The Sandringham Stakes is a handicap run over a mile. It takes place at 17:00 on Friday 19th June, which is the fourth 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

13⁽¹³⁾

20-420

True Test

J: William Buick

T: William Knight

8-12

111

Has gone 0-6 since winning her first two races last summer; competitive at Meydan earlier in the year but she was 250-1 for the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket and never counted; others are probably on better terms with the handicapper.

26⁽¹⁹⁾

216-31

Rosa Inglesa

J: Harry Davies

T: Charlie Fellowes

8-7

111

Yet another runner who produced career-best form in winning last time out, in her case a Class 4 at Nottingham (extended 1m; good to soft; fine on faster); a 9lb rise only goes to show how emphatic a performance that was; trainer won this in 2019 and 2020.

18⁽²²⁾

2310-1

Harlequin Angel

J: Alexandra Egan

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

8-9

108

Outclassed in a sales race in October but progressive otherwise and had plenty in hand when winning a Class 4 7f handicap under Alexandra Egan at Yarmouth in April (good to firm; 6lb lower); should win further races but opposable in this one.

20⁽³⁰⁾

614-21

Green Carrera

J: Mickael Barzalona

T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

8-8

110

One of two runners for Joseph O'Brien; has come from well behind at the Curragh (7f/1m, good) in both her handicaps, scraping home by the skin of her teeth in the latest; this weight would be borderline for Dylan Browne McMonagle who has ridden this filly on her last two starts but now partners her stablemate.

6⁽⁹⁾

21-57

Zooming

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

9-4

108

Won her novice last season at Newmarket (7f, good to soft); never that dangerous but was running on when fifth in the Group 3 Fred Darling (7f, good) and it was back over 6f when unable to land any sort of blow in a Listed race last month; lightly raced filly in a top stable and pedigree suggests that this first crack at 1m should be beneficial; makes the shortlist.

10⁽²⁾

3-15

Mixed Feelings

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

9-0

105

Won her maiden at Leopardstown by 6l (1m, yielding to soft; runner-up beaten since and now 0-4); it's unwise to suggest that her limitations were exposed in an Oaks trial over further at Naas as that race never went entirely to plan; her very low draw could be troublesome but she's one of a bucketload in here capable of better.

24⁽²⁹⁾

225-23

Lyrics Of Life

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Brian Meehan

8-7

110

Not your typical six-race maiden as she had notable form last season, including a second behind Oaks runner-up Legacy Link and a close fifth in a Group 3; this season's defeats have come in races won by Gosden filly So Regal who is going places; proven on fast ground and no forlorn hope.

5⁽⁶⁾

25-183

Spinning Lizzie

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

9-4

103

Wins at 6f (good) and 1m (AW); only midfield in a 7f Group 3 Guineas trial and then beaten 6.5l into third in the 1m2f Listed Pretty Polly; this trip might be a better fit but she's hardly on the crest of a wave right now.

1⁽¹⁵⁾

2194-0

Awaken

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

9-9

101

109

Has to rebound from a nothing run in the Nell Gwyn in April but perhaps it's better to judge her on 2yo form, which included a second to the brilliant Venetian Sun in the 6f Albany at this meeting and another fine run in a 7f Group 3; both those efforts were on good to firm and pedigree bodes well for this first step up to 1m; her profile isn't a million miles away from Soprano's who won this for the same connections two years ago; possibilities.

27⁽¹²⁾

201-41

Spinning Around

J: Wayne Lordan

T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien

8-5

108

Has had seven races but won two of her last three, 7f handicaps at Dundalk (AW; cheekpieces) and the Curragh (good; tongue tied); went up 5lb for the last of those (workmanlike in beating Green Carrera) and they claimed 5lb that day, so she has plenty more on her plate here.

11⁽²⁵⁾

1-24

Quiet Mutiny

J: Gary Carroll

T: Gavin Cromwell

8-13

107

Took the notable scalp of Classic heroine Precise in a Fairyhouse 6f maiden last season (good); found 5.5f too sharp on return and was then a closing fourth on handicap debut at the Curragh where the 7f proved well within reach; so too might this 1m; respected.

4⁽¹⁷⁾

131-17

Just Call Me Angel

J: Robert Havlin

T: Ed Dunlop

9-6

108

Has had eight races and posted career win number four in Italy's 1,000 Guineas (good; narrowly); back down to earth in a Listed race at Goodwood where perhaps 1m2f proved a stretch; returns to what is probably her best trip but with a fairly exposed profile.

3⁽³⁾

11-9

Hope Queen

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

9-8

100

108

Odds-on debut winner and the form of her narrow Listed win at Sandown (7f, good) reads all the better now; however, she went missing from July until finishing down the field at 28-1 in the Irish 1,000 Guineas, so there are concerns.

17⁽²⁶⁾

4174-9

Tavana

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Edward Smyth-Osbourne

8-9

105

Dual 7f winner last season but got her comeuppance when tried at Group 3 and Listed level; sister to a 1m winner but she was a fader when beating one home over this far on handicap debut at Newbury a month ago.

9⁽¹⁾

21-51

Repel

J: Colin Keane

T: F-H Graffard

9-1

104

French challenger who isn't the easiest to assess, having won twice (good/soft) at odds-on either side of finishing well held in a Group 3 at Deauville; the fact she's lightly raced and in top hands means she can't be discounted on handicap debut, and her half-sister Crenelle was third in this four years ago; stall 1 might not be the place to be.

25⁽²⁸⁾

7217-1

Passing Thought

J: Luke Morris

T: Ed Walker

8-7

108

6f maiden winner last season on soft ground; easily her best form was encouragingly on her reappearance on good to firm at Wetherby (7f handicap) where she was in rear for the most part but led late on for a length success; further progress is by no means out of the question for yard that won this in 2018 and last year.

16⁽¹⁴⁾

1235-0

Blingy's Sister

J: Toby Moore

T: Hugo Palmer

8-10

104

0-4 since debut win and hasn't threatened to take a hand in Group 3 races on last two outings; absent for two months and doesn't look on that good a mark; Toby Moore's claim will at least help in that respect.

15⁽²³⁾

9124-5

Brigid's Well

J: Jamie Spencer

T: Hugo Palmer

8-11

105

Made all in a 1m novice as a 2yo and very nearly did so in another; comfortably held in Listed races on her last two appearances, latterly when tongue tied and essentially disappointing at Newmarket (1m2f; first run on ground quicker than good); it asks a lot of her to bounce back in a race of this nature.

21⁽⁷⁾

51-1

She Commands

J: Jack Dace

T: Ralph Beckett

8-8

107

Another unexposed filly from a top yard and she cost 450,000gns; her only turf run was on soft ground on debut and she's looked a work in progress in winning two on the AW (1m/9.4f), last time at the expense of a subsequent winner; the potential is there to take a sizeable step forward in her first handicap.

14⁽⁸⁾

52-041

Harlequin Breeze

J: David Egan

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

8-12

107

Close up behind Zooming in a novice race last season; ran well in her handicap (1m, good) on penultimate start but was only fourth and it was a small field she disposed of back in a novice at Leicester (good to firm; beat Crownright); it's difficult to envisage her being good enough.

29⁽⁵⁾

35-15

Thankfully

J: Jack Nicholls

T: K R Burke

8-4

110

Narrow winner of a Beverley maiden before finishing fifth on her handicap debut at Thirsk (1m, good); she may struggle to reverse those placings with Bintaziza who had excuses.

2⁽²⁷⁾

12-605

Mubasimah

J: James Doyle

T: Andrew Balding

9-8

100

109

Went close in a Group 3 (7f, good) last season on only her second career start; no fireworks as yet this campaign when only sixth in the Nell Gwyn, nowhere in the 1,000 Guineas and a fading fifth from the front in a French Group 2 last time (1m, good); with limitations becoming exposed she's dropped into a handicap, but others are surely more progressive.

22⁽⁴⁾

11-10

Darn Hot Gallop

J: Aurelien Lemaitre

T: James Tate

8-8

111

Maintained her unbeaten record when beating male opposition in a 1m handicap at Newmarket that's worked out well (1m, good); it was then always going to be tough for her in the 1,000 Guineas for which she went off 80-1; only 3lb above her winning mark, she's one to bear in mind.

28⁽¹⁶⁾

3-22

Crownright

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Ralph Beckett

8-5

105

Frankel filly; best run was the second, on the round course here over 1m (good to firm) when splitting a subsequent Listed-placed filly and Lyrics Of Life; that was her only run in a hood, which was missing (as is the case here) when a disappointing favourite behind Harlequin Breeze at Leicester; if able to replicate that penultimate effort, she wouldn't be a lost cause off 8st 5lb.

12⁽³¹⁾

211

Glyfada

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien

8-13

109

Irish Oaks entrant who won a maiden at Naas (10.3f, good) in April on her second start and coped fine with the drop to 1m when following up at Killarney (good; won going away) at the expense of a subsequent winner; this is a huge hike in class but she's promising and the booking of Oisin Murphy is a statement of intent.

23⁽²¹⁾

1-15

Symbol Of Majesty

J: Saffie Osborne

T: John & Thady Gosden

8-8

108

Narrowly prevailed in two 1m novices (AW/good to firm) and got messed about in a muddling race when a beaten favourite (at odds of 6-5) on handicap debut at Wolverhampton (8.6f); has kept a low profile thus far but interesting that she once held a Group 1 Coronation Stakes entry; intriguing runner.

30⁽¹¹⁾

5-31

Dream Camp

J: Nicola Currie

T: Andrew Balding

8-4

110

This 250,000euros yearling has come via the quiet roads to Ascot but she might be peaking at the right time having won as she liked at Southwell last month (1m maiden, AW); can't be ruled out.

8⁽²⁴⁾

163

Al Rateel

J: Warren Fentiman

T: J Reynier

9-3

107

French-trained filly whose first two races were on the AW, winning by 3l on debut before well beaten in a Listed race; raised her profile when third in the Italian 1,000 Guineas (good) and she came from further back than the winner Just Call Me Angel; this still looks a big ask on what she's shown thus far.

7⁽²⁰⁾

511

Seet

J: Ryan Moore

T: John & Thady Gosden

9-4

110

Half-sister to five winners including the high-class middle-distance performer Kalpana; made her debut in only April and has since comfortably won minor races at Wolverhampton (8.6f) and Doncaster (1m, good to firm); while there's always a fear that this huge field on handicap debut will be a culture shock, her pedigree and progress suggest she could be heading for Group races.

19⁽³²⁾

114

Bintaziza

J: Ray Dawson

T: Roger Varian

8-9

109

Unchallenged in her first two races on the AW at about 1m and nothing went right from a bad draw on handicap debut at Thirsk (1m, good; 9-2); others have achieved heaps more but that's reflected in her mark and she's in the right hands to do better.

RACING POST TIP

Awaken

Sixteen of these are making their handicap debuts. It would be easy to harbour reservations about AWAKEN when she has a big weight and ran moderately on her comeback in the Nell Gwyn. However, this fast ground is the key to her, on which she was runner-up in last year's Albany at this meeting and a good fourth in the Group 2 Rockfel, while going beyond 7f for the first time is worth exploring when her dam won over 1m2f. The two Gosden fillies have been kept away from the bright lights but Seet could be destined for Group races, while Symbol Of Majesty had a Coronation Stakes entry when there were excuses on her handicap debut. It was surprising to see Zooming (second choice) back at 6f last time when she had seen her race out so well over the 7f of a Guineas trial, and this is a good day to try 1m. In truth, with such a high percentage of this field open to career bests, cases can be made for 20 or more.

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Past 10 Winners

Year	Horse [Draw]	Age	Weight	SP	Trainer	Jockey
2025	Never Let Go [2]	3	8-10	22-1	Ed Walker	Kieran Shoemark
2024	Soprano [18]	3	9-5	14-1	George Boughey	Billy Loughnane
2023	Coppice [25]	3	9-3	6/1JF	John & Thady Gosden	Frankie Dettori
2022	Heredia [21]	3	9-8	7/2	Richard Hannon	Sean Levey
2021	Create Belief [16]	3	9-2	6-1	J P Murtagh	Ben Coen
2020	Onassis [1]	3	8-1	33/1	Charlie Fellowes	Hayley Turner
2019	Thanks Be [4]	3	8-0	33/1	Charlie Fellowes	Hayley Turner
2018	Agrotera [5]	3	8-7	11/2F	Ed Walker	Jamie Spencer
2017	Con Te Partiro [11]	3	9-5	20/1	Wesley A Ward	Jamie Spencer
2016	Persuasive [17]	3	8-9	11/4F	John Gosden	Frankie Dettori

Key race stats 2026

Key trends

Lost maiden tag, 9/10
Drawn in the six highest or the five lowest stalls, 7/10
Carried no more than 9st 3lb, 7/10
Won over 7f or a mile earlier that season, 5/10
No more than three juvenile starts, 7/10

Other factors

Five winners ran in handicaps as three-year-olds (three won at least one; the other two finished second).

Five winners had contested a Listed or Group race at three.

What happened in the Sandringham Stakes last year?

Ed Walker made it another win on the straight course at Ascot with Never Let Go providing Kieran Shoemark with a valuable winner. Low numbers came to the fore again with the first three home all drawn in single digits. The winner stalked the eventual third in their small group of four and kicked away from her rivals in the final furlong. The daughter of No Nay Never ran admirably over 1m2f in her previous race, but over the stiff mile here she was much the best.

Sandringham Stakes Handicap

17:00 Royal Ascot

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Key race stats 2026

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