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2:30 Ascot

Friday 19 June 2026 ·25 runners KTB Selection: Hidden Gift · 59/100
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A 25-runner Flat class 1 contest over 6f at Ascot (2:30), on Good To Firm going. KTB has scored every runner; the preview below reads the race off those numbers.

The KTB Fit ranking

  1. 1Hidden Gift KTB Selection59/100
  2. 2Crazy Cubana56/100
  3. 3Bated Benevolence56/100
  4. 4Light Of Dawn56/100
  5. 5Kochella55/100
  6. 6Libertango53/100
  7. 7Sun Goddess52/100
  8. 8King's Prize52/100
  9. 9Acclamation Star52/100
  10. 10Jolivette51/100
  11. 11Silent Beauty50/100
  12. 12Dark Issue49/100
  13. 13What A Girl Wants49/100
  14. 14Roxelina49/100
  15. 15Ron's Angel49/100
  16. 16Tall Trees48/100
  17. 17Dubai Charm46/100
  18. 18Magnesium46/100
  19. 19Love Is45/100
  20. 20Valentina Bella45/100
  21. 21Desert Sands44/100
  22. 22Topaz43/100
  23. 23Glamorize41/100
  24. 24Blue Sign41/100
  25. 25Dee's Funny Girl40/100

The contenders

Hidden Gift KTB Fit 59/100

Form 2 · Richard & Peter Fahey · James McDonald

No runs on good to firm — unproven on the ground No course form on record

Crazy Cubana KTB Fit 56/100

Form 1 · Ed Walker · Kieran Shoemark

No runs on good to firm — unproven on the ground No course form on record

Bated Benevolence KTB Fit 56/100

Form 1 · Marco Botti · Marco Ghiani

No runs on good to firm — unproven on the ground No course form on record

Light Of Dawn KTB Fit 56/100

Form 1 · K R Burke · James Doyle

No runs on good to firm — unproven on the ground No course form on record

Kochella KTB Fit 55/100

Form 3 · Henry Dwyer · Silvestre De Sousa

No runs on good to firm — unproven on the ground No course form on record

The rest of the field

LibertangoKTB Fit 53/100

KTB Fit Score 53/100.

Sun GoddessKTB Fit 52/100

KTB Fit Score 52/100.

King's PrizeKTB Fit 52/100

KTB Fit Score 52/100.

Acclamation StarKTB Fit 52/100

KTB Fit Score 52/100.

JolivetteKTB Fit 51/100

KTB Fit Score 51/100.

Silent BeautyKTB Fit 50/100

KTB Fit Score 50/100.

Dark IssueKTB Fit 49/100

KTB Fit Score 49/100.

What A Girl WantsKTB Fit 49/100

KTB Fit Score 49/100.

RoxelinaKTB Fit 49/100

KTB Fit Score 49/100.

Ron's AngelKTB Fit 49/100

KTB Fit Score 49/100.

Tall TreesKTB Fit 48/100

KTB Fit Score 48/100.

Dubai CharmKTB Fit 46/100

KTB Fit Score 46/100.

MagnesiumKTB Fit 46/100

KTB Fit Score 46/100.

Love IsKTB Fit 45/100

KTB Fit Score 45/100.

Valentina BellaKTB Fit 45/100

KTB Fit Score 45/100.

Desert SandsKTB Fit 44/100

KTB Fit Score 44/100.

TopazKTB Fit 43/100

KTB Fit Score 43/100.

GlamorizeKTB Fit 41/100

KTB Fit Score 41/100.

Blue SignKTB Fit 41/100

KTB Fit Score 41/100.

Dee's Funny GirlKTB Fit 40/100

KTB Fit Score 40/100.

KTB verdict

KTB's top-rated runner is Hidden Gift on a Fit Score of 59/100. On our numbers the main dangers are Crazy Cubana and Bated Benevolence.

KTB Selection Hidden Gift

This is the narrative read of the 2:30 Ascot. For the live card — runner-by-runner stats, the full Fit Score breakdown and current odds — see the Ascot racecard. New here? How KTB works explains the Fit Score and why we publish both.

Questions about this race

Which runner does KTB rate highest in the 2:30 at Ascot?

Hidden Gift tops the KTB Fit ranking for this race on a score of 59/100.

How many runners are in this race?

25 runners are declared (non-runners excluded).

What is the going for the 2:30 at Ascot?

The going is described as Good To Firm.

What distance is this race run over?

It is run over 6f.

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