King Charles III Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Royal Ascot)

Investigate the King Charles III Stakes, focusing on dominant trainers and jockeys. Review past winners and discern patterns that define this premier sprint event.
King Charles III Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Royal Ascot)
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Expert Guide

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2026 King Charles III Stakes Preview

Established in 1860, the King Charles III Stakes was created due to the Royal Stand Plate being unable to run due to heavy rain.

This five-furlong race replaced the two-mile race as it was the only part of the racecourse which was raceable.

The Group 1 race takes place on the opening day of Royal Ascot and is the top five-furlong race at the festival.

The race is open to runners aged three years or older, with three-year-old runners running off 8-12 and the older runners off 9-4. Fillies and mares also get a 3lb allowance.

King Charles III 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 Charles III 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 115%. The race in 2023 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 133%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the King Charles III Stakes, the over-round has been 123%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £123 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2026 King Charles III 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 Charles III Stakes Trend Analysis.

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

  1. Miss Andretti (57.44) in 2007
  2. Lady Aurelia (57.45) in 2017
  3. Blue Point (58.14) in 2018

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 Charles III Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -9.06. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2026 King Charles III Stakes.

The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2016 renewal when Profitable from Clive Cox under the guidance of Adam Kirby, won in a time of 1:02.69, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Miss Andretti, trained by Lee Freedman and ridden by Craig Newitt set the quickest time of 57.44 in the 2007 renewal.

What the expert says...
<p>The 2025 winner, American Affair, came after finishing 5th in the Temple Stakes, which was the sixth runner to win this race after running in the Temple Stakes since 2010.</p>

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

King Charles III Stakes Past Winners

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

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2025
59.64
American Affair (GB)
5yo 9-7 (16 of 20) 11/1
Paul Mulrennan
Jim Goldie (GB)
2024
58.60
Asfoora (AUS)
5yo 9-4 (17 of 17) 5/1
Oisin Murphy
Henry Dwyer (AUS)
2023
1:00.91
Bradsell (GB)
3yo 9-1 (7 of 17) 14/1
Hollie Doyle
Archie Watson (GB)
2022
58.25
Nature Strip (AUS)
7yo 9-7 (10 of 16) 9/4
James McDonald
Chris Waller (AUS)
2021
59.03
Oxted (GB)
5yo 9-5 (14 of 16) 4/1
Cieren Fallon
Roger Teal (GB)
2020
58.64
Battaash (IRE)
6yo 9-4 (10 of 11) 5/6F
Jim Crowley
Charles Hills (GB)
2019
58.53
Blue Point (IRE)
5yo 9-4 (1 of 12) 5/2
James Doyle
Charlie Appleby (GB)
2018
58.14
Blue Point (IRE)
4yo 9-4 (10 of 14) 6/1
William Buick
Charlie Appleby (GB)
2017
57.45
Lady Aurelia (USA)
3yo 8-9 (18 of 17) 7/2
John R Velazquez
Wesley A Ward (USA)
2016
1:02.69
Profitable (IRE)
4yo 9-4 (8 of 17) 4/1
Adam Kirby
Clive Cox (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the King Charles III Stakes have been based:

  • GB: 10 winners with an additional 30 placings from 246 runners
  • AUS: 4 winners with an additional 5 placings from 28 runners
  • IRE: 2 winners with an additional 2 placings from 26 runners
  • USA: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 13 runners
  • HK: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 4 runners
  • SPA: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
  • SIN: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 9 runners
  • SAF: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 4 runners
  • NZ: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • CZE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • HUN: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

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King Charles III Stakes Trainer Statistics

There are multiple leading trainers in the King Charles III Stakes over the last 20 renewals, with Robert Cowell, Charlie Appleby, and Edward Lynam having all won the race two times. Robert Cowell winners have been with Prohibit (2011) and Goldream (2015). Charlie Appleby winners have been with Blue Point (2018 & 2019). Edward Lynam winners have been with Sole Power (2013 & 2014). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the King Charles III Stakes. Kevin Ryan has sent a total of 11 runners to the race without recording any wins, whilst A P O'Brien has sent out 10 without a winner.

Here are some of the top King Charles III 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
Robert Cowell12-2-3+17.00+4.00
Charlie Appleby6-2-2+4.50+1.10
Edward Lynam5-2-3+10.00+4.00
Clive Cox12-1-2-7.00-8.50
Charles Hills12-1-5-10.17-7.18
Wesley A Ward7-1-1-2.50-4.25
Jim Goldie5-1-1+7.00+1.50
Archie Watson4-1-2+11.00+6.10
M Delcher Sanchez3-1-1+20.00+11.20
Henry Dwyer2-1-1+4.00+1.50

King Charles III Stakes Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the King Charles III Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Jim Crowley, who has won the race two times, with those two winners coming from Prohibit (2011) and Battaash (2020). Two jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the King Charles III Stakes. Ryan Moore has ridden 16 runners to the race without recording any wins, whilst Jamie Spencer has ridden 11 without a winner.

Here are some of the top King Charles III 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
Jim Crowley11-2-4-1.17-3.58
James Doyle11-1-4-7.50-6.10
William Buick9-1-1-2.00-4.40
Oisin Murphy9-1-1-3.00-5.50
Adam Kirby8-1-1-3.00-5.00
Paul Mulrennan6-1-2+6.00+3.00
John R Velazquez6-1-1-1.50-3.25
James McDonald5-1-1-1.75-2.87
Martin Harley3-1-1+18.00+8.00
Jay Ford3-1-2+5.00+2.60

King Charles III Stakes Trend Analysis

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career win over further, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-73.

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

  • 2025: Winner in 16 (15,17) [20 Runners]
  • 2024: Winner in 17 (15,6) [17 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 7 (10,17) [17 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 10 (6,11) [16 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 14 (15,5) [16 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the King Charles III Stakes is Haydock; there have been a total of 7 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 17 winners from a total of 270 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 3 winners from a total of 69 runners.

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

  • Acclamation (2 Wins)
  • Kyllachy (2 Wins)
  • Oasis Dream (2 Wins)
  • Shamardal (2 Wins)

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

  • Exceed And Excel (0 Wins from 12 runners)
  • Compton Place (0 Wins from 9 runners)
  • Kodiac (0 Wins from 9 runners)
  • Mehmas (0 Wins from 7 runners)
  • Cable Bay (0 Wins from 6 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Equiano in 2008, winning for M Delcher Sanchez at odds of 22/1 under the guidance of Olivier Peslier. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 3 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 Charles III Stakes

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

InfoLast Race
2025 - American Affair
Haydock - 5th of 11 (10/3)
Temple Stakes
2024 - Asfoora
Haydock - 4th of 9 (4/1)
Temple Stakes
2023 - Bradsell
Haydock - 3rd of 7 (5/1)
Sandy Lane Stakes
2022 - Nature Strip
Randwick - 1st of 11 (23/10)
Furphy T J Smith Stakes
2021 - Oxted
York - 3rd of 12 (10/3)
Duke of York Stakes
2020 - Battaash
Longchamp - 14th of 16 (19/10)
Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp
2019 - Blue Point
Meydan - 1st of 13 (4/6)
Al Quoz Sprint
2018 - Blue Point
Sha Tin - 9th of 9 (24/1)
Chairman's Sprint Prize
2017 - Lady Aurelia
Keeneland - 1st of 11 (1/1)
Giants Causeway Stakes
2016 - Profitable
Haydock - 1st of 11 (8/1)
Temple Stakes

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 Charles III Stakes Preview are at hand, Andy and James. 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.

James Banting

James Banting

Expert Guide

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.
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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