- Prince Of Wales’s betting odds revealed
- Last year’s Arc hero the favourite
- Ombudsman the second favourite looking for second win in race
Check out the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes betting odds ahead of one of the biggest Group 1s at Royal Ascot. Last year’s Arc winner Daryz is the current short-priced favourite.
Prince Of Wales’s Stakes Betting Odds 2026
- Daryz 5/4 (Francis-Henri Graffard)
- Ombudsman 5/2 (John & Thady Gosden)
- Almaqam 10/1 (Ed Walker)
- Calandagan 10/1 (Francis-Henri Graffard)
- Kalpana 16/1 (Andrew Balding)
- Minnie Hauk 16/1 (Aidan O’Brien)
- See The Fire 20/1 (Andrew Balding)
- Bay City Roller 25/1 (George Scott)
- Damysus 25/1 (John & Thady Gosden)
- Saddadd 25/1 (Roger Varian)
- Lambourn 33/1 (Aidan O’Brien)
- Dancing Gemini 50/1 (Roger Teal)
- The Lion In Winter 66/1 (Aidan O’Brien)
- Expanded 100/1 (Aidan O’Brien)
- Royal Rhyme 100/1 (Karl Burke)
- Devil’s Advocate 150/1 (John & Thady Gosden)
- Mississippi River 200/1 (Aidan O’Brien)
Note: Prince Of Wales’s Stakes betting odds are subject to change and others on request…
Prince Of Wales’s Stakes Race Information 2026
📅 Date: Wednesday 17th June 2026
⌚ Time: 4:20pm
🏇 Racecourse: Ascot
🔄 Trip: 1m2f
💷 Winner: £567,100
📺 TV: Sky Sports Racing / ITV Racing
Daryz Bidding To Become First French Winner Since 2010
There has not been a French winner of the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes since Byword for Andre Fabre in 2010 and Daryz is the short favourite here.
Francis-Henri Graffard’s horse won Europe’s richest flat race last season and is favourite in the Arc de Triomph betting odds to win that race again.
The classy four-year-old has already won two Group 1s in France so far this season and should be primed for this.
However, there is an element of doubt. Some of his British rivals will probably prefer the quick summer ground at Ascot more, but there’s no denying that he’s got all the class in the world.
Daryz winning the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes would give trainer Graffard just his second Royal Ascot winner.
See his latest win in the Prix Aga Khan IV at Longchamp below.
WATCH: Daryz Pulls Clear Of Rivals In Prix Aga Khan IV
DARYZ 💚❤️
Last year’s Arc winner takes top honours in the Group 1 Prix Aga Khan IV with ease!@GraffardRacing @AgaKhanStuds pic.twitter.com/SHhAUFCha2
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) May 21, 2026
Ombudsman Could Become Just Fourth Back-To-Back Winner
Only three horses have managed to win the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes twice and it’s not been done since Muhtarram in 1994/95.
And interestingly, it was a horse trained by John Gosden – so Ombudsman could give his trainer another dual-winner of the race.
The Gosden stable often does well in this race, with six wins over the years.
Ombudsman won this race by two lengths last season and there’s every chance he can follow up again.
His owners Godolphin also have a stellar record in the contest. No owner has won this illustrious Group 1 more times than the ‘Boys in Blue’ with six wins to their name.
He’s never finished outside of the top two in his 10-race career so far and it’s quite hard to see that changing as he’s almost guaranteed to be staying on late.
Everything went wrong for him in the race last year, he was short of room around 2f out but still managed to win comfortably.
See his impressive success below.
WATCH: Ombudsman Wins 2025 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes
WOW! OMBUDSMAN THROUGH TRAFFIC TO WIN THE PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES! #ROYALASCOT pic.twitter.com/xRL1TAXgbz
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 18, 2025
All Six Godolphin Prince Of Wales’s Stakes Winners
- 2025 – OMBUDSMAN
- 2011 – REWILDING
- 2002 – GRANDERA
- 2001 – FANTASTIC LIGHT
- 2000 – DUBAI MILLENNIUM
- 1998 – FAITHFUL SON
Last 10 Princes Of Wales’s Stakes Winners
- 2025 – Ombudsman 7/1 (John & Thady Gosden)
- 2024 – Auguste Rodin 13/8 (Aidan O’Brien)
- 2023 – Mostahdaf 10/1 (John & Thady Gosden)
- 2022 – State Of Rest 5/1 (Joseph O’Brien)
- 2021 – Love 11/10 (Aidan O’Brien)
- 2020 – Lord North 5/1 (John Gosden)
- 2019 – Crystal Ocean 3/1 (Sir Michael Stoute)
- 2018 – Poet’s Word 11/2 (Sir Michael Stoute)
- 2017 – Highland Reel 9/4 (Aidan O’Brien)
- 2016 – My Dream Boat 16/1 (Clive Cox)
