When is the King George? 2021 Ascot date, start time, prize money, runners

Ascot plays host to one of the most exciting Group 1s of the season.

*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change

A battle of the generations and potentially one of the best races of the Flat season awaits us this weekend.

The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes takes place at Ascot Racecourse with a bumper prize pot on offer for the 1m 4f Group 1 contest.

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A quality field is expected with Epsom Derby winner Adayar and Irish Derby runner-up Lone Eagle set to fly the flag for the three year olds against elder superstars Love and Mishriff.

You’ll find all the key information for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes below including the date, start time, prize money, runners and Paddy Power’s latest odds.

King George date and start time

The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes runners and riders are scheduled to go to post at 3.35pm on Saturday July 24.

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King George prize money

Ascot bigwigs have been able to bump up the prize pot to £875,000 after being forced to slash last year’s prize pot due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Winning connections will bag an incredible £496,213 meaning it’s one of the most valuable races on the British calendar. Not bad for a Saturday afternoon’s work.

King George runners

A total of nine horses ranging from a seven-year-old to a pair of three-year-olds officially hold entries ahead of Thursday’s final declarations.

Addeybb, Broome, Japan, Mishriff, Mogul, Love, Wonderful Tonight, Adayar, Lone Eagle

King George odds

Love heads Paddy Power’s antepost market for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The dual 2020 Classic-winning filly opened her four-year-old season in fine style by breezing to victory in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot last month.

Epsom Derby hero Adayar is next in the betting as the Charlie Appleby-trained colt prepares to return to the track for the first time since his Classic success.

Love – 5/4
Adayar – 7/4
Lone Eagle – 5/1
Mishriff – 5/1

The rest of the potential runners are available for prices ranging from 10/1 to 33/1. You can check out Paddy Power’s antepost betting market for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes by clicking HERE.

*Odds quoted on the widget are Future Racing/Antepost prices which means that if your selection does not run in the race for whatever reason, you will lose your stake under traditional antepost rules

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