--- title: "Royal Ascot Trends and Stats for Day Two (Wednesday, 17th June, 2026)" canonical: "https://readhorseracing.com/2026/06/17/royal-ascot-trends-and-stats-for-day-two-wednesday-17th-june-2026/" type: "post" language: "en-GB" author: "Kyle Curran" section: "Features" published: "2026-06-17T07:38:28Z" modified: "2026-06-17T07:38:28Z" --- # Royal Ascot Trends and Stats for Day Two (Wednesday, 17th June, 2026) **After a fascinating opening day of the meeting on Tuesday, check out our Royal Ascot day two trends and stats as the feature Prince Of Wales’s Stakes takes place.** There’s another seven huge races on Wednesday at [Royal Ascot](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/06/16/when-is-royal-ascot-2026-dates-times-and-full-race-schedule/) and we’ve got all of the top trends and stats including for Ombudsman vs Daryz in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes. See the full Wednesday schedule below. Plus see [Andy Newton’s Royal Ascot tips on Wednesday](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/06/17/andy-newtons-royal-ascot-tips-on-wednesday-and-nap-best-bet/) after 14/1, 6/1 and 5/6 day one winners. - **14:30 – Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2, 5f)** - **15:05 – Queen’s Vase (Group 2, 1m6f)** - **15:40 – Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2, 1m)** - **16:20 – Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (Group 1, 1m2f)** - **17:00 – Royal Hunt Cup (Class 2, 1m)** - **17:35 – Kensington Palace Stakes (Class 2, 1m)** - **18:10 – Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed, 6f)** ### Royal Ascot Trends On Wednesday Including Prince Of Wales’s Stakes Stats All of the Royal Ascot day two action will be live on the [ITV Racing schedule](https://readhorseracing.com/2026/06/13/itv-racing-schedule-today-weekly-saturday/). [![](https://media.readhorseracing.com/readhorseracing/2026/06/Midnite-Banner.jpg)](https://affiliate.midnite.com/C.ashx?btag=a_3358b_322c_&affid=924&siteid=3358&adid=322&c=) ### **14:30 – Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2, 5f)** See the Queen Mary Stakes recent winners and trends below for Wednesday’s opener. #### Queen Mary Recent Winners - 2025 – True Love (9/4 fav) - 2024 – Leovanno (22/1) - 2023 – Crimson Advocate (9/1) - 2022 – Dramatised (5/2 fav) - 2021 – Quick Suzy (8/1) - 2020 – Campanelle (9/2) - 2019 – Raffle Prize (18/1) - 2018 – Signora Cabello (25/1) - 2017 – Heartache (5/1) #### Queen Mary Stakes Trends - 23/24 – Finished 1st or 2nd last time out - 23/24 – Had between 1 and 3 previous runs that season - 19/24 – Had won over 5f (or shorter) before - 19/24 – Won their previous race - 17/24 – Placed favourites - 16/24 – Won by a horse foaled between Jan-Mar - 10/24 – Won from non UK-based yards - 9/24 – Winning favourites (2 joint) - 8/24 – Returned a double-figure price - 5/24 – Trained in the US - 4/24 – Trained by Wesley Ward (including 3 of last 11 runnings) - 2/24 – Won by trainer Richard Hannon - 10 of the last 12 winners came from stalls 12+ - 6 of the last 12 winners came from stalls 20+ - 10 of the last 11 winners came from stalls 10+ - Trainer Karl Burke has won 2 of the last 4 runnings - Trainer Aidan O’Brien won the race for the first time in 2025 #### WATCH: True Love Wins Queen Mary Stakes [YouTube video player (embedded)](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/2E58XxKhT5k?si=NP9AuOWDzxCxWyVs) ### **15:05 – Queen’s Vase (Group 2, 1m6f)** See the Queen’s Vase recent winners and trends below. #### Queen’s Vase Past Winners - 2025 – Carmers (9/2) - 2024 – Illinois (7/4 fav) - 2023 – Gregory (Evs fav) - 2022 – Eldar Eldarov (5/2 fav) - 2021 – Kemari (15/2) - 2020 – Santiago (10/3) - 2019 – Dashing Willoughby (6/1) - 2018 – Kew Gardens (10/3) - 2017 – Stradivarius (11/2) - 2016 – Sword Fighter (33/1) #### Queen’s Vase Trends - 21/23 – Had never raced at Ascot before - 17/23 – Placed last time out - 15/23 – Had run over at least 1m4f before - 14/23 – Had at least 2 previous career wins - 13/23 – Placed favourites - 9/23 – Winning favourites - 8/23 – Trained by Aidan O’Brien - 8/23 – Ran at either Lingfield or Haydock last time out - 6/23 – Ridden by Ryan Moore - 5/23 – Trained by the Johnston yard - No winner from stall 1 in the last 20 years - The horse from stall 7 has been placed in 8 of the last 19 runnings (4 wins) - 19 of the last 20 winners came from a single-figure stall - 7 of the last 20 winners came from stalls 7 or 8 - Trainer John Gosden has won 2 of the last 9 ### **15:40 – Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2, 1m)** See the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes trends and past winners below. #### Duke Of Cambridge Stakes Past Winners - 2025 – Crimson Advocate (13/2) - 2024 – Running Lion (6/1) - 2023 – Rogue Millennium (10/1) - 2022 – Saffron Beach (5/2 jfav) - 2021 – Indie Angel (22/1) - 2020 – Nazeef (10/3) - 2019 – Move Swiftly (9/1) - 2018 – Aljazzi (9/2) - 2017 – Qemah (5/2 fav) #### Duke Of Cambridge Stakes Trends - 21/22 – Had won over a mile (or further) before - 20/22 – Had at least 1 previous run that season - 19/22 – Won by a 4 year-old - 17/22 – Finished in the top 3 last time out - 16/22 – Had won a Group 3 or better race before - 14/22 – Favourites that were placed - 14/22 – Had run at Ascot before - 8/22 – Had won at Ascot before - 7/22 – Returned a double-figure price - 6/22 – Winning favourites (1 co) - 5/22 – Owned by Cheveley Park Stud - 5/22 – Ran at Epsom last time out - 5/22 – Trained by John Gosden (5 of the last 14 and 4 of last 6 runnings) - 3/22 – Ridden by William Buick (3 of last 14) - 2/22 – Ridden by Ryan Moore (2 of last 14) - 2/22 – Won by trainer James Fanshawe - 2/22 – Winners from stall 1 - 2 French-trained winners since 2016 - Only 6 placed horses (2 winners) from stall 1 in the last 22 runnings - Trainer Aidan O’Brien has NEVER won this race ### **16:20 – Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (Group 1, 1m2f)** See the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes trends and past winners for Wednesday’s feature race. #### Prince Of Wales’s Stakes Past Winners - 2025 – Ombudsman (7/1) - 2024 – Auguste Rodin (13/8 fav) - 2023 – Mostahdaf (10/1) - 2022 – State Of Rest (5/1) - 2021 – Love (11/10 fav) - 2020 – Lord North (5/1) - 2019 – Crystal Ocean (3/1) - 2018 – Poet’s Word (11/2) - 2017 – Highland Reel (9/4) #### Prince Of Wales’s Stakes Trends - 24/24 – Had won over at least 1m2f before - 23/24 – Returned 10/1 or shorter in the betting - 23/24 – Won by a 4 or 5 year-old - 20/24 – Finished in the top three last time out - 20/24 – Had at least 1 previous run that season - 16/24 – Were previous Group 1 winners - 16/24 – Placed favourites - 13/24 – Had run at Ascot before - 12/24 – Won their last race - 12/24 – Won by a non-UK based trainer - 8/24 – Winning favourites - 5/24 – Trained by Aidan O’Brien (4 of the last 14) (5 in total) - 4/24 – Trained by John Gosden (6 wins in total) - 3/24 – Won by a Godolphin-owned horse (6 wins in total) - 3 of the last 18 runnings have gone to a French-trained horse - Ryan Moore has ridden 3 winners since 2017 - No winner aged 7+ since the race was reintroduced in 1968 - The last back-to-back winner Muhtarram (1994-95) #### WATCH: Ombudsman Wins 2025 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes [YouTube video player (embedded)](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/2E58XxKhT5k?si=NP9AuOWDzxCxWyVs) ### **17:00 – Royal Hunt Cup (Class 2, 1m)** See past winners and trends of the Royal Hunt Cup, Wednesday’s huge handicap. #### Royal Hunt Cup Past Winners - 2025 – My Cloud (3/1 fav) - 2024 – Wild Tiger (11/2 jfav) - 2023 – Jimi Hendrix (22/1) - 2022 – Dark Shift (13/2) - 2021 – Real World (18/1) - 2020 – Dark Vision (15/2) - 2019 – Afaak (20/1) - 2018 – Settle For Bay (16/1) - 2017 – Zhui Feng (25/1) #### Royal Hunt Cup Trends - 21/24 – Had won over at least a mile before - 21/24 – Aged 4 or 5 years-old - 18/24 – Carried 9-1 or less - 16/24 – Unplaced favourites - 16/24 – Returned a double-figure price - 15/24 – Had run at Ascot before - 15/24 – Won by a 4 year-old (inc 12 of the last 16 runnings) - 13/24 – Had 2 or 3 previous runs that season - 8/24 – Won their last race - 3/24 – Winning favourites - 3/24 – Won by trainer Saeed Bin Suroor (3 of the last 16) - 2/24 – Won by trainer James Fanshawe - 2/24 – Won by trainer John Gosden - 2/24 – Won by trainer Charles Hills (2 of the last 7) - Overall, high number stalls have dominated in recent years (the first 6 home in 2024 were ALL double-figure stalls) - 2025 winner from stall 32 - 16 of the last 20 winners came from a double-figure stall - We’ve seen 3 winners from stall 33 in the last 17 runnings - Trainer Aidan O’Brien has NEVER won this race ### **17:35 – Kensington Palace Stakes (Class 2, 1m)** See the trends, stats and past winners of the Kensington Palace Stakes below, with only five runnings so far. #### Kensington Palace Stakes Trends - No winning favourite yet - All five past winners aged 4 - All five winners drawn between 8-21 - All five winners returned a double figure price - Miss Information (11/1) won the race in 2025 - Villanova Queen (25/1) won this race in 2023 - Rising Star (40/1) won this race in 2022 - Trainer Ralph Beckett won the race in 2024 (Doha) - Trainer Mrs John Harrington won this race in 2023 - Trainer Marco Botti won this race in 2022 - Trainer David Loughnane won this race in 2021 ### **18:10 – Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed, 6f)** See the past winners, trends and stats for the Windsor Castle Stakes, Wednesday’s last race. #### Windsor Castle Stakes Past Winners - 2025 – Havana Hurricane (7/1) - 2024 – Ain’t Nobody (5/1) - 2023 – Big Evs (20/1) - 2022 – Little Big Bear (6/5 fav) - 2021 – Chipotle (22/1) - 2020 – Tactical (7/2 fav) - 2019 – Southern Hills (7/1) - 2018 – Soldier’s Call (12/1) - 2017 – Sound And Silence (16/1) #### Windsor Castle Stakes Trends - 24/24 – Had at least 1 previous outing - 23/24 – Won by a foal born April or earlier - 20/24 – Had 2 or 3 previous runs - 18/24 – Had won over 5f before - 18/24 – Placed last time out - 18/24 – Had never run at Ascot before - 13/24 – Unplaced favourites - 12/24 – Returned a double-figure price (inc a 100/1 winner) - 11/24 – Won their previous race - 9/24 – Won by a Feb foal - 5/24 – Winning favourites - 3/24 – Trained by Aidan O’Brien (3 of last 11) - 2/24 – Trained by Wesley Ward - Just 2 horses placed from stall 1 in the last 18 runnings - 12 of the last 18 winners came from a double-figure stall - Trainer Kevin Ryan has won 2 of the last 14 #### WATCH: Havana Hurricane Wins 2025 Windsor Castle Stakes [YouTube video player (embedded)](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/n5C0_NiyQNs?si=JMBAjVTEGfXMKvG9)