Result · Ascot · Wednesday 17 June 2026

3:40 Ascot result: Blue Bolt wins the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 2) (Rnd)

Group 21m flatGoing Good To Firm15 ranTime 1m 39.07sWinner's prize £141,775
Blue Bolt silks
Winner

Blue Bolt (IRE)

4yo filly · 9-2
Jockey Colin Keane · Trainer Andrew Balding
Owner Juddmonte · By Blue Point (IRE) out of Mayhem (IRE)

5/2Starting price

Favourite Blue Bolt won the 3:40 at Ascot on Wednesday 17 June 2026, beating Jancis by 1¾ lengths. Ridden by Colin Keane for trainer Andrew Balding, the four-year-old was sent off at 5/2 and covered the 1m on good to firm ground in 1m 39.07s. Friendly Soul was a further ½ length back in third at 7/2.

3:40 Ascot full result: finishing order and SPs

PosHorseJockey / trainerBtnSPOR
1
Blue Bolt silks
Blue Bolt (IRE) 4yo · 9-2
 Colin Keane Andrew Balding — 5/2FAV 110
2
Jancis silks
Jancis (IRE) 5yo · 9-5 · t
 Sean Levey W McCreery 1¾ l 16/1 112
3
Friendly Soul silks
Friendly Soul (GB) 5yo · 9-2
 Oisin Murphy John & Thady Gosden ½ l 7/2 113
4
Kon Tiki silks
Kon Tiki (GB) 4yo · 9-2
 Billy Loughnane Jane Chapple-Hyam 2½ l 12/1 105
5
Snellen silks
Snellen (IRE) 5yo · 9-2
 Mark Zahra Gavin Cromwell ½ l 16/1 107
6
Carolina Jetstream silks
 Ryan Moore Robson De Aguiar ¼ l 33/1 105
7
Cathedral silks
Cathedral (GB) 4yo · 9-2
 David Egan Kevin Philippart De Foy 1 l 7/1 113
8
Arisaig silks
Arisaig (GB) 5yo · 9-2
 Jamie Spencer Charlie Johnston l 40/1 102
9
Godspeed silks
Godspeed (FR) 4yo · 9-2
 James Doyle C & Y Lerner 2½ l 9/1 109
10
Falakeyah silks
Falakeyah (GB) 4yo · 9-2
 Tom Marquand Owen Burrows ¼ l 22/1 102
11
Francophone silks
Francophone (GB) 5yo · 9-2
 Christophe Soumillon Charlie Johnston 3 l 50/1 105
12
Dash Of Azure silks
Dash Of Azure (GB) 4yo · 9-2
 Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett 2¼ l 66/1 98
13
Catalina Delcarpio silks
 W J Lee P Twomey ¾ l 13/2 104
14
Shes Perfect silks
Shes Perfect (IRE) 4yo · 9-2 · tp
 Kieran Shoemark Charlie Fellowes 1 l 33/1 108
15
Noche Clasica silks
 Kevin Stott Edward Bethell 3¼ l 40/1 98

Ascot 3:40 returns

Tote win£3.50Per £1 stake
Tote place£1.45 £3.50 £2.20Per £1 stake
Exacta£30.201st and 2nd in order
CSF£44.91Computer straight forecast
Tricast£151.911st, 2nd and 3rd in order
Trifecta£170.701st, 2nd and 3rd in order

3:40 Ascot result: FAQs

Who won the 3:40 at Ascot on Wednesday 17 June 2026?

Blue Bolt, ridden by Colin Keane and trained by Andrew Balding, at a starting price of 5/2.

Did the favourite win?

Yes. Blue Bolt won as the 5/2 favourite.

What was the winning time?

1m 39.07s over 1m on good to firm ground.

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