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15:35 Ascot

Feature

King George Vi And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Group 1)

1m4f · Flat · Class 1 · Good To Firm · 9 runners · £1,134,200 · Saturday, 25 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd
  1. 1st
    Kalpana (GB)
    Colin Keane·Andrew Balding
    13/2·7.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Calandagan (IRE)AI top pick · 87.9
    Mickael Barzalona·F-H Graffard·beaten 1.5 lengths
    6/5F·2.20
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Benvenuto Cellini (IRE)
    Ryan Moore·A P O'Brien·beaten .5 lengths
    4/1·5.00
    SP
Race time
2m 27.72s

Race time recorded.

In-running (Kalpana (GB))

“Raced in the pack before making rapid progress with over three furlongs left to close on the leading group - moved left and was asked for effort approaching two furlongs out to go for the lead - went clear with more than a furlong to run and drifted right - driven passing the furlong marker and battled to the line for the win”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.20 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: Calandagan

Calandagan tops our figures on 131, narrowly ahead of Goliath on 128, and arrives on the back of four wins in his last five starts for F-H Graffard. Goliath, Kalpana and Minnie Hauk provide the leading opposition, with Kalpana and Minnie Hauk tied on 121 some way further back. Confidence is low in this Ascot Class 1, but Calandagan's strong recent scoreline makes him the selection.

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Calandagan

Mickael Barzalona · F-H Graffard · 5yo

Top-rated of 9
score 87.9 · +8.2 clear of next best (79.7)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Freshness10% weight
    100very strong
    20d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Trainer20% weight
    88very strong
    F-H Graffard: 13/37 winners last 14d (35%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    87very strong
    OR 130 — highest combined rating in the field
  • Form20% weight
    85very strong
    Last 6: 1-1-1-4-1
MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Draw bias — Ascot 1m4f

full course data →

Moderate: middle favoured (IV 1.18).

Low (1–3)
IV 0.75
Mid (4–6)
IV 1.18
High (7–9)
IV 1.11

Today: Goliath (draw 5) and Kalpana (draw 6) get the bias; Minnie Hauk (draw 1) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 78 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
16
Kalpana
J: Colin Keane · T: Andrew Balding · draw 6
5yo · M · bp
27112
12076.5
13/2·7.50
SP
21
Calandagan
J: Mickael Barzalona · T: F-H Graffard · draw 7
5yo · G · b
11141
13087.9
6/5F·2.20
SP
39
Benvenuto Cellini
J: Ryan Moore · T: A P O'Brien · draw 9
3yo · C · ch
11311
11470.9
4/1·5.00
SP
43
Lambourn
J: William Buick · T: A P O'Brien · draw 2
4yo · C · b
41305
11861.5
50/1·51.00
SP
52
Goliath
J: Christophe Soumillon · T: F-H Graffard · draw 5
6yo · G · b
03213
11979.7
12/1·13.00
SP
68
Action
J: Sean Levey · T: A P O'Brien · draw 8
3yo · C · ch
24207
11157.9
125/1·126.00
SP
74
Masquerade Ball
J: Christophe-Patrice Lemaire · T: Takahisa Tezuka · draw 4
4yo · C · b
32122
12875.4
13/2·7.50
SP
87
Minnie Hauk
J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien · draw 1
4yo · F · b
26152
12366.4
17/2·9.50
SP
95
Wurttemberg
J: Oisin Murphy · T: Hiroshi Miyamoto · draw 3
6yo · H · b
97642
11664.0
40/1·41.00
SP

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:35 Ascot on 25 July 2026?

Kalpana (GB) won the 15:35 Ascot at SP 7.50. Ridden by Colin Keane. Trained by Andrew Balding.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:35 Ascot?

No — the AI top pick (Calandagan) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 15:35 Ascot?

Top finishers: 1. Kalpana (GB) (7.50), 2. Calandagan (IRE) (2.20), 3. Benvenuto Cellini (IRE) (5.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:35 Ascot?

The winning time was 2m 27.72s.

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