18:10 Royal Ascot

Thursday 18 June 2026

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Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   7f  |   Good to Firm  |   28 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:12  |   Winning time: 1m 25.44s
Odds by:
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Live Odds
Odds
2
The Wizard Of Eye
12/1, 11/1, 10/1
9/1
3
English Oak
28/1
4
Fondo Blanco
40/1
50/1
5
Golden Mind
40/1
6
Elarak
12/1
7
Royal Velvet
9/1, 17/2, 15/2
8/1
8
Vafortino
50/1
9
Great Acclaim
11/1
12/1
10
Arctic Dawn
40/1, 50/1
40/1
11
Blue Brother
9/2
12
Apiarist
28/1
33/1
13
The Lost King
33/1, 40/1
33/1
14
Cosi Bello
15/2, 8/1, 17/2
9/1
15
Dance In The Storm
10/1, 9/1
17/2
16
Defence Minister
28/1, 25/1
28/1
17
Storm Star
33/1
18
Colombier
16/1, 18/1, 20/1
22/1
19
Mirsky
50/1
66/1
20
Pellitory
50/1
21
River King
14/1
22
The Fingal Raven
66/1
23
Stratusnine
50/1
24
Rock Of Cashel
80/1
25
Hickory
33/1
40/1
26
So Darn Hot
40/1
50/1
27
Brasil Power
100/1
28
Mezcala
5/1
9/2
29
Nizam
80/1
100/1
SP Book Percentage 143.44

Non-Runners

1
(5)
Horse silk
Room Service257
Weight: 9-12|  Age: 5
T: J A Osborne  J: William Carver
NR

Forecasts

Mezcala (9/2), Blue Brother (9/2), Royal Velvet (8/1), Dance In The Storm (17/2), The Wizard Of Eye (9/1), Cosi Bello (9/1), Elarak (12/1), Great Acclaim (12/1), River King (14/1), Colombier (22/1), English Oak (28/1), Defence Minister (28/1), Storm Star (33/1), Apiarist (33/1), The Lost King (33/1), Hickory (40/1), Golden Mind (40/1), Arctic Dawn (40/1), Stratusnine (50/1), Vafortino (50/1), Fondo Blanco (50/1), Pellitory (50/1), So Darn Hot (50/1), Room Service (50/1), Mirsky (66/1), The Fingal Raven (66/1), Rock Of Cashel (80/1), Nizam (100/1), Brasil Power (100/1)

Verdict

A typically competitive renewal and preference is for GREAT ACCLAIM, who can build on his Victoria Cup effort and go one better here. The in-form Mezcala could have a plum draw and can make his presence felt once more, with Dance In The Storm and English Oak a couple of the fancies for the placings.

  1. GREAT ACCLAIM
  2. MEZCALA
  3. DANCE IN THE STORM

Previous Winners

2025
Never So Brave
Weight: 9-12  |Age: 4
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £61,848.002nd: £29,004.003rd: £14,508.004th: £7,248.005th: £3,624.006th: £1,812.00

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