15:05 Royal Ascot

Thursday 18 June 2026

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King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 2  |   1m 3f 211y  |   Good to Firm  |   19 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:09  |   Winning time: 2m 29.74s
1st
Horse silk
10
(13)
Enceladus
38-12
7/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Midfield, headway to go prominent after 4f, ridden to challenge and led 2f out, pressed over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on well op 15/2
2nd
Horse silk
½
5
(14)
Al Azd
39-1
11/1
T: R VarianJ: Cieren Fallon
Mid-division, headway over 2f out, switched right and headway between horses 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well to challenge 1f out, went second final 110yds, edged left towards finish, just held second tchd 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
hd
11
(4)
Believed
38-11
14/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: Oisin Murphy
In touch with leaders, switched left and headway over 2f out, went second and ridden to press winner when edged left over 1f out, lost second final 110yds, keeping on when carried left towards finish, just held for second op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
17
(7)
Heyzoom
38-8
6/1
T: Owen BurrowsJ: Saffie Osborne
Midfield, ridden and edged left when bumped 2f out, kept on final furlong op 13/2
5th
Horse silk
nk
16
(20)
Arc Ole Ole
38-8
16/1
T: Dylan CunhaJ: Rowan Scott
Held up towards rear, switched left over 2f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
6th
Horse silk
¾
18
(16)
Galilean Quality
38-8
22/1
T: K R BurkeJ: Pierre-Louis Jamin
Mid-division, ridden when carried left over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders op 25/1
7th
Horse silk
2
14
(12)
Waterford Castle
38-9
20/1
T: G BougheyJ: Zac Lloyd
Wore hood to post, took keen hold, held up in midfield, switched left and ridden over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, plugged on one pace final furlong op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
nk
1
(15)
Guildmaster
39-9
33/1
T: J & T GosdenJ: Billy Loughnane
Wore hood to post, raced wide early, close up, led 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra final furlong
9th
Horse silk
½
2
(10)
Tierra Del Toro
39-6
10/1
T: R M BeckettJ: James Doyle
Wore hood to post, prominent, in touch with leaders after 4f, ridden over 2f out, no extra over 1f out op 11/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(5)
Birgham Dub
39-2
50/1
T: Jane Chapple-HyamJ: D Egan
Prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra 1f out op 40/1
11th
Horse silk
nk
12
(11)
Into The Light
38-11
4/1
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
In touch with leaders, dropped to midfield after 3f, ridden over 2f out, fading when carried right over 1f out op 5/1
12th
Horse silk
nse
13
(22)
Golden Knight
38-10
14/1
T: E WalkerJ: K Shoemark
Held up in rear, made some headway over 1f out, never in contention op 12/1
13th
Horse silk
1
9
(8)
Dial Me In
38-12
28/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: James McDonald
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, weakening when edged left inside final furlong op 25/1
14th
Horse silk
1 ½
3
(21)
Cannes
39-4
7/2f
T: J P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle
Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, never involved op 4/1
15th
Horse silk
3 ¼
8
(6)
Atomic City
38-12
22/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: Tom Marquand
Mid-division, short of room briefly over 2f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 20/1
16th
Horse silk
6 ½
7
(9)
Amora Queen
38-13
80/1
T: C JohnstonJ: Rossa Ryan
Wore earplugs to post, took keen hold, midfield, ridden over 2f out, eased 1f out op 100/1
17th
Horse silk
¾
15
(1)
Genchev
38-9
40/1
T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane
Never better than mid-division
18th
Horse silk
19
19
(3)
Blue Hercules
38-8
80/1
T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Lewis Edmunds
Led, headed 3f out, weakened over 2f out
19th
Horse silk
1 ½
6
(2)
Joulany
39-0
18/1
T: R M BeckettJ: H Crouch
Wore hood and went early to post, took keen hold, always towards rear, eased over 1f out op 16/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£3.50, £3.80, £4.90EX:£128.70Trifecta:£2,623.10Tricast:£1,101.59SF:£83.19Swingers:£21.60, £26.25, £39.75

Forecasts

Cannes (7/2), Into The Light (4/1), Heyzoom (6/1), Enceladus (7/1), Tierra Del Toro (10/1), Al Azd (11/1), Believed (14/1), Golden Knight (14/1), Arc Ole Ole (16/1), Joulany (18/1), Waterford Castle (20/1), Galilean Quality (22/1), Atomic City (22/1), Dial Me In (28/1), Guildmaster (33/1), Genchev (40/1), Birgham Dub (50/1), Amora Queen (80/1), Blue Hercules (80/1)

Verdict

INTO THE LIGHT and Heyzoom have both had the form of their latest run boosted and look ahead of their marks. There's a slight doubt about the latter's stamina for 1½m so that tips the vote the way of Godolphin's charge, who is already proven at the trip. Ralph Beckett has won this race twice in recent years and Tierra Del Toro is next on the list after his good run in the London Gold Cup. Waterford Castle and Al Azd, another from the London Gold Cup, complete the shortlist.

  1. INTO THE LIGHT
  2. HEYZOOM (IRE)
  3. TIERRA DEL TORO

Previous Winners

2025
Merchant
Weight: 9-4  |Age: 3
J: Tom Marquand  |  T: W J Haggas
3/1

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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