A Godolphin trainer with more than a decade of Royal Ascot success, Charlie Appleby once again arrives at Royal Ascot with strong ambitions.
The Newmarket-based handler may not match Aidan O’Brien’s sheer volume of winners, but he has firmly established himself as one of the meeting’s most reliable top-level performers. He regularly strikes in some of the biggest races on the card.
With names such as Notable Speech and Abashiri among his likely contenders, Appleby once again looks set to play a key role throughout the week, and few will be surprised if he adds more marks to an already impressive Ascot tally.
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Notable Speech
Age: 5yo (10Mar21)
Trainer: Charlie Appleby
Owner: Godolphin
Entry: Queen Anne Stakes (1m)
Charlie Appleby is the overwhelming favourite to take home the Queen Anne Stakes with two formidable runners. Notable Speech is the trainer’s best shot and the overall early favourite in the event.
Date | Distance | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
16 May 2026 | 1m | Newbury | 1/10 |
10 Apr 2026 | 1m | Keeneland | 4/7 (Zulu Kingdom) |
01 Nov 2025 | 1m | Del Mar | 1/13 |
13 Sept 2025 | 1m | Woodbine | 1/9 |
17 Aug 2025 | 1m | Deauville | 2/10 (Diego Velázquez) |
Table: Recent Form of Notable Speech
Opera Ballo
Age: 4yo (10Mar22)
Trainer: Charlie Appleby
Owner: Godolphin
Entry: Queen Anne Stakes (1m)
Appleby’s second competitor in the Queen Anne Stakes comes in the form of Opera Ballo, a 4-year-old with a stunning record – winning four of the last five races entered.
Date | Distance | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
24 Apr 2026 | 1m | Sandown | 1/6 |
23 Jan 2026 | 1m1f | Meydan | 1/6 |
19 Dec 2025 | 1m1f | Meydan | 1/7 |
26 Sept 2025 | 1m | Newmarket | 2/6 (Zeus Olympios) |
10 July 2025 | 1m | Newmarket | 1/7 |
Table: Recent Form of Opera Ballo
Talk Of New York
Age: 3yo (21Apr23)
Trainer: Charlie Appleby
Owner: Godolphin
Entry: St James's Palace Stakes (1m)
Appleby had won the St James’s Palace Stakes once before, with Coroebus back in 2022. He’ll be hoping for a repeat of history with Talk Of New York – in the early top 3 favourites – in the 2026 running.
Date | Distance | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
28 May 2026 | 1m | Sandown | 1/8 |
14 Apr 2026 | 7f | Newmarket | 1/5 |
28 Feb 2026 | 1m | Meydan | 3/9 (Title Role) |
15 Oct 2025 | 1m | Kemptoon | 1/13 |
Table: Recent Form of Talk Of New York
Abashiri
Age: 3yo (23Feb23)
Trainer: Charlie Appleby
Owner: Godolphin
Entry: Coronation Stakes (1m)
Abashiri is the early third-place favourite in this year’s Coronation Stakes. Appleby’s runner is pitched behind two of O’Brien’s runners – Precise and True Love.
Date | Distance | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
24 May 2026 | 1m | Curragh | 3/11 (Precise) |
03 May 2026 | 1m | Newmarket | 5/19 (True Love) |
05 Nov 2025 | 1m | Kempton | 1/13 |
Table: Recent Form of Abashiri
Takeaway
Despite having never won the race before, Charlie Appleby is very much the favourite to take the win in the Queen Anne Stakes. I’d recommend seeing how they perform on Tuesday before placing bets on Talk Of New York and Abashiri later in the week.
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