King's Stand Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

Ascot

15:40

Date 2023-06-20

Distance 5f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £355,855

Runners (19)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
12 (10)	Highfield Princess Bay J:Jason Hart T:John Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John Quinn	130	—	1114-2	119	135	121	34d	—	—	+3	30.7	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Extremely versatile but impressive winner of both 5f Group 1s on turf; worthy favourite
10 (2)	Coolangatta Bay J:James McDonald T:Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	J:James McDonald T:Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	130	—	3315-1	-	125	-	122d	—	—	-2	15	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Unexposed Australian filly who won Group 1 in February; may well rise to the occasion
19 (18)	Dramatised Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	124	—	1152-1	108	125	116	24d	—	—	+12	29.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Best form over a bare 5f on good or quicker; impressed against the older sprinters latest
NR (9)	Manaccan Chestnut J:Frankie Dettori T:John Ryan	J:Frankie Dettori T:John Ryan	133	t	1311-3	111	126	113	45d	—	—	+9	21.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Improving and acts well over C&D; useful 3rd on reappearance and open to some improvement
16 (7)	Bradsell Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	127	—	114-33	112	120	84	24d	—	—	+11	17.2	3.25/1	14 7%
All races at 6f, winning the Coventry here in 2022; has not gone on but worth a go at 5f
14 (1)	Twilight Gleaming Bay J:John R Velazquez T:Wesley A Ward	J:John R Velazquez T:Wesley A Ward	130	—	2114-1	-	123	-	66d	—	—	+6	11.6	3.75/1	16 6%
Front-running second in the Queen Mary in 2021; had issues in 2022; in top form on return
9 (16)	Twilight Calls Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Henry Candy	J:Ryan Moore T:Henry Candy	133	—	522-99	107	120	95	24d	—	—	+11	15.6	5.25/1	22 5%
2nd in this race last year; had excuses for both starts in 2023; yard in fine form
7 (11)	Mitbaahy Bay J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	133	—	2018-5	107	121	97	24d	—	—	+10	15.9	4.25/1	18 6%
Improved as 3yo, winning 5f Group 3 in autumn; wouldn't surprise if he made a better 4yo
2 (15)	Cannonball Chestnut J:Brett Prebble T:Peter & Paul Snowden	J:Brett Prebble T:Peter & Paul Snowden	133	tb	843-13	-	120	-	94d	—	—	-3	1.2	5.25/1	22 5%
Improved when winning Group 3 for new yard in March (extended 5f); worked well since
4 (6)	Equilateral Bay J:William Buick T:Charles Hills	J:William Buick T:Charles Hills	133	—	-88422	107	122	104	10d	—	—	+21	23.5	9.75/1	40 3%
2nd in this in 2020; running well; capable of giving value seekers a run for their money
18 (12)	Marshman Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	127	—	25-153	111	121	104	16d	—	—	+12	16.6	4.25/1	18 6%
Speedy type; Group 3 winner at Chantilly in April (extended 5f); needs extra
11 (4)	Happy Romance Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	130	—	7-4616	104	119	87	24d	—	—	+11	14.3	12.25/1	50 2%
Close up in 6f Platinum Jubilee last year; has more to prove on 5f form this year
15 (19)	Vadream Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charlie Fellowes	130	p	261610	108	122	116	16d	—	—	+22	25.4	8.00/1	33 3%
Solid course record; all best form on good to soft or slower, including 5f Group 3 in May
13 (14)	Mooneista Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	130	—	4260-4	-	121	110	30d	—	—	-2	0.7	9.75/1	40 3%
Under 1l behind Twilight Calls here last year; beaten favourite on yard debut in May
NR (13)	Chipstead Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Roger Teal	J:Richard Kingscote T:Roger Teal	133	—	219-01	106	120	91	24d	—	—	+12	14.8	12.25/1	50 2%
Highly progressive in 5f handicaps on soft/good to firm; excuses for Listed/Group defeats
17 (8)	Desert Cop Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	127	—	921172	105	121	98	31d	—	—	+26	28.2	19.75/1	80 1%
Both wins at 6f on AW; fair 2nd against improver on turf latest; hard task in first 5f run
8 (3)	Raasel Chestnut J:James Doyle T:Michael Appleby	J:James Doyle T:Michael Appleby	133	—	-50403	103	120	105	10d	—	—	+15	16.6	24.75/1	100 1%
Listed/Group 3 winner at 5f in 2022; not quite at his best this year; looks unlikely
1 (17)	Annaf Brown J:Rossa Ryan T:Michael Appleby	J:Rossa Ryan T:Michael Appleby	133	—	111348	109	120	95	24d	—	—	+20	21.6	31.00/1	125 1%
Has C&D form but needs turnaround on this season's runs in lesser Group races at 6f and 5f
5 (5)	Existent Bay J:Neil Callan T:Stuart Williams	J:Neil Callan T:Stuart Williams	133	t	906-74	103	117	99	24d	—	—	+13	13.5	31.00/1	125 1%
Well beaten in this last year; useful 4th in Group 2 latest; step forward is a possibility

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Highfield Princess	2	15/8	15/8	15/8	2
Coolangatta	9/2	9/2	4	4	9/2
Dramatised	4	10/3	4	4	4
Manaccan	11/2	11/2	6	5	5
Bradsell	14	12	14	14	14
Twilight Gleaming	16	14	12	14	14
Twilight Calls	22	18	16	16	22
Mitbaahy	18	16	18	14	18
Cannonball	22	20	22	20	20
Equilateral	40	33	40	33	28
Marshman	18	14	16	14	16
Happy Romance	50	28	40	33	33
Vadream	33	25	25	28	28
Mooneista	40	33	28	40	40
Chipstead	40	40	50	25	40
Desert Cop	80	50	80	66	66
Raasel	100	80	80	80	66
Annaf	125	100	100	100	125
Existent	125	100	100	100	100

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Highfield Princess

30.7

OR: 17.3 Form: 5 Odds: 8.4

15/8

2nd

Dramatised

29.7

OR: 14.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

10/3

3rd

Desert Cop

28.2

OR: 13.8 Form: 14 Odds: 0.5

Vadream

25.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0.9

Equilateral

23.5

OR: 14.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.7

Manaccan

21.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Annaf

21.6

OR: 14.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.3

125

Bradsell

17.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Marshman

16.6

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Raasel

16.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.3

100

Mitbaahy

15.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Twilight Calls

15.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Coolangatta

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5

9/2

Chipstead

14.8

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Happy Romance

14.3

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Existent

13.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125

Twilight Gleaming

11.6

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

Cannonball

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Mooneista

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Highfield Princess	119	135	121
Bradsell	112	120	84
Manaccan	111	126	113
Marshman	111	121	104
Annaf	109	120	95
Dramatised	108	125	116
Vadream	108	122	116
Twilight Calls	107	120	95
Mitbaahy	107	121	97
Equilateral	107	122	104
Chipstead	106	120	91
Desert Cop	105	121	98
Happy Romance	104	119	87
Raasel	103	120	105
Existent	103	117	99
Coolangatta	—	125	—
Twilight Gleaming	—	123	—
Cannonball	—	120	—
Mooneista	—	121	110

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Equilateral	10d ago	Quick return
Raasel	10d ago	Quick return
Marshman	16d ago	Fit
Vadream	16d ago	Fit
Dramatised	24d ago	Fit
Bradsell	24d ago	Fit
Twilight Calls	24d ago	Fit
Mitbaahy	24d ago	Fit
Happy Romance	24d ago	Fit
Chipstead	24d ago	Fit
Annaf	24d ago	Fit
Existent	24d ago	Fit
Mooneista	30d ago	Fit
Desert Cop	31d ago	Fit
Highfield Princess	34d ago	Fit
Manaccan	45d ago	Fit
Twilight Gleaming	66d ago	Fresh
Cannonball	94d ago	Long break
Coolangatta	122d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Manaccan	Prominent
Happy Romance	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 19 runners classified.