1
(10)
Battaash
J:
Jim Crowley
T:
C Hills
Form
4/12110-
Age
10
Weight
9st 4lbs
OR
126
Forecast SP
4/6
2
(5)
Equilateral
J:
James Doyle
T:
C Hills
Form
7616-12
Age
9
Weight
9st 4lbs
OR
112
Forecast SP
8/1
3
(2)
Hit The Bid
t
J:
Oisin Murphy
T:
D Bunyan
Form
276834-
Age
10
Weight
9st 4lbs
OR
103
Forecast SP
33/1
4
(8)
Rocket Action
t
J:
T P Queally
T:
R M H Cowell
Form
041211-
Age
8
Weight
9st 4lbs
OR
103
Forecast SP
33/1
5
(3)
Sergei Prokofiev
J:
R L Moore
T:
A P O'Brien
Form
8/1406-0
Age
8
Weight
9st 4lbs
OR
108
Forecast SP
25/1
6
(11)
Tis Marvellous
t
J:
A Kirby
T:
C G Cox
Form
421544-
Age
10
Weight
9st 4lbs
OR
108
Forecast SP
25/1
7
(6)
Well Done Fox
J:
S De Sousa
T:
R Hannon
Form
220/75-4
Age
8
Weight
9st 4lbs
OR
105
Forecast SP
33/1
8
(4)
Glass Slippers
J:
T Eaves
T:
K A Ryan
Form
524111-
Age
8
Weight
9st 1lbs
OR
116
Forecast SP
9/2
9
(7)
Kurious
J:
Harry Bentley
T:
H Candy
Form
94/2011-
Age
8
Weight
9st 1lbs
OR
106
Forecast SP
25/1
10
(1)
Shades Of Blue
b
J:
L P Keniry
T:
C G Cox
Form
12220-7
Age
8
Weight
9st 1lbs
OR
105
Forecast SP
25/1
11
(9)
Liberty Beach
J:
Jason Hart
T:
J J Quinn
Form
14112-1
Age
7
Weight
8st 9lbs
OR
105
Forecast SP
10/1
PreviewsThe King's Stand is usually one of the highlights of the Royal meeting but with with Blue Point and now Mabs Cross retired and connections of exciting Irish raider Sceptical ducking the race, this looks an ideal opportunity for BATTAASH to end his Ascot hoodoo. Charlie Hills' sprint monster is yet to win at this venue in three attempts but he has proven his own worst enemy at times, getting too worked up in the preliminaries, so a behind-closed-doors meeting will probably work in his favour this year. Furthermore, in all fairness, his second-placed finishes behind Blue Point in the last two renewals are still the strongest pieces of form on offer and he could afford to run well below his official rating and still win this contest. Glass Slippers was a surprise winner of the l'Abbaye last season and needs to prove she can back that effort up this year. A bigger danger may be Equilateral, a quirky stablemate of the selection who might be best at a flatter track but does go well fresh. He won impressively on his first start in Meydan following a gelding operation but needs to improve again if he's to finish in the same postcode as the favourite.