King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes Guide

The Queen of racing returns to the track for her second race of the season and she is looking land a hat-trick of victories in the Group One King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

The now six year old has been the star of the flat racing scene for the last three years and although entering this year's renewal off the back of two defeats, she still holds all of her star ability.

After finishing second to the improving Ghaiyyath at Sandown in the Eclipse, she was said to be only 85 percent fit and now in tip top form she will be very hard to beat.

She does face a decent field of Ballydoyle runners but nothing she has never swept aside before and she will be very tough to pass at a track she loves.

Japan looks to be the stand out option for the AOB yard having gave some stand out performances last season when winning at Royal Ascot in the King Edward VII Stakes and then backing that up in the Juddmonte International.

He went to the Arc and again gave another strong effort to finish fourth in challenging conditions and a lot was expected of him as a four year old.

Like his previous season he needed the run on his first start, fading in the latter stages of the Prince Of Wales's Stakes at Ascot but next time out he was back to his best when a narrow third in the Eclipse.

On that form he should go close again with Enable but with the mare not being fully fit it may be tougher this time around.

It would be a big shock to see Sovereign land the event, although landing the Irish Derby at huge odds he has only been seen once since.

The four year old suffered an injury after his Classic win and made his return at the Curragh in the Vintage Cup when finishing third.

He should be outclassed against the top two in the market and could be used to set the pace at the front as part of the Ballydoyle tactic.

The English Derby winner has really been out of sorts since his win at Epsom last season and having raced a few times at Ascot he does not seem to be a track he enjoys racing at.

The four year old always enters the frame in his races but does not have enough quality to get close to winners and it looks the same will happen here.

On his seasonal debut he gave his best staying on performance since the Derby to finish second behind Ghaiyyath in the Coronation Cup and anything like that performance could see him place.