The Queen's Vase is a Group 2 contest run over 1m6f. It takes place at 15:05 on Wednesday 17th June, which is the second 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

8⁽⁵⁾

1537-5

Port Of Spain

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O'Brien

9-2

103

116

4⁽⁸⁾

321-11

Limestone

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

9-2

102

120

2⁽³⁾

23-142

Del Maro

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

9-2

102

114

6⁽¹⁰⁾

225-13

Mr Colonel

J: Colin Keane

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

9-2

113

5⁽⁴⁾

43-121

Magnetude

J: Harry Davies

T: James Owen

9-2

9⁽¹¹⁾

542-31

Ranga Tang

J: Cieren Fallon

T: James Owen

9-2

10⁽⁷⁾

Ravenspire

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

9-2

101

11⁽¹⁾

161

Wareeth

J: Tom Marquand

T: Archie Watson

9-2

100

107

1⁽²⁾

312

Asakir

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

9-2

100

116

7⁽⁶⁾

Point Of Law

J: James Doyle

T: John & Thady Gosden

9-2

103

3⁽⁹⁾

Galiyan

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

9-2

114

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Limestone

Galiyan finished his 1m4f maiden at Chester with tremendous relish but LIMESTONE accomplished significantly more when he too proved much the strongest in the closing stages on his latest start, in a 1m5f Listed race at Navan. Joseph O'Brien's contender keeps finding more for pressure and makes plenty of appeal in this bid to complete a four-timer. While leaving a less striking impression, Asakir was beaten only just over a length in that Navan race and has headgear enlisted today, so he is considered seriously. Mr Colonel, however, brings major each-way interest and might just emerge as the chief danger following his third in the Chester Vase. While Aidan O'Brien's stable has surely fielded much more striking candidates in the past, Port Of Spain is nevertheless their selected runner from plenty of options.

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Past 10 Winners

Year	Horse [Draw]	Age	Weight	SP	Trainer	Jockey
2025	Carmers [4]	3	9-2	9/2	Paddy Twomey	W J Lee
2024	Illnois [5]	3	9-2	7/4F	A P O’Brien	Ryan Moore
2023	Gregory [5]	3	9-2	EvensF	John & Thady Gosden	Frankie Dettori
2022	Eldar Eldarov [3]	3	9-2	5/2	Roger Varian	David Egan
2021	Kemari [3]	3	9-0	15/2	Charlie Appleby	William Buick
2020	Santiago [5]	3	9-0	100/30	A P O’Brien	Ryan Moore
2019	Dashing Willoughby [6]	3	9-0	6/1	Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy
2018	Kew Gardens [7]	3	9-0	100/30	A P O’Brien	Ryan Moore
2017	Stradivarius [9]	3	9-0	11/2	John Gosden	Andrea Atzeni
2016	Sword Fighter [4]	3	9-3	33/1	A P O’Brien	Colm O’Donoghue

Key race stats 2026

Key trends

Top-three finish last time, 9/10
By a sire with a stamina index in excess of 1m2f, 8/10
Adjusted RPR of at least 108, 8/10
Won within last two starts, 7/10
Rated within 8lb of RPR top-rated, 7/10

Other factors

The only trainers to have won this since 2000 are Sir Michael Stoute (three times), Saeed bin Suroor (twice), Mark Johnston (seven), Aidan O’Brien (eight), John Gosden (twice), Andrew Balding, Charlie Appleby and Roger Varian (all once).

Five winners ran in a Listed or Group race last time.

What happened in the Queen's Vase last year?

Carmers set a new course record for the 1m6f trip when landing the Queen’s Vase for Paddy Twomey. Billy Lee’s mount extended his unbeaten record to three with a game success over another progressive stayer in Furthur. Pinhole and Asmarani shared favouritism but were well beaten in a race that lacked the quality of previous runnings.

Queen’s Vase

15:05 Royal Ascot

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Past 10 Winners

Key race stats 2026

What happened in the Queen's Vase last year?

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