King George V Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Royal Ascot)

Review the King George V Stakes, analysing trainer and jockey performances. Investigate past winners to identify patterns in this competitive handicap for three-year-olds.
King George V 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 George V Stakes Preview

A competitive handicap for three-year-olds over the Derby distance of 12 furlongs, the King George V Stakes carries class 2 status.

Not too many recent winners have gone on to be successful at Group 1 level, winning this valuable handicap prize in the early stages of a three-year-old's career has perhaps made life tough for some.

Having said that, and similar to the Britannia Stakes Handicap, the result is worth keeping in your trackers for future racing tips and bets.

King George V Stakes Information:

If you are interested in other predictions at Royal Ascot, then head over to the Royal Ascot tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. 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 George V Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 121%. The race in 2025 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 137%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the King George V Stakes, the over-round has been 131%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £131 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2026 King George V 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 George V Stakes Trend Analysis.

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

  1. Linas Selection (2:27.24) in 2006
  2. Baghdad (2:28.36) in 2018
  3. Merchant (2:29.44) in 2025

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 George V Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +17.38. Before placing your bet on the 2026 King George V Stakes, see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:27.24 was set by Linas Selection in 2006, which is the quickest time over that period. The runner was trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley. The slowest winning time was set in 2011 when Brown Panther won in a time of 2:36.93, booked to ride was Richard Kingscote by trainer Tom Dascombe.

What the expert says...
<p>Ideally, you want a last time out winner with twelve of the last sixteen winners doing just that and all bar one of those sixteen at least finished in the first two last time out.</p>

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

King George V Stakes Past Winners

Here are the King George V 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 George V Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2025
2:29.44
Merchant (IRE)
3yo 9-4 (20 of 19) 3/1F
Tom Marquand
William Haggas (GB)
2024
2:30.04
Going The Distance (IRE)
3yo 9-2 (18 of 19) 9/1
Rossa Ryan
Ralph Beckett (GB)
2023
2:29.56
Desert Hero (GB)
3yo 8-13 (21 of 19) 18/1
Tom Marquand
William Haggas (GB)
2022
2:32.43
Secret State (IRE)
3yo 9-6 (8 of 19) 4/1F
William Buick
Charlie Appleby (GB)
2021
2:32.39
Surefire (GB)
3yo 8-9 (17 of 17) 5/1
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett (GB)
2020
2:32.97
Hukum (IRE)
3yo 8-11 (4 of 17) 12/1
Jim Crowley
Owen Burrows (GB)
2019
2:32.74
South Pacific (GB)
3yo 8-10 (8 of 16) 22/1
Seamie Heffernan
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2018
2:28.36
Baghdad (FR)
3yo 8-12 (16 of 18) 9/1
Andrea Atzeni
Mark Johnston (GB)
2017
2:31.68
Atty Persse (IRE)
3yo 8-7 (22 of 18) 7/1
Kieran Shoemark (3lbs)
Roger Charlton (GB)
2016
2:34.51
Gold Mount (GB)
3yo 9-3 (11 of 16) 13/2
William Twiston-Davies
Alan King (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the King George V Stakes have been based:

  • GB: 19 winners with an additional 49 placings from 315 runners
  • IRE: 1 winner with an additional 10 placings from 41 runners
  • HK: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 2 runners

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King George V Stakes Handicap Trainer Statistics

There are multiple leading trainers in the King George V Stakes over the last 20 renewals, with Charlie Appleby, Ralph Beckett, and William Haggas having all won the race two times. Charlie Appleby winners have been with Space Age (2015) and Secret State (2022). Ralph Beckett winners have been with Surefire (2021) and Going The Distance (2024). William Haggas winners have been with Desert Hero (2023) and Merchant (2025). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the King George V Stakes. Andrew Balding has sent a total of 19 runners to the race without recording any wins, whilst John Gosden has sent out 11 without a winner.

Here are some of the top King George V 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
Charlie Appleby14-2-5+1.00+0.57
Ralph Beckett11-2-3+5.00+2.26
William Haggas10-2-2+13.00+5.13
A P O'Brien25-1-7-2.00+0.45
Sir Michael Stoute16-1-4-9.50-7.49
Saeed bin Suroor6-1-3-1.00+2.75
Roger Charlton4-1-1+4.00+1.38
Richard Fahey3-1-1+64.00+39.25
Owen Burrows2-1-1+11.00+6.50
Alan King2-1-1+5.50+3.06

King George V Stakes Handicap Jockey Statistics

There are two leading jockeys in the King George V Stakes over the last 20 renewals, with both William Buick and Tom Marquand, who have both won the race two times. William Buick winners have been with Space Age (2015) and Secret State (2022). Tom Marquand winners have been with Desert Hero (2023) and Merchant (2025). Two jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the King George V Stakes. Frankie Dettori has ridden 12 runners to the race without recording any wins, whilst Silvestre De Sousa has ridden 11 without a winner.

Here are some of the top King George V 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 Buick14-2-7+1.00+4.57
Tom Marquand6-2-3+17.00+11.63
Ryan Moore20-1-11-13.50+0.96
Joe Fanning12-1-1+1.00-3.50
Richard Kingscote10-1-2-5.00-4.00
Jim Crowley7-1-4+6.00+6.07
Andrea Atzeni6-1-1+4.00+0.63
Rossa Ryan4-1-1+6.00+2.63
Seamie Heffernan3-1-1+20.00+11.75
Kieran Shoemark3-1-2+5.00+5.63

King George V Stakes Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +71.50, is when runners had the same jockey as last time out.

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a highest class won of Class 5, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-112.

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

  • 2025: Winner in 20 (21,3,2) [19 Runners]
  • 2024: Winner in 18 (19,8,13) [19 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 21 (8,16,22) [19 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 8 (3,12,6) [19 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 17 (11,21,10) [17 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the King George V Stakes is Sandown; there have been a total of 4 winners of this race who ran at Sandown last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Haydock; there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Haydock last time out.

The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 346 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 12 runners.

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

  • Dubawi (2 Wins)
  • Frankel (2 Wins)
  • Sea The Stars (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the King George V Stakes despite multiple attempts:

  • Montjeu (0 Wins from 8 runners)
  • Dalakhani (0 Wins from 7 runners)
  • Rock Of Gibraltar (0 Wins from 7 runners)
  • Australia (0 Wins from 6 runners)
  • Azamour (0 Wins from 6 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Cosmic Sun in 2009, winning for Richard Fahey at odds of 66/1 under the guidance of Paul Hanagan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.

Route to the King George V Stakes

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

InfoLast Race
2025 - Merchant
York - 1st of 8 (5/2)
Sky Bet Handicap
2024 - Going The Distance
Kempton (AW) - 1st of 6 (8/11)
Try Unibets Improved Bet Builder Handicap
2023 - Desert Hero
Newbury - 8th of 14 (4/1)
London Gold Cup
2022 - Secret State
Nottingham - 1st of 12 (1/3)
Bet At racingtv.com Novice Stakes
2021 - Surefire
Leicester - 1st of 7 (11/4)
Join Racing TV Now Handicap
2020 - Hukum
Kempton (AW) - 1st of 14 (11/4)
British EBF Matchbook Future Stayers Novice Stakes
2019 - South Pacific
Naas - 2nd of 8 (5/2)
Naas Racecourse Nursery Of Champions Rated Race
2018 - Baghdad
York - 1st of 16 (11/4)
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2017 - Atty Persse
Haydock - 2nd of 5 (1/1)
Watch Racing UK On BT TV Handicap
2016 - Gold Mount
Sandown - 1st of 6 (7/4)
John Sunley Memorial Handicap

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 George V 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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