16:20 Ascot

Tuesday 16 June 2026

Ascot

Beverley

Stratford-On-Avon

Thirsk

Wolverhampton

Strasbourg

Nantes

20:57

Kenilworth

Completed
7f 213y
6 runners
GOOD TO FIRM

4 (5)

Power Blue (Ire)

Age: 3
Weight: 9st 2lbs
Or: -

Smart form to win the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh (6f) last summer but his limitations have been exposed in the Classics this spring. Got closer than at Newmarket when fourth in the Irish 2000 Guineas but has 4¼ lengths to make up on Gstaad.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
23/05/26	Curragh	1m	Gd/Frm	4/9	Flat
02/05/26	Newmarket (Rowley) 2000 Guineas	1m	Gd/Frm	7/14	Flat
12/04/26	Leopardstown	7f 42y	Soft	2/11	Flat
09/08/25	Curragh	6f	Gd/Frm	1/5	Flat
19/07/25	Curragh	6f	Gd/Sft	3/4	Flat
17/06/25	Ascot Coventry Stakes	6f	Gd/Frm	5/20	Flat
25/05/25	Curragh Marble Hill Stakes	6f	Good	2/6	Flat
05/05/25	Curragh Flier Stakes	5f	Good	3/6	Flat
16/03/25	Curragh	5f	Soft	1/7	Flat

2 (1)

Gstaad

Age: 3
Weight: 9st 2lbs
Or: -

Easy winner of Coventry at this meeting last year. Second Group 1 success of career when pulling 3 lengths clear in Irish 2000 Guineas 24 days ago but he was beaten a similar margin by Bow Echo in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket prior to that. Sure to go well but his old rival looks too strong.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
23/05/26	Curragh	1m	Gd/Frm	1/9	Flat
02/05/26	Newmarket (Rowley) 2000 Guineas	1m	Gd/Frm	2/14	Flat
31/10/25	Del Mar	1m	Firm	1/14	Flat
11/10/25	Newmarket (Rowley) Dewhurst Stakes	7f	Gd/Frm	2/9	Flat
14/09/25	Curragh	7f	Gd/Sft	2/6	Flat
24/08/25	Deauville	5f 212y	Gd/Frm	2/6	Flat
17/06/25	Ascot Coventry Stakes	6f	Gd/Frm	1/20	Flat
17/05/25	Navan	5f 180y	Good	1/10	Flat

5 (4)

Puerto Rico (Ire)

Age: 3
Weight: 9st 2lbs
Or: -

Pair of Group 1 wins in France (7f/1m) last autumn. Respectable 1¼ lengths fourth of 13 to Rayif in French 2000 Guineas (1m, good to soft) on return last month but Gstaad looks very much the stable number one.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
10/05/26	Longchamp	7f 210y	Gd/Sft	4/13	Flat
26/10/25	Saint-Cloud	7f 210y	Soft	1/7	Flat
05/10/25	Longchamp Grand Criterium	6f 211y	Gd/Sft	1/9	Flat
13/09/25	Doncaster Champagne Stakes	7f 6y	Good	1/5	Flat
09/08/25	Curragh	6f	Gd/Frm	4/5	Flat
31/07/25	Goodwood Richmond Stakes	6f	Good	2/9	Flat
19/07/25	Curragh	6f	Gd/Sft	2/4	Flat
27/06/25	Curragh	6f	Good	2/11	Flat
04/06/25	Curragh	6f	Good	4/13	Flat

3 (6)

Lord Britain

Age: 3
Weight: 9st 2lbs
Or: -

Useful effort to win 7f Kempton handicap 3 weeks ago but down the field in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket before that and out of his depth back at this level.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
27/05/26	Kempton Park	7f	Std	1/13	Flat
02/05/26	Newmarket (Rowley) 2000 Guineas	1m	Gd/Frm	11/14	Flat
28/03/26	Kempton Park	1m	Std	4/9	Flat
27/09/25	Newmarket (Rowley) Royal Lodge Stakes	1m	Gd/Frm	8/8	Flat
18/09/25	Kempton Park	7f	Std	3/14	Flat
20/08/25	Kempton Park	7f	Std	1/9	Flat
28/07/25	Southwell	7f 14y	Std	5/8	Flat

1 (2)

Bow Echo (Ire)

Age: 3
Weight: 9st 2lbs
Or: -

Took his unbeaten record to 4 with a highly impressive defeat of the reopposing Gstaad in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket (1m, good to firm). That was one of the best modern-day performances in that race and he could be capable of even better. Can't oppose.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
02/05/26	Newmarket (Rowley) 2000 Guineas	1m	Gd/Frm	1/14	Flat
27/09/25	Newmarket (Rowley) Royal Lodge Stakes	1m	Gd/Frm	1/8	Flat
06/09/25	Haydock Park Ascendant Stakes	1m 37y	Gd/Frm	1/7	Flat
15/08/25	Newbury	1m	Gd/Frm	1/7	Flat

6 (3)

Talk Of New York

Age: 3
Weight: 9st 2lbs
Or: -

Highly progressive colt who has benefited from the addition of a hood and looked ready for a step up to the highest level when landing last month's listed Heron Stakes at Sandown (1m, good) by 5½ lengths. More to come but whether it's enough to seriously trouble Bow Echo is another matter.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
28/05/26	Sandown Park	1m	Good	1/8	Flat
14/04/26	Newmarket (Rowley)	7f	Good	1/5	Flat
28/02/26	Meydan	7f 210y	Good	3/9	Flat
15/10/25	Kempton Park	1m	Std	1/13	Flat

Timeform Verdict

BOW ECHO is potentially one of the best milers of the century and can confirm his Newmarket superiority over Gstaad, who has boosted that form by comfortably winning the Irish Guineas since. The hugely exciting Talk of New York adds further lustre to what is always one of the highlights of the meeting.