The Queen Anne Stakes is a Group 1 contest run over a mile. It takes place at 14:30 on Tuesday 16th June, which is the first day of Royal Ascot 2026. View the runners here, and also make sure to check out the odds and tips on offer for this race.

NO.DRAW
FORM

HORSE

Predict the Winner

ODDS

JOCKEY& TRAINER

AGE

WGT

RPR

1⁽⁶⁾

211-47

Cicero's Gift

J: Jason Watson

T: Charles Hills

9-2

118

133

3⁽⁴⁾

494-13

Docklands

J: Mark Zahra

T: Harry Eustace

9-2

118

133

8⁽⁸⁾

30-481

Ten Bob Tony

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Ed Walker

9-2

112

127

6⁽¹⁾

211-41

Notable Speech

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

9-2

125

138

4⁽²⁾

33433-

First Conquest

J: Ryan Moore

T: Charlie Appleby

9-2

111

126

5⁽⁹⁾

2114-2

More Thunder

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

9-2

121

134

2⁽³⁾

011-16

Damysus

J: James Doyle

T: John & Thady Gosden

9-2

119

134

9⁽⁵⁾

111-33

Zeus Olympios

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

9-2

120

133

7⁽⁷⁾

121-11

Opera Ballo

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Charlie Appleby

9-2

125

138

RACING POST TIP

Zeus Olympios

Charlie Appleby has had just one winner from 36 runners at Royal Ascot in the last three years but he holds a very strong hand in the 2026 opener, with Notable Speech and Opera Ballo heading this field on ratings. Those two big guns command major respect but another chance is given to ZEUS OLYMPIOS, who looked so promising last term and whose two efforts this season suggest it's well worth keeping the faith in him. The selection stepped up on his reappearance effort when running creditably in the Lockinge in his first Group 1 attempt and may be on his way to resuming the great progress he showed in 2025. More Thunder (second choice) has very solid claims and is unexposed over 1m, while last year's winner and course specialist Docklands is also firmly in the mix.

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Past 10 Winners

Year	Horse [Draw]	Age	Weight	SP	Trainer	Jockey
2025	Docklands [5]	5	9-2	14/1	Harry Eustace	Mark Zahra
2024	Charyn [9]	4	9-2	100/30F	Roger Varian	Silvestre De Sousa
2023	Triple Time [11]	4	9-2	33/1	Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan
2022	Baaeed [4]	4	9-2	1/6	William Haggas	Jim Crowley
2021	Palace Pier [11]	4	9-0	2/7F	John & Thady Gosden	Frankie Dettori
2020	Circus Maximus [4]	4	9-0	4/1F	A P O’Brien	Ryan Moore
2019	Lord Glitters [1]	6	9-0	14/1	David O’Meara	Daniel Tudhope
2018	Accidental Agent [4]	4	9-0	33/1	Eve Johnson Houghton	Charles Bishop
2017	Ribchester [1]	4	9-0	11/10F	Richard Fahey	William Buick
2016	Tepin [12]	5	8-11	11/2	Mark Casse	Julien R Leparoux

Key race stats 2026

Key trends

Aged four or five, nine winners in last ten runnings
Distance winner, 9/10
Rated within 4lb of RPR top-rated, 8/10 (five were top-rated)
Adjusted Racing Post Rating of at least 132, 7/10
Group 1 winner, 6/10

Other factors

Six winners had previously scored at the track.

What happened in the Queen Anne Stakes last year?

There was agony for favourite backers as 5-2 market leader Rosallion was beaten a nose by Ascot specialist Docklands. The Harry Eustace-trained miler was reunited with Australian jockey Mark Zahra and just held on in a thrilling finish. Cairo filled the places with a 100-1 third. Docklands became the fourth double-figure-priced winner of the Royal Ascot opener in the past ten years and gained a first top-level success for his trainer.

Queen Anne Stakes

14:30 Royal Ascot

RACING POST TIP

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Past 10 Winners

Key race stats 2026

What happened in the Queen Anne Stakes last year?

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