King George V Stakes
15:05 Royal Ascot
2024-06-20
Winner: £56,694
Runners: 35
Going: Good To Firm
Distance: 1m3f211yy
The King George V Stakes is a handicap run over 1m4f. It takes place at 15:05 on Thursday 20th June, which is the third 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.
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Verdict
Past 10 Winners
| Year | Horse [Draw] | Age | Weight | SP | Trainer | Jockey |
| 2023 | Desert Hero [21] | 3 | 8-13 | 18/1 | William Haggas | Tom Marquand |
| 2022 | Pyledriver [4] | 5 | 9-9 | 18/1 | William Muir & Chris Grassick | P J McDonald |
| 2021 | Adayar [4] | 3 | 8-10 | 9/4 | Charlie Appleby | William Buick |
| 2020 | Enable [3] | 6 | 9-4 | 4/9F | John Gosden | Frankie Dettori |
| 2019 | Enable [11] | 5 | 9-4 | 8/15F | John Gosden | Frankie Dettori |
| 2018 | Poet’s Word [8] | 5 | 9-7 | 7/4 | Sir Michael Stoute | James Doyle |
| 2017 | Enable [7] | 3 | 8-7 | 5/4F | John Gosden | Frankie Dettori |
| 2016 | Highland Reel [3] | 4 | 9-7 | 13/8F | A P O’Brien | Ryan Moore |
| 2015 | Postponed [9] | 4 | 9-7 | 6/1 | Luca Cumani | Andrea Atzeni |
| 2014 | Taghrooda [7] | 3 | 8-6 | 7/2 | John Gosden | Paul Hanagan |
Key race stats 2024
Key trends
- Officially rated between 88 and 95, 10/10
- Top-two finish last time, 9/10 (seven won)
- Carried no more than 9st 1lb, 8/10
- Previously contested a handicap, 8/10 (six won one)
- Won earlier in the season, 8/10
- Drawn in double figures, 7/10
Other factors
The Johnston yard has had six winners since 1995, while Sir Michael Stoute has had four.
Only one winner had previously scored over the trip.
What happened in the King George V Stakes last year?
DESERT HERO was a bit disappointing under a forward ride in the London Gold Cup on reappearance, but he’s bred for this sort of test and, in a race where the leaders were coming back at him (something he needed from stall 21), he weaved his way through. Valiant King, ready winner of a 1m2f Navan maiden, looked fairly treated for this handicap debut, up to 1m4f for the first time, and like the winner he had to work a passage through, meeting his share of trouble in the straight. Bertinelli, narrow winner of the London Gold Cup from a mark of 99, closed nicely from off the pace but couldn’t put it to bed.