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Kalpana, the runner-up behind Calandagan in last year’s King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, reversed the form to give Andrew Balding an emotional first success in Ascot’s midsummer showpiece

On the way to post for the Princess Margaret, Richard Hannon’s Dark Issue has emerged as a clear favourite at around 100-30, with Moonrise and Alta Regina next in at 5-1.

KING GEORGE CONTENDER: BENVENUTO CELLINI