The Prince Of Wales's Stakes is a Group 1 contest run over 1m2f. It takes place at 16:25 on Wednesday 19th June, which is the second day of Royal Ascot 2024. View the runners here, and also make sure to check out the odds and tips on offer for this race.

NO.DRAW
FORM

HORSE

ODDS

JOCKEY& TRAINER

AGE

WGT

RPR

6⁽⁰⁾

11-283

Lord North

J: William Buick

T: John & Thady Gosden

9-2

116

127

1⁽⁰⁾

11/15-

Alflaila

J: Jim Crowley

T: Owen Burrows

9-2

118

133

13⁽⁰⁾

5111-4

Inspiral

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: John & Thady Gosden

8-13

120

138

7⁽⁰⁾

22-401

Luxembourg

T: A P O'Brien

9-2

120

136

8⁽⁰⁾

0115-1

Royal Rhyme

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

9-2

113

130

His form took off in the second half of last season, with wins in a handicap at Glorious Goodwood and Listed event at Ayr prior to his respectable fifth (raced freely) in the Champion Stakes over C&D; withdrawn twice this year due to good/good to firm going but he finally resumed with Group 3 win when 1-2 at Sandown (1m2f, soft) four weeks ago; needs overall improvement but most of his form has been progressive.

2⁽⁰⁾

011-02

Auguste Rodin

T: A P O'Brien

9-2

123

137

The Derby, Irish Derby, Irish Champion Stakes and Breeders' Cup Turf all fell to him last season but he ran absolute shockers in the 2,000 Guineas and King George (here) and flopped again in the Dubai Sheema Classic this March; Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh late last month was much more like it again, albeit leading only briefly in the closing stages before White Birch asserted by 3l; peak efforts have been on good or firmer (also Group 1 winner on heavy as 2yo) but he's uncomfortably enigmatic.

12⁽⁰⁾

1451-5

Blue Rose Cen

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: Maurizio Guarnieri

8-13

116

133

4⁽⁰⁾

80-156

Hans Andersen

T: A P O'Brien

9-2

103

120

3⁽⁰⁾

82115-

Continuous

T: A P O'Brien

9-2

120

134

10⁽⁰⁾

84-111

White Birch

T: John Joseph Murphy

9-2

137

Third to Auguste Rodin in the Derby (1m4f, good to firm) was his best form as 3yo; however, that's been thoroughly eclipsed as he's swept all before him in three races over about 1m2f at the Curragh this spring, initially in the mud but last time it was the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup (good to yielding) when stalking Auguste Rodin before storming 3l clear in the final 1f; even with the runner-up below form, that was a high-class performance.

5⁽⁰⁾

0-4252

Horizon Dore

J: Mickael Barzalona

T: P Cottier

9-2

118

134

Usually held up and has a fine turn of foot, for instance seriously biding his time when grabbing the 1m2f Group 2 Prix Dollar at Longchamp last September; that was his fourth win in a row but he failed to settle in the Champion Stakes over C&D (soft) and two others proved stronger; has not delivered his full firepower this season but nevertheless beaten a nose in Group 1 d'Ispahan on latest start and a move away from soft ground may help.

11⁽⁰⁾

116-18

Zarakem

J: Maxime Guyon

T: J Reynier

9-2

116

127

Won five in a row last April-September (up to 1m5f) prior to a 500,000euros sale, but really came of age when taking the Group 2 Prix d'Harcourt at Longchamp (1m2f, heavy) on reappearance, proving too strong late on for Horizon Dore; may have done too much disputing lead when favourite for Group 1 Ganay later in April; needs to resume improvement.

9⁽⁰⁾

21-79

Snobbish

T: Maurizio Guarnieri

9-2

Verdict

Past 10 Winners

Year	Horse [Draw]	Age	Weight	SP	Trainer	Jockey
2023	Mostahdaf [6]	5	9-2	10/1	John & Thady Gosden	Jim Crowley
2022	State Of Rest [1]	4	9-2	5/1	S. M. Crosse	Joseph Patrick O’Brien
2021	Love [6]	4	8-11	11/10F	A P O’Brien	Ryan Moore
2020	Lord North [7]	4	9-0	44201	John Gosden	James Doyle
2019	Crystal Ocean [6]	5	9-0	44199	Sir Michael Stoute	Frankie Dettori
2018	Poet’s Word [1]	5	9-0	44238	Sir Michael Stoute	James Doyle
2017	Highland Reel [6]	5	9-0	9/4	A P O’Brien	Ryan Moore
2016	My Dream Boat [3]	4	9-0	44212	Clive Cox	Adam Kirby
2015	Free Eagle [4]	4	9-0	5/2F	D K Weld	Pat Smullen
2014	The Fugue [7]	5	44508	44238	John Gosden	William Buick

Key race stats 2024

Key trends

From the first three in the market, 9/10
Rated within 7lb of RPR top rated, 8/10 (six were top-rated)
Had won or placed in a Group 1, 7/10
Adjusted RPR of at least 132, 7/10
Had finished in the first three in a 2,000 Guineas, 7/10

Other factors

Winners who had run in a Guineas finished 211211 at Newmarket and 11221 at the Curragh. The 2021 winner Poetic Flare also ran in the French Guineas (sixth) – the first since Excellent Art in 2007 (fourth).

Four winners had run in the British and Irish Guineas, with all making the frame in both.

Without Parole in 2018 and Palace Pier in 2020 (both trained by John Gosden) are the only two winners not to have run in a Group 1 that season since Shavian in 1990.

Aidan O’Brien has won nine of the last 24 runnings.

What happened in the Prince of Wales's Stakes last year?

MOSTAHDAF took his record to 6-6 off rest periods of 45 days or more (also won on debut), picking up well against labouring rivals in the closing stages. Luxembourg couldn’t back up his Tattersalls Gold Cup victory, with the US no-hoper Classic Causeway applying some pace pressure, and the O’Brien colt having no answer to the winner’s change of gear in the straight. Adayar, made a slow start, not for the first time, and used up gas to race handily, unable to pick up once in the clear in the straight.

Prince Of Wales’s Stakes

16:25 Royal Ascot

Verdict

Past 10 Winners

Key race stats 2024

What happened in the Prince of Wales's Stakes last year?

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