15:40 Royal Ascot

Tuesday 17 June 2025

All14:3015:0515:4016:2017:0017:3518:10

King Charles III Stakes (Group 1)

Off time: 15:44 | Winning time: 59.64s

1^st

(16)

American Affair

59-7

11/1

T: J S GoldieJ: P Mulrennan

Wore hood to start, rear of midfield in central group, headway over 1f out, narrowly led final 110 yards, faced sustained challenge towards finish, ran on strongly and always doing enough op 14/1

2^nd

(15)

Frost At Dawn

49-4

28/1

T: W J KnightJ: M Barzalona

Wore hood to start, midfield in central group, headway over 1f out, disputed final 110 yards, pressed winner towards finish, just denied op 33/1

3^rd

(17)

Regional

79-7

9/1

T: E BethellJ: Callum Rodriguez

Led, headed before halfway, pushed along over 1f out, ran on well when pressed for third final furlong, kept on op 8/1 tchd 15/2

4^th

(14)

Starlust

49-7

16/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan

Held up towards rear central group, steady headway from 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on well towards finish, went fourth near finish op 14/1

5^th

(3)

Kerdos

59-7

66/1

T: C G CoxJ: C Soumillon

Unseated rider on way to start, prominent group of six far side, switched left to make headway 1f out, kept on well but always held towards finish op 50/1

5^th

(10)

Asfoora

69-4

7/2

T: Henry DwyerJ: Oisin Murphy

Prominent in central group, briefly led overall over 1f out, soon headed, kept on but lost three places final 110 yards tchd 10/3

7^th

(11)

Washington Heights

59-7

40/1

T: K A RyanJ: T Eaves

Prominent central group, switched right to make headway over 1f out, kept on, not pace of leaders final 110 yards tchd 33/1

8^th

(18)

Monteille

49-4

150/1

T: Mario BarattiJ: C Demuro

Rear of midfield near side group, pushed along over 1f out, switched right and chased leaders final 110 yards, kept on tchd 125/1

9^th

(4)

Balmoral Lady

49-4

50/1

T: E WalkerJ: Tom Marquand

Towards rear group of six far side, shaken up inside 2f out, headway on far rail final furlong, kept on but no chance with central group towards finish

10^th

(6)

Jasour

49-7

18/1

T: C G CoxJ: Jim Crowley

Went to post early, in rear group of six far side, outpaced over 1f out, edged towards centre to make some headway final furlong, kept on op 22/1

11^th

(1)

Believing

59-4

3/1f

T: G BougheyJ: R L Moore

Prominent group of six far side, briefly led far side group over 1f out, outpaced final 110 yards, weakened towards finish op 10/3 tchd 7/2

12^th

(7)

Night Raider

49-7

10/1

T: K R BurkeJ: James Doyle

Led group of six far side early, pushed along 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, weakened inside final 110 yards op 9/1

13^th

nse

(23)

West Acre

39-1

18/1

T: George ScottJ: Callum Shepherd

Mounted on chute and ponied to start, rear of midfield near side, ridden over 1f out, kept on and made some headway final furlong but never really on terms tchd 20/1

14^th

(5)

Rumstar

59-7

10/1

T: J G PortmanJ: Rob Hornby

Prominent group of six far side, overall leader before halfway, headed entering final furlong, weakened final 110 yards op 18/1

15^th

nse

(22)

Estepona

39-1

66/1

T: M Delcher SanchezJ: C Lecoeuvre

Led near side group early, lost position over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, weakened final 110 yards

16^th

1 ¼

(9)

Aesterius

39-1

40/1

T: A WatsonJ: James McDonald

Wore hood and went to post early, prominent in central group, overall leader before halfway, headed over 1f out, soon outpaced, weakened quickly final furlong op 33/1

17^th

(19)

Tropical Storm

39-1

50/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Colin Keane

Towards rear near side, edged towards centre after 2f, outpaced and pushed along over 1f out, soon no chance, rallied and kept on again towards finish op 33/1

18^th

(21)

Twilight Calls

79-7

100/1

T: R SpencerJ: J P Spencer

Held up in rear near side, outpaced and struggling from 1f out, never really on terms op 66/1

19^th

1 ½

(20)

Prime Art

49-4

66/1

T: Jane Chapple-HyamJ: Billy Loughnane

Wore hood to start, always towards rear near side, pushed along 2f out, briefly ridden inside final furlong, soon weakened

20^th

2 ¼

(12)

Manaccan

69-7

80/1

T: J RyanJ: Cieren Fallon

Prominent in central group, keen early, chased leaders over 1f out, soon outpaced, weakened quickly and dropped to rear final furlong, slightly detached towards finish

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Non-Runners

(13)

No Half Measures¹⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: R Hughes J: H Crouch

(2)

Bucanero Fuerte³⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: A Murray J: D Egan

(8)

Mgheera²⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: E Walker J: W Buick

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.15Pl:£2.85, £6.35, £2.25, £4.10EX:£422.70Trifecta:£3,228.40Tricast:£2,152.45SF:£256.61Swingers:£56.35, £21.70, £50.30

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)

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.

NIGHT RAIDER (IRE)
BELIEVING (IRE)
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