Mooneista

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J: Dylan Browne McMonagle
T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
5
9-4
0
121
Under 1l behind Twilight Calls when fourth in this last year (good to firm) but her losing run goes back to a Group 2 win in July 2021 and she needed to have done better when a beaten favourite for new yard at Naas recently in order to be fancied today.
5(5)
906-74
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Existent

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J: Neil Callan
T: Stuart Williams
5
9-7
103
117
Suited by good or quicker; 66-1 when never sighted here last year but has more going for him this time round after a useful fourth behind Dramatised and Equilateral at Haydock (5f) in May when not getting much of a run; a step forward is a possibility but a large one is needed.
12(10)
1114-2
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Highfield Princess

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J: Jason Hart
T: John Quinn
6
9-4
119
135
Acts well here; in a class of her own for versatility but the new challenge of 5f on turf proved her special place in 2022, as she travelled so easily before winning the Group 1 Nunthorpe at York (good to firm); swanned home in another Group 1 over the trip at the Curragh (soft) next time and although beaten in both starts over further since she did all that could have been expected on reappearance at Haydock; worthy favourite back at 5f.
15(19)
261610
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Vadream

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J: Kieran Shoemark
T: Charlie Fellowes
5
9-4
108
122
Solid course record on good to soft or slower and late rain swung things her way when winning a 5f Group 3 on soft at Newmarket in May; however, the ground is important to her and she just doesn't hack it in the same way on good or quicker surfaces.
NR(13)
219-01
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Chipstead

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T: Roger Teal
5
9-7
106
120
Brother to Oxted who won this race for the stable in 2021; not yet the same dynamic force but he's been on the march in handicaps and a recent York win (5f, good to firm; has won on soft) was his best effort; has had excuses for Listed and Group 3 defeats in November and May but is up to his eyes in it at this level.
14(1)
2114-1
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Twilight Gleaming

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J: John R Velazquez
T: Wesley A Ward
4
9-4
0
123
Part of the feared team of Wesley Ward, who won this in 2017; front-running second in the Queen Mary at this meeting in 2021 (5f, good to firm) and went on to Breeders' Cup glory; had minor problems last year but has returned in great form as a 4yo, having shone at home before a straightforward comeback win in a Listed race at Keeneland (extended 5f, firm); could have a better chance than her price suggests.
NR(9)
1311-3
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Manaccan

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T: John Ryan
4
9-7
111
126
Acts well at Ascot, close up in the big 5f handicap here last June and winner of both C&D starts since (good to firm/good to soft); has plenty to find on the latter, Listed win but is creeping stealthily through the ranks and a Group 3 AW win in October, as well as his third place under a penalty in a Newmarket Group 3 in May (soft; drawn on the wrong side) suggests he is only now getting into his stride as a sprinter; can be involved.
7(11)
2018-5
silk
Mitbaahy

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J: David Egan
T: Roger Varian
4
9-7
107
121
Best on good or quicker; improved in 2022, roughly on a par with Raasel on Sandown form and later won a 5f Newbury Group 3; needs to have progressed over the winter to have a realistic chance but he should come on from his Haydock reappearance and it wouldn't surprise if he made a better 4yo.
1(17)
111348
silk
Annaf

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J: Rossa Ryan
T: Michael Appleby
4
9-7
109
120
Has ground to make up on Manaccan on C&D Listed form (good to soft) in October and although he has improved at 6f on AW since, his turf record went to 0-7 after York (good) and Haydock (good to firm) defeats in May; no obvious sign in the latter 5f Group 2 event that he will fare much better today.
2(15)
843-13
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Cannonball

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J: Brett Prebble
T: Peter & Paul Snowden
3
9-7
0
120
Vulnerable in Group races for previous stable but he never looked in serious danger from the front in a Group 3 handicap at Rosehill on debut for this yard in March (extended 5f, good); unable to improve on that, with different tactics, in a Group 1 handicap over that C&D seven days later but has worked favourably with Coolangatta on a straight track since and connections are full of hope; the less rain the better.
10(2)
3315-1
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Coolangatta

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J: James McDonald
T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
3
9-4
0
125
Unexposed Australian filly who stepped up form-wise when gaining a narrow win in a Flemington Group 1 (5f, good) in February; tight between the first four there (second came from a long way back on first 5f run) and she didn't come up to scratch in one recent piece of work but is said to have thrived since arriving in Britain; others would welcome rain more but it's quite possible she will rise to the occasion and prove ahead of the pack.
19(18)
1152-1
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Dramatised

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J: Daniel Tudhope
T: K R Burke
3
8-12
108
125
All races have been on good or quicker ground and she has shown her best form over a bare 5f, when winning the Queen Mary at this meeting last summer and coming home with a rattle from Equilateral on return in a Group 2 at Haydock; raced on the favoured strip in the latter but has earned her place among the principals for this; good claims getting the allowances.
16(7)
114-33
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Bradsell

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J: Hollie Doyle
T: Archie Watson
3
9-1
112
120
All races at 6f, winning the Coventry (good to firm) at this meeting last June, but he hasn't entirely convinced with his finishing in the meantime and didn't put up much resistance in a Group 2 at Haydock last time out; the big hope is that this trip could now suit best.
18(12)
25-153
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Marshman

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J: Clifford Lee
T: K R Burke
3
9-1
111
121
Speedy type who made most for a Group 3 win at Chantilly in April (extended 5f, soft); found little returned to 6f at York, when just over 2l behind Highfield Princess, and although he's since gone close back at Chantilly (5f, good) he needs an extra push at this level.
17(8)
921172
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Desert Cop

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J: Oisin Murphy
T: Andrew Balding
3
9-1
105
121
Started off over 7f but dropped to 6f for two AW wins; beaten a long way on turf debut here in May but he made a go of it against an improver at Newbury since (good), showing enough speed to think 5f might suit; this is a tough contest in which to test the theory, though.

RACING POST TIP

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Highfield Princess
Nature Strip was the latest Australian sprinter to give short shrift to the locals at this meeting last year but the home team is stronger this time round. Coolangatta's improved form in a hard-fought finish at Flemington could be the start of something big but the British meet fire with fire in the form of HIGHFIELD PRINCESS who defends an unbeaten record at 5f on turf and looked especially good in the Nunthorpe last summer. Manaccan is progressing but Dramatised can be the main danger. Three-year-old winners of this race have been thin on the ground this century but Karl Burke's filly looks all class and she beat Equilateral in fine style at Haydock on her reappearance. Twilight Calls, back in ninth that day but second in this race 12 months ago, Cannonball and Twilight Gleaming are also in the reckoning, with improvement on the cards for Mitbaahy this year.

Verdict

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Past 10 Winners

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Year Horse [Draw] Age Weight SP Trainer Jockey
2022 Nature Strip [10] 7 9-7 9/4 Chris Walker James McDonald
2021 Oxted [14] 5 9-5 4/1 Roger Teal Cieren Fallon
2020 Battaash [10] 6 9-4 5/6F Charles Hills Jim Crowley
2019 Blue Point [1] 5 9-4 5/2 Charlie Appleby James Doyle
2018 Blue Point [10] 4 9-4 6/1 Charlie Appleby William Buick
2017 Lady Aurelia [18] 3 8-9 7/2 Wesley A Ward John R Velazquez
2016 Profitable [8] 4 9-4 4/1 Clive Cox Adam Kirby
2015 Goldream [3] 6 9-4 20/1 Robert Cowell Martin Harley
2014 Sole Power [8] 7 9-4 5/1 Edward Lynam Richard Hughes
2013 Sole Power [14] 6 9-4 8/1 Edward Lynam Johnny Murtagh
2012 Little Bridge [7] 5 9-4 12/1 C S Shum Zac Purton

Key race stats

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  • Adjusted RPR of at least 125, 10/10
  • Rated within 7lb of RPR top-rated, 10/10
  • Ran at least twice that season, 8/10
  • Drawn seven or higher, 8/10
  • Won that season, 7/10
  • Group winner over 5f, 7/10
Other factors
  • In 2020, Battaash became the first successful favourite since Scenic Blast in 2009.
  • Seven beaten favourites had won a Group race last time (includes both joint-favourites from 2012).
  • The record of Palace House winners is 1111334.

What happened last year?

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Superstar Australian sprinter Nature Strip stole the show when becoming the first winner of the race from that country in 13 years. Sent off at 9-4 after winning countless Group 1s in his native country, victory never looked in doubt as he stormed to a four-and-a-half-length win under James McDonald. It was an emphatic performance, but he has not won a Group 1 since.

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