Saturday 23 July 2011

The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes 4.30

 Apologies for not being able to post the last couple of days - especially as had two decent naps in the vfb  table at 12/1 and 14/1 (have just noticed incidentally  that the prize this month has risen from 4 weeks to 5 weeks free subs! 
The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, run  4.30 at Ascot, is one of the highlights on the British Flat horse racing calendar. Run over a mile and a half, it was historically a good acid test for Derby winners however this year’s Derby winner, Pour Moi, is not entered to run. It still looks a high class renewal and should be a truly memorable event. 
 past 10 years: 
Age
3yo: 2-2-14
4yo: 8-6-41
5yo: 0-7-25
6yo+: 0-2-12
8 of 10 winners (last 7) were aged 4
Horses aged 5+ have not won the race in the past 10 years despite having accounted for over 40% of the total runners.
Both 3yo winners won the Irish Derby earlier that season.

Gender
All 5 fillies/mares to run in this in the past decade were unplaced (7/1, 8/1, 9/1, 14/1 & 14/1).
The last female to win the race was time Charter in 1983. None today

Recent/Past Form
9 of 10 winners finished in the first 3 last time out (exception was only winner not to have run that season)
9 of 10 winners had run between 2 and 4 times that season
9 of 10 winners had run in past 50 days
8 of 10 winners had previously won 1M 4F (both exceptions had won a 1M 2F group 1 that season and were having their first try at the trip)
8 of 10 winners had won a group 1 (both exceptions won the Hardwicke by over 3 lengths on previous start)
5 of 10 winners had won a group 1 by 3+ lengths
10 of 10 winners were having their first run in the race

Other Races
That season
Irish Derby winner (Treasure Beach): 112 (2-1-3)
Prince Of Wales' Stakes winner (Rewilding): 25711 (2-1-5)
Highest placed Derby finisher: 1355 (1-1-4)
Ormonde Stakes winner (St Nicholas Abbey): 81 (1-0-2)
Sheema Classic winner (Rewilding): 2203 (0-2-4)
Coronation Cup winner (St Nicholas Abbey): 76953 (0-1-5)
4 of 10 winners ran in the Tattersalls Gold Cup on penultimate start, finishing 4121
3 of 10 winners ran in the Prince Of Wales last time out, finishing 121
2 of 10 winners ran in the Hardwicke last time, finishing 11
2 of 10 winners won the Prix Ganay that season
2 of 2 winners aged 3 ran in the Epsom Derby, finishing 13
2 of 2 winners aged 3 won the Irish Derby
2 of 2 winners aged 3 won the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
Previous season
Arc winner (Workforce): 31 (1-1-2)
Great Voltigeur winner (Rewilding): 27 (0-1-2)
3 of 10 winners ran in the Prix Niel, finishing 121
3 of 10 winners ran in the Arc, finishing 441
3 of 10 winners ran in Irish Champion Stakes, finishing 112
2 of 10 winners ran in the Judmonte International, finishing 44
2 of 10 winners (last 2) ran in Gordon Stakes, finishing 11

Trainers
Irish-trained runners: 5-1-17
British-trained runners: 4-14-62
French-trained runners: 1-2-8
Other: 0-1-5
Aidan O’Brien (3-1-12) and Michael Stoute (3-4-14) have both trained the winner 3 times in the past 10 years, and the last 4 winners were trained by one or the other.
Saeed Bin Suroor (1-4-14) last won the race in 2004 and has seen 5 of his 14 runners make the frame.

Price
All 10 winners were sent off 13/2 or shorter
Favourites (7-0-10) have won 7 of the last 10 and show a level stakes profit of 5.48 over past 10 years.

Summary:
Based on trends from the past 10 years you are looking for a horse:
·         Aged 4
·         2 to 4 runs this season (finished first 3 last time)
·         Run in last 50 days
·         Won a group 1 (or won Hardwicke last time out)
·         Won over 1M 4F (or group 1 winner having first try at trip)
·         Finished in first 4 in Tattersalls Gold Cup
·         Ran in Prince Of Wales, Irish Derby or Hardwicke last time
·         Finished in first 2 in Arc, Prix Niel or Irish Champion in 2010
·         Trained by Michael Stoute or Aidan O’Brien
·         Priced shorter than 7/1

 Has to be Rewilding for me - is the biggest improver in the Vfb and will stay this 1m4f well has great course form. 
 Workforce is not for me going this way round - agreed he beat Rewilding 7.5 l in the last year derby and has won the arc - but Rewilding has just that tad more going for him today in the book 

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