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Royal Ascot
Flat · Tier 1Finished16 – 20 June 2026 · Ascot
The summer Flat highlight. Group 1s every day: Queen Anne, Prince of Wales's, Gold Cup, Coronation, Diamond Jubilee. International runners, championship trips from 5f to 2m4f, and the biggest betting heat of the year.
Feature races
Ascot draw bias
Stall position matters here: 5-6f moderate: high (outside) favoured (iv 1.19); 7-8f moderate: high (outside) favoured (iv 1.16) — full stall-by-stall tables with the market check.
Ascot draw bias maps →How Racing Alpha did at Royal Ascot
Races at this festival
Tue 16 Jun
14:30Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 1m · 9r
15:05Coventry Stakes (Group 2)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 6f · 21r
15:40King Charles III Stakes (Group 1)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 5f · 26r
16:20St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) (Colts)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 1m · 6r
17:00Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 2m4f · 20r
17:35Wolferton Stakes (Listed Race)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 1m2f · 16r
18:10Copper Horse Stakes (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 1m6f · 16r
Wed 17 Jun
14:30Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 5f · 27r
15:05Queen's Vase (Group 2)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 1m6f · 11r
15:40Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies & Mares)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 1m · 15r
16:20Prince Of Wales's Stakes (Group 1)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 1m2f · 8r
17:00Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap)Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 1m · 28r
17:35Kensington Palace Stakes (Handicap) (Fillies & Mares)Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 1m · 24r
18:10Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed Race)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 6f · 25r
Thu 18 Jun
14:30Chesham Stakes (Listed Race)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 7f · 15r
15:05King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 1m4f · 19r
15:40Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 1m4f · 12r
16:15Gold Cup (Group 1)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 2m4f · 11r
16:50Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Colts & Geldings)Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 1m · 30r
17:35Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 1m2f · 10r
18:10Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap)Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 7f · 28r
Fri 19 Jun
14:30Albany Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 6f · 25r
15:05Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) (No Geldings)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 6f · 22r
15:40Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 1m4f · 17r
16:20Coronation Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 1m · 9r
17:00Sandringham Stakes (Handicap) (Fillies)Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 1m · 30r
17:35King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 1m4f · 5r
18:10Palace Of Holyroodhouse (Handicap)Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 5f · 27r
Sat 20 Jun
14:30Norfolk Stakes (Group 2)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 5f · 21r
15:05Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 1m4f · 12r
15:40Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (Group 1)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 6f · 18r
16:20Jersey Stakes (Group 3)Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 7f · 16r
17:00Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap)Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 6f · 27r
17:35Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap)Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 1m2f · 16r
18:10Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) (GBBPlus Race)Flat · Class 2 · Good To Firm · 2m5½f · 13r
Coverage
We'll publish a deep-dive preview the Sunday before Royal Ascot opens, daily reports during the meeting, and a recap post the Monday after it finishes. Browse the blog for all Racing Alpha coverage.
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