King George VI Chase 2026 Odds, Tips, Best Betting Offers
Ascot · Saturday 25 July 2026 · Off 3:35 · Class 1 · 1m3f211y · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: £1,134,200 · 3yo+
British Gambler's Picks
Composite scoring across market position, Racing Post Rating, Topspeed, recent form and trainer 14-day strike rate. Tips, not guarantees — bet responsibly.
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Calandagan the clear favourite (implied 38.2% chance) at 11/10, trained by F-H Graffard. Benvenuto Cellini is the chief market rival at 7/2.
★ Market shape · A tight race for one — Calandagan is well-clear at the head of the market.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Calandagan. Best price available at William Hill — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Benvenuto Cellini at 7/2. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.
★ Bigger-priced angle · The bigger-priced angle: Action at 100/1. Form figures of 2-4207 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 1 · 1m3f211y · Good to firm going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 35% over the last 14 days.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Calandagan 38.2% 11/10
- Benvenuto Cellini 17.8% 7/2
- Masquerade Ball 12.3% 11/2
- Kalpana 12.3% 11/2
- Minnie Hauk 8.9% 8/1
- Goliath 6.2% 12/1
- Wurttemberg 2.0% 40/1
- Lambourn 1.6% 50/1
- Action 0.8% 100/1
Field & Odds (9 runners)
Sorted by market position. Best price shown is the lowest decimal price across the leading UK horse racing bookmakers — tap any bookie pill to bet at that price.
| No. | Horse | J / T | Form | RPR | TS | Best Price | Top Bookies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (7) | Calandagan NAP |
J: Mickael Barzalona T: F-H Graffard |
11-141 | 10/9 | |||
| 9 (9) | Benvenuto Cellini EW |
J: Ryan Moore T: A P O'Brien |
113-11 | 4/1 | |||
| 4 (4) | Masquerade Ball DH |
J: Christophe-Patrice Lemaire T: Takahisa Tezuka |
3212-2 | 11/2 | |||
| 6 (6) | Kalpana p |
J: Colin Keane T: Andrew Balding |
271-12 | 11/2 | |||
| 7 (1) | Minnie Hauk |
J: Wayne Lordan T: A P O'Brien |
26-152 | 9/1 | |||
| 2 (5) | Goliath |
J: Christophe Soumillon T: F-H Graffard |
03-213 | 12/1 | |||
| 5 (3) | Wurttemberg |
J: Oisin Murphy T: Hiroshi Miyamoto |
976-42 | 40/1 | |||
| 3 (2) | Lambourn |
J: William Buick T: A P O'Brien |
4-1305 | 50/1 | |||
| 8 (8) | Action |
J: Sean Levey T: A P O'Brien |
2-4207 | 100/1 |
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