King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings)

Ascot

17:35

Date 2023-06-23

Distance 1m3f211y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £141,775

Winning Time 2m 35.30s (slow by 5.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	King Of Steel (USA) Kevin Stott · Roger Varian	11/10F	Won
2nd	Continuous (JPN) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	9/1	3.5
3rd	Artistic Star (IRE) Rob Hornby · Ralph Beckett	15/2	2.5
4th	Dubai Mile (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · Charlie Johnston	14/1	2
5th	Arrest (IRE) Frankie Dettori · John & Thady Gosden	3/1	4
6th	Relentless Voyager (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	12/1	2.5

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (6)	King Of Steel Grey J:Kevin Stott T:Roger Varian	J:Kevin Stott T:Roger Varian	128	—	17-2	120	134	112	20d	—	—	-6	36.7	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Mighty performance when clear second in the Derby and he's the one to beat today
2 (1)	Arrest Bay J:Frankie Dettori T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Frankie Dettori T:John & Thady Gosden	128	—	112-10	113	129	110	20d	—	—	+1	21.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Disappointing favourite in Derby but impressed in Chester Vase previously; may bounce back
3 (2)	Artistic Star Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	1-17	104	123	106	20d	—	—	+12	23.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Only 7th in Derby but still caught the eye; this return to a conventional track could help
4 (3)	Continuous Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	128	—	11-38	110	122	111	19d	—	—	+9	17.5	2.75/1	12 8%
Third in Dante then down the field in Prix du Jockey Club; sole Ballydoyle runner in this
1 (5)	Dubai Mile Chestnut J:Daniel Muscutt T:Charlie Johnston	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Charlie Johnston	131	—	121-59	112	125	90	20d	—	—	+11	17.1	3.25/1	14 7%
Better could have been expected in Derby but not written off in view of previous promise
6 (4)	Relentless Voyager Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	128	t	22-143	102	119	84	33d	—	—	+9	14.6	3.25/1	14 7%
Third in Group 2 Italian Derby last time but needs a sizeable step forward to win this

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
King Of Steel	1	1	1	1	10/11
Arrest	3	10/3	3	3	3
Artistic Star	15/2	6	13/2	13/2	7
Continuous	12	10	11	11	8
Dubai Mile	14	14	14	14	14
Relentless Voyager	14	14	14	14	12

Predictor

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

1st

King Of Steel

36.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 5 Odds: 14.2

10/11

2nd

Artistic Star

23.8

OR: 13.5 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

15/2

3rd

Arrest

21.9

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Continuous

17.5

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

Dubai Mile

17.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Relentless Voyager

14.6

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King Of Steel	120	134	112
Arrest	113	129	110
Dubai Mile	112	125	90
Continuous	110	122	111
Artistic Star	104	123	106
Relentless Voyager	102	119	84

Last Run