15:40 Royal Ascot

Tuesday 17 June 2025

Premier Race Day Text
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King Charles III Stakes (Group 1)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 1  |   5f  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   20 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:44  |   Winning time: 59.64s
Odds by:
The word Sky in blue and Bet in white with a red background.
Cloth number
Live Odds
Odds
1
American Affair
14/1, 12/1
11/1
3
Jasour
22/1, 20/1, 22/1, 20/1
18/1
4
Kerdos
50/1
66/1
5
Manaccan
80/1
6
Night Raider
9/1
10/1
7
Regional
8/1, 15/2, 8/1, 15/2, 8/1, 17/2, 8/1, 17/2
9/1
8
Rumstar
18/1, 14/1, 12/1, 11/1, 10/1, 11/1
10/1
9
Starlust
14/1
16/1
10
Twilight Calls
66/1, 80/1
100/1
11
Washington Heights
40/1, 33/1
40/1
12
Asfoora
7/2, 10/3
7/2
13
Balmoral Lady
50/1
14
Believing
10/3, 16/5, 10/3, 7/2, 10/3, 7/2, 10/3, 7/2, 10/3, 3/1, 16/5
3/1
15
Frost At Dawn
33/1
28/1
17
Monteille
150/1, 125/1
150/1
19
Prime Art
66/1
20
Aesterius
33/1
40/1
21
Estepona
66/1
22
Tropical Storm
33/1, 40/1, 50/1, 40/1
50/1
23
West Acre
18/1, 20/1
18/1
SP Book Percentage 130.87

Non-Runners

18
(13)
Horse silk
No Half Measures17
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 4
T: R Hughes  J: H Crouch
NR
2
(2)
Horse silk
Bucanero Fuerte30
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 4
T: A Murray  J: D Egan
NR
16
(8)
Horse silk
Mgheera24
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 5
T: E Walker  J: W Buick
WD

Forecasts

Believing (3/1), Asfoora (7/2), Mgheera (8/1), Regional (9/1), Night Raider (10/1), Rumstar (10/1), American Affair (11/1), Starlust (16/1), Jasour (18/1), West Acre (18/1), Bucanero Fuerte (20/1), No Half Measures (25/1), Frost At Dawn (28/1), Washington Heights (40/1), Aesterius (40/1), Balmoral Lady (50/1), Tropical Storm (50/1), Kerdos (66/1), Estepona (66/1), Prime Art (66/1), Manaccan (80/1), Twilight Calls (100/1), Monteille (150/1)

Verdict

Given his free-going tendencies, the drop to 5f could be what NIGHT RAIDER has needed all along and with his York reappearance indicating that he can be as effective on grass, this lightly-raced 4-y-o could be the answer. Last year's winner Asfoora has had a different preparation this time and has blinkers on for the first time, so Believing, who shaped really well in this 12 months ago, may emerge as the chief threat.

  1. NIGHT RAIDER (IRE)
  2. BELIEVING (IRE)
  3. ASFOORA (AUS)

Previous Winners

2024
Asfoora
Weight: 9-4  |Age: 5
J: Oisin Murphy  |  T: Henry Dwyer
5/1

Prize Money

1st: £411,573.002nd: £156,036.003rd: £78,091.004th: £38,900.005th: £19,523.006th: £9,798.00

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