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2026 Queen's Vase Preview
Established in 1838, the Queen's Vase was initially run over two miles but was reduced to one mile and six furlongs in 2017.
The Group 2 race is open to three-year-olds only, in which any previous Group 1 winner receives a 3lb penalty, whilst fillies receive a 3lb allowance.
Queen's Vase Information:
We also have a dedicated Royal Ascot tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race. See which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. 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 Queen's Vase 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 102%. The race in 2016 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 134%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Queen's Vase, the over-round has been 119%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £119 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Queen's Vase 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 Queen's Vase Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Queen's Vase races over the last 20 renewals:
- Carmers (2:59.53) in 2025
- Illinois (3:00.57) in 2024
- Kew Gardens (3:00.89) 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 Queen's Vase next time out, then you would have backed a total of 9 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +22.90. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Queen's Vase, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:59.53 was set by Carmers in 2025, which is the quickest time over that period. The runner was trained by P Twomey and ridden by W J Lee. The slowest winning time was set in 2011 when Namibian won in a time of 3:40.97, booked to ride was Silvestre De Sousa by trainer Mark Johnston.
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Queen's Vase Past Winners
Here are the Queen's Vase 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 Queen's Vase are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 2:59.53 | Carmers (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (4 of 13) 9/2 | W J Lee P Twomey (IRE) |
| 2024 3:00.57 | Illinois (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (5 of 11) 7/4F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2023 3:03.13 | Gregory (GB) 3yo 9-2 (8 of 14) 1/1F | Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
| 2022 3:01.33 | Eldar Eldarov (GB) 3yo 9-2 (3 of 12) 5/2F | David Egan Roger Varian (GB) |
| 2021 3:04.02 | Kemari (GB) 3yo 9-0 (3 of 13) 15/2 | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2020 3:05.67 | Santiago (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (5 of 8) 100/30 | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2019 3:07.86 | Dashing Willoughby (GB) 3yo 9-0 (6 of 13) 6/1 | Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2018 3:00.89 | Kew Gardens (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (7 of 12) 100/30 | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2017 3:01.47 | Stradivarius (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (9 of 13) 11/2 | Andrea Atzeni John Gosden (GB) |
| 2016 3:34.55 | Sword Fighter (IRE) 3yo 9-3 (4 of 18) 33/1 | Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Queen's Vase have been based:
- GB: 11 winners with an additional 30 placings from 184 runners
- IRE: 9 winners with an additional 10 placings from 63 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
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Queen's Vase Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Queen's Vase over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien, who has won the race eight times, with those eight winners coming from Mahler (2007), Mikhail Glinka (2010), Leading Light (2013), Aloft (2015), Sword Fighter (2016), Kew Gardens (2018), Santiago (2020) and Illinois (2024). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Queen's Vase is Sir Michael Stoute (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Queen's Vase 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):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| A P O'Brien | 35-8-16 | +27.16 | +11.33 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 7-2-3 | -0.50 | -1.00 |
| Andrew Balding | 16-1-5 | -9.00 | -5.30 |
| John Gosden | 10-1-4 | -3.50 | +1.24 |
| Charlie Appleby | 9-1-4 | -0.50 | +0.50 |
| John & Thady Gosden | 8-1-2 | -6.00 | -4.70 |
| Roger Varian | 4-1-2 | -0.50 | -0.10 |
| P Twomey | 1-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.70 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 8-0-0 | -8.00 | -8.00 |
| Ralph Beckett | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
Queen's Vase Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Queen's Vase over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore, who has won the race six times, with those six winners coming from Patkai (2008), Estimate (2012), Aloft (2015), Kew Gardens (2018), Santiago (2020) and Illinois (2024). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Queen's Vase is Joe Fanning (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Queen's Vase 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):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 19-6-10 | +2.41 | +1.93 |
| Joe Fanning | 8-2-3 | +4.50 | +1.40 |
| William Buick | 13-1-5 | -4.50 | -1.96 |
| Frankie Dettori | 11-1-3 | -9.00 | -6.50 |
| Oisin Murphy | 8-1-5 | -1.00 | +2.70 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 8-1-2 | -3.50 | -3.50 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 4-1-2 | +2.50 | +2.40 |
| David Egan | 4-1-1 | -0.50 | -1.50 |
| W J Lee | 1-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.70 |
| Jim Crowley | 9-0-0 | -9.00 | -9.00 |
2026 Queen's Vase Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 4, 1, 12, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 4, 4, 7, 9, 4, 2, 1, 1, 1, (8, 10)
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones, as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (74%) - Carried 124 - 135lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Achieved an RPR of 86+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 33/1
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Not in FRA/ITA/SCO/WAL (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Achieved a TS of 37+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Is not FR/GER/JPN/USA bred
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Carried 124 - 135lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Furthest Won 7f - 1m5f
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran over 7f - 1m5f (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Had 1 - 3 wins (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - No bigger than 40/1 (Career)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Carried 126 - 133lbs (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not BR/GR/RG/RO in colour
- 18 / 20 (26%) - Within the first 3 of the market
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Royal Ascot racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Queen's Vase. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Queen's Vase Trend Analysis
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a race worth £3k when last winning, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-35.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 4 (2,10) [13 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 5 (2,7) [11 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 8 (4,7) [14 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 3 (6,1) [12 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 3 (5,12) [13 Runners]
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Queen's Vase are Chester, Epsom, Lingfield and Haydock; there have been a total of 2 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 228 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 22 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Queen's Vase:
- Galileo (6 Wins)
- Authorized (2 Wins)
- Dubawi (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Queen's Vase despite multiple attempts:
- Frankel (0 Wins from 11 runners)
- New Approach (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Sadlers Wells (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Dansili (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Sword Fighter in 2016, winning for A P O'Brien at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Colm O'Donoghue. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 9 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Queen's Vase, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Route to the Queen's Vase
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Queen's Vase. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Carmers Navan - 1st of 7 (6/4) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats Stakes |
| 2024 - Illinois Lingfield - 2nd of 9 (6/4) | William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes |
| 2023 - Gregory Goodwood - 1st of 6 (4/7) | British EBF 40th Anniversary Cocked Hat Stakes |
| 2022 - Eldar Eldarov Newcastle (AW) - 1st of 14 (6/4) | Gainford Group Novice Stakes |
| 2021 - Kemari Yarmouth - 1st of 11 (5/4) | QuinnBet Maiden Stakes |
| 2020 - Santiago Listowel - 1st of 14 (1/2) | Tote Ireland Irish EBF Median Auction Maiden |
| 2019 - Dashing Willoughby Chester - 3rd of 7 (11/2) | Chester Vase |
| 2018 - Kew Gardens Epsom - 9th of 12 (16/1) | Epsom Derby |
| 2017 - Stradivarius Chester - 2nd of 8 (1/1) | Sporting Index Handicap |
| 2016 - Sword Fighter Naas - 3rd of 4 (5/2) | Tipper Road Race |
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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Queen's Vase 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.
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