King Edward VII Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Royal Ascot)

Explore the King Edward VII Stakes, highlighting successful trainers and jockeys. Analyse past winners to discern trends in this Group 2 race for three-year-old colts.
King Edward VII Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Royal Ascot)
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Expert Guide

You know how punters get lost in too much data or bet blindly? I break down the stats and trends so you can feel confident you’re betting with more than just gut instinct.

2026 King Edward VII Stakes Preview

Established in 1834, the King Edward VII Stakes is a Group 2 flat race run at Royal Ascot, which is open to three-year-old colts and geldings.

The race is run over just shy of one mile and four furlongs (1m3f211yds), where previous Group 1 winners receive a 3lb penalty.

King Edward VII Stakes Information:

Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Royal Ascot tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? We cover every race at Royal Ascot, and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. In addition to those, we also cover numerous races at Ascot during the flat season; you can find links to those here.

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How competitive is the King Edward VII Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2020 when the race had an over-round of 109%. The race in 2017 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 121%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the King Edward VII Stakes, the over-round has been 115%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £115 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2026 King Edward VII Stakes Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the King Edward VII Stakes Trend Analysis.

These are the top three quickest-run King Edward VII Stakes races over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Father Time (2:27.37) in 2009
  2. Eagle Top (2:27.98) in 2014
  3. Papal Bull (2:28.02) in 2006

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the King Edward VII Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -11.00. Ahead of the 2026 King Edward VII Stakes, why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?

The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2021 renewal when Alenquer from William Haggas under the guidance of Tom Marquand, won in a time of 2:41.31, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Father Time, trained by Sir Henry Cecil and ridden by Eddie Ahern set the quickest time of 2:27.37 in the 2009 renewal.

What the expert says...
<p>The Epsom Derby or the Classic Trial have been good suppliers of this race with seven of the last ten winners having run in either of those two last time out, six in the Derby and two in the Classic Trial, only Alenquer (2021) won before winning this of those seven.</p>

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

King Edward VII Stakes Past Winners

Here are the King Edward VII Stakes' past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won, along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the King Edward VII Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2025
2:28.67
Amiloc (GB)
3yo 9-2 (6 of 9) 11/8F
Rossa Ryan
Ralph Beckett (GB)
2024
2:29.11
Calandagan (IRE)
3yo 9-2 (13 of 14) 11/2
Stephane Pasquier
F-H Graffard (FR)
2023
2:35.30
King Of Steel (USA)
3yo 9-2 (6 of 6) 11/10F
Kevin Stott
Roger Varian (GB)
2022
2:30.44
Changingoftheguard (IRE)
3yo 9-2 (3 of 6) 11/10F
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2021
2:41.31
Alenquer (FR)
3yo 9-0 (3 of 6) 13/8F
Tom Marquand
William Haggas (GB)
2020
2:32.21
Pyledriver (GB)
3yo 9-0 (1 of 6) 18/1
Martin Dwyer
William Muir (GB)
2019
2:29.16
Japan (GB)
3yo 9-0 (2 of 8) 6/4F
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2018
2:29.95
Old Persian (GB)
3yo 9-0 (9 of 9) 9/2
William Buick
Charlie Appleby (GB)
2017
2:30.10
Permian (IRE)
3yo 9-0 (11 of 12) 6/1
William Buick
Mark Johnston (GB)
2016
2:35.18
Across The Stars (IRE)
3yo 9-0 (4 of 9) 7/1
Frankie Dettori
Sir Michael Stoute (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the King Edward VII Stakes have been based:

  • GB: 17 winners with an additional 22 placings from 133 runners
  • IRE: 2 winners with an additional 12 placings from 33 runners
  • FR: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
  • ITY: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • HK: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

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King Edward VII Stakes Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the King Edward VII Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Sir Michael Stoute, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Papal Bull (2006), Hillstar (2013) and Across The Stars (2016). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the King Edward VII Stakes are A P O'Brien (2 wins) and John Gosden (2 wins).

Here are some of the top King Edward VII Stakes trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
Sir Michael Stoute11-3-6+7.75+4.34
A P O'Brien29-2-13-24.40-11.76
John Gosden16-2-7+0.75+2.00
William Haggas8-1-2-5.37-5.03
Ralph Beckett6-1-1-3.62-4.17
Roger Varian6-1-2-3.90-3.26
Charlie Appleby4-1-1+1.50-0.30
Saeed bin Suroor3-1-1+7.00+3.40
David Simcock3-1-1+1.00-0.12
William Muir1-1-1+18.00+11.25

King Edward VII Stakes Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the King Edward VII Stakes over the last 20 renewals is William Buick, who has won the race four times, with those four winners coming from Nathaniel (2011), Eagle Top (2014), Permian (2017) and Old Persian (2018). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the King Edward VII Stakes are Ryan Moore (3 wins) and Frankie Dettori (3 wins).

Here are some of the top King Edward VII Stakes jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
William Buick11-4-5+18.25+10.05
Ryan Moore18-3-9-4.90+0.14
Frankie Dettori12-3-5+10.50+4.56
Jamie Spencer7-1-1-3.00-4.12
Tom Marquand4-1-1-1.37-1.98
Joe Fanning2-1-1+6.00+3.20
Rossa Ryan2-1-1+0.38-0.17
Kevin Stott2-1-1+0.10-0.31
Stephane Pasquier1-1-1+5.50+3.30
James Doyle9-0-2-9.00-6.55

King Edward VII Stakes Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +23.11, is when runners finished in 1st on debut.

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 places in the past 90 days, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-28.

Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:

  • 2025: Winner in 6 (11,4) [9 Runners]
  • 2024: Winner in 13 (8,12) [14 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 6 (3) [6 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 3 (1) [6 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 3 (8) [6 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the King Edward VII Stakes is Epsom; there have been a total of 6 winners of this race who ran at Epsom last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Newmarket (Rowley); there have been a total of 4 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (Rowley) last time out.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the King Edward VII Stakes:

  • Galileo (3 Wins)
  • Dansili (2 Wins)
  • Dubawi (2 Wins)

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the King Edward VII Stakes; that stallion is Frankel, who has failed to produce a winner from 8 runners.

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Pyledriver in 2020, winning for William Muir at odds of 18/1 under the guidance of Martin Dwyer. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 7 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2026 King Edward VII Stakes, why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?

Route to the King Edward VII Stakes

Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the King Edward VII Stakes. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2025 - Amiloc
Goodwood - 1st of 8 (11/10)
British Stallion Studs EBF Cocked Hat Stakes
2024 - Calandagan
Longchamp - 1st of 5 (1/2)
Prix Hocquart
2023 - King Of Steel
Epsom - 2nd of 14 (66/1)
Epsom Derby
2022 - Changingoftheguard
Epsom - 5th of 17 (9/1)
Epsom Derby
2021 - Alenquer
Sandown - 1st of 10 (25/1)
Classic Trial
2020 - Pyledriver
Kempton (AW) - 2nd of 9 (41/1)
Classic Trial
2019 - Japan
Epsom - 3rd of 13 (20/1)
Epsom Derby
2018 - Old Persian
Newmarket (Rowley) - 1st of 3 (1/2)
Betway Fairway Stakes
2017 - Permian
Epsom - 10th of 18 (8/1)
Epsom Derby
2016 - Across The Stars
Epsom - 10th of 16 (25/1)
Epsom Derby

Schedule for Tuesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

The five-day Royal Ascot meeting kicks off on Tuesday with three Group 1 events on the seven-race card, with the Queen Anne Stakes, King Charles II Stakes and St James's Palace Stakes all part of the British Champions Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Queen Anne Stakes
Docklands (GB)
5yo - 14/1
Harry Eustace
Mark Zahra
15:05 Royal Ascot
Coventry Stakes
Gstaad (GB)
2yo - 7/2
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:40 Royal Ascot
King Charles III Stakes
American Affair (GB)
5yo - 11/1
Jim Goldie
Paul Mulrennan
16:20 Royal Ascot
St James's Palace Stakes
Field Of Gold (IRE)
3yo - 8/11
John & Thady Gosden
Colin Keane
17:00 Royal Ascot
Ascot Stakes
Ascending (IRE)
6yo - 20/1
Henry De Bromhead
W J Lee
17:35 Royal Ascot
Wolferton Stakes
Haatem (IRE)
4yo - 8/1
Richard Hannon
James Doyle
18:10 Royal Ascot
Copper Horse Stakes
French Master (IRE)
4yo - 5/2
John & Thady Gosden
James Doyle

Schedule for Wednesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

The feature race on the second day of Royal Ascot is the Prince of Wales's Stakes, a race which carries a prize fund of £1m and is part of the British Champions Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Queen Mary Stakes
True Love (IRE)
2yo - 9/4
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:05 Royal Ascot
Queen's Vase
Carmers (IRE)
3yo - 9/2
P Twomey
W J Lee
15:40 Royal Ascot
Duke of Cambridge Stakes
Crimson Advocate (USA)
4yo - 13/2
John & Thady Gosden
James McDonald
16:20 Royal Ascot
Prince of Wales's Stakes
Ombudsman (IRE)
4yo - 7/1
John & Thady Gosden
William Buick
17:00 Royal Ascot
Royal Hunt Cup
My Cloud (IRE)
4yo - 3/1
Roger Varian
Silvestre De Sousa
17:35 Royal Ascot
Kensington Palace Stakes
Miss Information (IRE)
4yo - 11/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy
18:10 Royal Ascot
Windsor Castle Stakes
Havana Hurricane (GB)
2yo - 7/1
Eve Johnson Houghton
Charles Bishop

Schedule for Thursday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

There are a couple of decent handicaps on the third day of Royal Ascot, the highlight of the day, though, is the Ascot Gold Cup, a Group 1 marathon for the flat runners.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Norfolk Stakes
Charles Darwin (IRE)
2yo - 8/13
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:05 Royal Ascot
King George V Stakes
Merchant (IRE)
3yo - 3/1
William Haggas
Tom Marquand
15:40 Royal Ascot
Ribblesdale Stakes
Garden Of Eden (IRE)
3yo - 7/1
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
16:20 Royal Ascot
Ascot Gold Cup
Trawlerman (IRE)
7yo - 85/40
John & Thady Gosden
William Buick
17:00 Royal Ascot
Britannia Stakes
Arabian Story (IRE)
3yo - 15/2
Saeed bin Suroor
Oisin Murphy
17:35 Royal Ascot
Hampton Court Stakes
Trinity College (IRE)
3yo - 5/2
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
18:10 Royal Ascot
Buckingham Palace Stakes
Never So Brave (IRE)
4yo - 4/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy

Schedule for Friday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

A couple of British Champions Series races on the Friday at Royal Ascot, the Commonwealth Cup over six furlongs and then the Coronation Stakes over just shy of a mile.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Albany Stakes
Venetian Sun (IRE)
2yo - 7/1
K R Burke
Clifford Lee
15:05 Royal Ascot
Commonwealth Cup
Time For Sandals (IRE)
3yo - 25/1
Harry Eustace
Richard Kingscote
15:40 Royal Ascot
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes
Ethical Diamond (IRE)
5yo - 3/1
W P Mullins
Ryan Moore
16:20 Royal Ascot
Coronation Stakes
Cercene (IRE)
3yo - 33/1
Joseph G Murphy
Gary Carroll
17:00 Royal Ascot
Sandringham Stakes
Never Let Go (GB)
3yo - 22/1
Ed Walker
Kieran Shoemark
17:35 Royal Ascot
King Edward VII Stakes
Amiloc (GB)
3yo - 11/8
Ralph Beckett
Rossa Ryan
18:10 Royal Ascot
Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes
Adrestia (GB)
3yo - 10/1
Simon & Ed Crisford
Oisin Murphy

Schedule for Saturday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

The final day of Royal Ascot is all about the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, a Group 1 race run over six furlongs which is part of the British Champions Series and carries a prize fund of £1m.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Chesham Stakes
Humidity (GB)
2yo - 4/1
Andrew Balding
James Doyle
15:05 Royal Ascot
Hardwicke Stakes
Rebels Romance (IRE)
7yo - 6/4
Charlie Appleby
William Buick
15:40 Royal Ascot
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
Lazzat (FR)
4yo - 9/2
J Reynier
James Doyle
16:20 Royal Ascot
Jersey Stakes
Noble Champion (IRE)
3yo - 25/1
Ed Walker
Kieran Shoemark
17:00 Royal Ascot
Wokingham Stakes
Get It (GB)
7yo - 28/1
George Baker
Seamie Heffernan
17:35 Royal Ascot
Golden Gates Stakes
Quai De Bethune (FR)
3yo - 12/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy
18:10 Royal Ascot
Queen Alexandra Stakes
Sober (FR)
6yo - 4/5
W P Mullins
Ryan Moore

Article Contributor Information

We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this King Edward VII Stakes Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.

Darren Brett

Darren Brett

Expert Guide

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Expert Guide

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for flat racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful flat racing blogs for OLBG.

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