Royal Ascot Trends and Stats for Day One - 16/06/26

The biggest flat meeting of the summer is finally here so check out our Royal Ascot trends and stats for day one on Tuesday 16th June 2026.

We’ve got top action from the Berkshire track on day one of Royal Ascot with seven live races.

There’s three Group 1s including the Queen Anne Stakes and St James’s Palace Stakes.

We also have the King Charles III Stakes alongside a couple of hot handicaps and a Group 2 for two-year-olds. See the full schedule below.

14:30 – Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1, 1m)
15:05 – Coventry Stakes (Group 2, 6f)
15:40 – King Charles III Stakes (Group 1, 5f)
16:20 – St James’s Palace Stakes (Group 1, 1m)
17:00 – Ascot Stakes (Class 2, 2m4f)
17:35 – Wolferton Stakes (Listed, 1m2f)
18:10 – Copper Horse Stakes (Class 2, 1m6f)

Royal Ascot Trends On Tuesday Including St James’s Palace Stakes Stats

See the Royal Ascot day one trends and stats below with all the action live on the ITV Racing schedule.

2:30 Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1, 1m)

See the Queen Anne Stakes trends below for the Royal Ascot opening race.

Recent Queen Anne Winners

2025 – Docklands (14/1)
2024 – Charyn (100/30 fav)
2023 – Triple Time 33/1
2022 – Baaeed (1/6 fav)
2021 – Palace Pier (2/7 fav)
2020 – Circus Maximus (4/1 fav)
2019 – Lord Glitters (14/1)
2018 – Accidental Agent (33/1)
2017 – Ribchester (11/10 fav)

Queen Anne Stakes Trends

23/24 – Aged 4 or 5 years-old
21/24 – Previous winners over 1 mile
18/24 – Returned 13/2 or shorter in the betting
18/24 – Had between 1 and 2 previous runs that season
17/24 – Won by a 4 year-old
16/24 – Had already won a Group 1 race
16/24 – Returned 11/2 or shorter in the betting
12/24 – Ran in the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury last time out
11/24 – Trained by either R Hannon (3), A P O’Brien (4) or owned by Godolphin (4)
11/24 – Had never run at Ascot before
10/24 – Won their previous race
10/24 – Favourites that were unplaced
9/24 – Winning favourites
Godolphin have won the race 8 times in total, but Charlie Appleby is yet to win the race
Only 2 winners from Stall 1 in the last 18 runnings
15 of the last 18 winners came from stalls 4 or higher

15:05 – Coventry Stakes (Group 2, 6f)

See the Coventry Stakes trends below for a fascinating renewal between the two-year-olds.

Recent Coventry Stakes Winners

2025 – Gstaad (7/2 fav)
2024 – Rashabar (80/1)
2023 – River Tiber (11/8 fav)
2022 – Bradsell (8/1)
2021 – Berkshire Shadow (11/1)
2020 – Nando Parrado (150/1)
2019 – Arizona (15/8 fav)
2018 – Calyx (2/1 fav)
2017 – Rajasinghe (11/1)

Coventry Stakes Trends

22/24 – Won their previous race
22/24 – Had never raced at Ascot before
21/24 – Had between 1 and 2 previous career runs
19/24 – Returned 8/1 or shorter in the betting
18/24 – Foaled in either Feb or March
17/24 – Came from the top three in the betting
14/24 – Won over 6f before
12/24 – Winning favourites (3 joint)
8/24 – Ran at either Newbury or Newmarket last time out
8/24 – Trained by Aidan O’Brien (11 in total)
5/24 – Ridden by Ryan Moore (5 of the last 15)
2/24 – Trained by Richard Hannon
2/24 – Won by a Jan foal
15 of the last 18 winners came from stalls 6 or higher
10 of the last 18 winners came from stalls 9-19 (inc)

WATCH: Gstaad Wins 2025 Coventry Stakes

15:40 – King Charles III Stakes (Group 1, 5f)

See the King Charles III Stakes below for the hot 5f contest.

Recent King Charles III Stakes Winners

2025 – American Affair (11/1)
2024 – Asfoora (5/1)
2023 – Bradsell (14/1)
2022 – Nature Strip (9/4)
2021 – Oxted (4/1)
2020 – Battaash (5/6 fav)
2019 – Blue Point (5/2)
2018 – Blue Point (6/1)
2017 – Lady Aurelia (7/2)

King Charles III Stakes Trends

23/24 – Aged 7 or younger
22/24 – Had won a Group race before
20/24 – Aged 4 or older
20/24 – Had won over 5f before
17/24 – Returned 8/1 or shorter in the betting
14/24 – Finished first or second last time out
14/24 – Had run at Ascot before (9 had won at the track)
13/24 – Favourites placed
13/24 – Won by a non-UK based trained horse
6/24 – Ran at either Flemington (3) or Chantilly (3) last time out
7/24 – Favourites that finished third
5/24 – Won by an Australian-trained horse
4/24 – Winning favourites
4/24 – 3 Year-old winners
A horse from stalls 9, 11 & 14 has been placed in 14 of the last 18 runnings
3 of the last 8 winners stall 10
Charlie Appleby has won 2 of the last 9
Robert Cowell has won 2 of the last 15
10 of the last 22 won by a non-UK trained horse

16:20 – St James’s Palace Stakes (Group 1, 1m)

See the St James’s Palace Stakes trends below for the huge three-year-old Group 1.

Recent St James’s Palace Stakes Winners

2025 – Field Of Gold (8/11 fav)
2024 – Rosallion (5/2)
2023 – Paddington (11/5)
2022 – Coroebus (10/11 fav)
2021 – Poetic Flare (7/2 fav)
2020 – Palace Pier (4/1)
2019 – Circus Maximus (10/1)
2018 – Without Parole (9/4 fav)
2017 – Barney Roy (5/2)

St James’s Palace Stakes Trends

24/24 – Returned 10/1 or shorter in the betting
21/24 – Had won over a mile before
20/24 – Favourites that were placed
19/24 – Had either 2 or 3 previous runs that season
19/24– Previous Group 1 or 2 winners
17/24 – Previous Group 1 winners
17/24 – Returned 3/1 or shorter in the betting
15/24 – Won their previous race
14/24 – Winning favourites (1 joint)
13/24 – Ran in the Irish 2000 Guineas (Curragh) last time out (10 won it)
10/24 – Irish-trained winners
7/24 – Won by trainer Aidan O’Brien (9 total)
7/24 – Had run at Ascot before
Just 4 winners from stall 1 or 2 in the last 18 runnings
7 of the last 18 winners came from stalls 4 or 5
3 of the last 12 winners ridden by Ryan Moore
Trainer Richard Hannon has won 2 of the last 9
Trainer John Gosden has won 3 of the last 9

17:00 – Ascot Stakes (Class 2, 2m4f)

See the Ascot Stakes trends for the interesting stayers handicap.

Recent Ascot Stakes Winners

2025 – Ascending (20/1)
2024 – Pledgeofallegiance (20/1)
2023 – Ahorsewithnoname (7/1)
2022 – Coltrane (14/1)
2021 – Reshoun (66/1)
2020 – Coeur De Lion (16/1)
2019 – The Grand Visir (12/1)
2018 – Lagostovegas (10/1)
2017 – Thomas Hobson (4/1 fav)

Ascot Stakes Trends

21/24 – Carried 8-13 or more
18/24 – Had at least 1 previous run on the flat that season
17/24 – Won by a stable better known for their NH runners
17/24 – Had won over at least 2m on the flat before
14/24 – Returned a double-figure price in the betting
13/24 – Aged either 4 or 5 years-old
11/24 – Won their previous race
4/24 – Trained by Willie Mullins (4 of the last 14)
3/24 – Trained by the Pipe stable
3/24 – Ridden by Ryan Moore (3 of the last 14)
3/24 – Winning favourites
2/24 – Trained by Ian Williams
William Buick has ridden 2 of the last 5 winners
2 of the last 6 winners ridden by a claiming jockey
Just two winners (or placed) horse from stall 1 placed in the last 18 runnings

WATCH: Ascending Wins 2026 Ascot Stakes

Ascending wins the @Ascot Stakes! #RoyalAscot pic.twitter.com/0Lm21TGPYK

— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 17, 2025

17:35 – Wolferton Stakes (Listed, 1m2f)

See the Wolferton Stakes trends below for the listed 10 furlong race.

Recent Wolferton Stakes Winners

2025 – Haatem (8/1)
2024 – Israr (11/4 fav)
2023 – Royal Champion (16/1)
2022 – Dubai Future (20/1)
2021 – Juan Elcano (14/1)
2020 – Mountain Angel (8/1)
2019 – Addeybb (5/1)
2018 – Monarchs Glen (8/1)
2017 – Snoano (25/1)

Wolferton Stakes Trends

18/23 – Had between 1 and 3 runs already that season
17/23 – Had won 3 or more races during their career
16/23 – Finished unplaced last time out
15/23 – Had won over 1m2f or further before
14/23 – Aged 4 years-old
14/23 – Had run at Ascot before
11/23 – Unplaced favourites
11/23 – Returned a double-figure price
7/23 – Ran at either York (4) or Goodwood (3) last time out
5/23 – Trained by John Gosden (5 of last 15)
4/23 – Trained at Kremlin House Stables (Roger Varian/M Jarvis)
3/23 – Winning favourites
15 of the last 20 winners returned 7/1 or bigger
5 of the last 10 winners came from stall 5
9 of the last 11 winners aged 4 or 5

18:10 – Copper Horse Stakes (Class 2, 1m6f)

See the Copper Horse Stakes trends for the big-field handicap to end the day – note: only six runnings have taken place.

Recent Copper Horse Stakes Winners

2025 – French Master (5/2f)
2024 – Belloccio (4/1)
2023 – Vauban (Evs)
2022 – Get Shirty (16/1)
2021 – Amtiyaz (33/1)
2020 – Fujaira Prince (3/1fav)

Copper Horse Stakes Trends

6/6 – Carried 9-1 or more
6/6 – Carried between 9-1 and 9-8
6/6 – Aged between 4-6 (3 winners aged 6)
3/6 – Winning favourite
Trainer Willie Mullins won this race in 2023 and 2024
Trainer David O’Meara won this race in 2022
Trainer John Gosden won this race in 2021 and 2025
Trainer Roger Varian won this race in 2020

Royal Ascot Trends and Stats for Day One (Tuesday, 16th June, 2026)