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2027 All-Weather Sprint Championships Preview
Scheduled to take place on Good Friday (Finals Day) of each year at the Newcastle Racecourse is the All-Weather Sprint Championships, a Class Two race which is contested over six furlongs and carries a purse of £150k.
This race can throw up a surprise or two. The inaugural running of the race in 2014 was won by the 25/1 shot Alben Star for Richard Fahey and Paul Hanagan, and a 10/1 French Raider (Bouttemont) won the 2022 renewal.
All-Weather Sprint Championships Information:
- All-Weather Sprint Championships Past Winners
- All-Weather Sprint Championships Trainer Statistics
- All-Weather Sprint Championships Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Newcastle tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Schedule for the All-Weather Championships Finals Day section for links to these.
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How competitive is the All-Weather Sprint Championships market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 12 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021, when the race had an over-round of 116%. The race in 2019 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 129%, whilst on average over the last 12 renewals of the All-Weather Sprint Championships, the over-round has been 122%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £122 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2027 All-Weather Sprint Championships Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the All-Weather Sprint Championships Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run All-Weather Sprint Championships races over the last 12 renewals:
- City Light (1:09.06) in 2018
- Kimberella (1:09.36) in 2017
- Kachy (1:09.55) in 2019
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 12 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the All-Weather Sprint Championships next time out, then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 11 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +0.80. Before placing your bet on the 2027 All-Weather Sprint Championships, see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 12 renewals, a time of 1:09.06 was set by City Light in 2018, trained by S Wattel and ridden by Theo Bachelot, which is the quickest time over that period. The slowest winning time was set in 2026 when Wiltshire won in a time of 1:12.94 for trainer William Haggas, who booked Cieren Fallon in the saddle.
All-Weather Sprint Championships Past Winners
Here are the All-Weather Sprint Championships past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the race year, the winning horse, and the horse's age & weight. Also detailed is the stall from which the horse came and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the All-Weather Sprint Championships are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 1:12.94 | Wiltshire (GB) 6yo 9-1 (5 of 14) 7/1 | Cieren Fallon William Haggas (GB) |
| 2025 1:09.81 | We Never Stop (IRE) 4yo 8-11 (2 of 14) 14/1 | Shane Gray Kevin Ryan (GB) |
| 2024 1:11.88 | Fivethousandtoone (IRE) 6yo 9-0 (3 of 14) 8/1 | Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2023 1:11.83 | Diligent Harry (GB) 5yo 9-7 (9 of 11) 4/1 | Kieran Shoemark Clive Cox (GB) |
| 2022 1:11.08 | Bouttemont (IRE) 4yo 9-5 (10 of 14) 10/1 | Gregory Benoist Y Barberot (FR) |
| 2021 1:10.55 | Summerghand (IRE) 7yo 9-5 (8 of 12) 6/1 | Adam Kirby David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2019 1:09.55 | Kachy (GB) 6yo 9-5 (8 of 11) 4/9F | Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe (GB) |
| 2018 1:09.06 | City Light (FR) 4yo 9-5 (9 of 8) 8/1 | Theo Bachelot S Wattel (FR) |
| 2017 1:09.36 | Kimberella (GB) 7yo 9-5 (5 of 12) 4/1F | Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2016 1:09.77 | Alben Star (IRE) 8yo 9-5 (5 of 12) 7/1 | David Nolan Richard Fahey (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the All-Weather Sprint Championships have been based:
- GB: 10 winners with an additional 24 placings from 130 runners
- FR: 2 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 11 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
All-Weather Sprint Championships Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the All-Weather Sprint Championships over the last 12 renewals is Richard Fahey, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Alben Star (2014 & 2016) and Kimberella (2017). One trainer has not had the best of times in the All-Weather Sprint Championships; K R Burke has sent a total of 10 runners to the race without recording a win.
Here are some of the top All-Weather Sprint Championships trainer statistics over the last 12 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Fahey | 8-3-7 | +31.00 | +23.00 |
| David O'Meara | 9-1-2 | -2.00 | -1.90 |
| Andrew Balding | 6-1-2 | +3.00 | +2.25 |
| Tom Dascombe | 4-1-3 | -2.56 | -1.10 |
| Kevin Ryan | 3-1-2 | +12.00 | +7.50 |
| Clive Cox | 2-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.40 |
| Charlie Appleby | 2-1-1 | +0.20 | -0.28 |
| Y Barberot | 1-1-1 | +10.00 | +6.00 |
| S Wattel | 1-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.80 |
| William Haggas | 1-1-1 | +7.00 | +4.38 |
All-Weather Sprint Championships Jockey Statistics
Here are some of the top All-Weather Sprint Championships jockey statistics over the last 12 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 6-1-2 | +3.00 | +2.25 |
| Adam Kirby | 5-1-1 | +2.00 | -0.40 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 3-1-1 | +2.00 | +0.40 |
| Richard Kingscote | 3-1-3 | -1.56 | -0.10 |
| Shane Gray | 2-1-1 | +13.00 | +7.75 |
| David Nolan | 2-1-2 | +6.00 | +4.70 |
| Gregory Benoist | 1-1-1 | +10.00 | +6.00 |
| Theo Bachelot | 1-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.80 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1-1-1 | +7.00 | +4.38 |
| William Buick | 1-1-1 | +1.20 | +0.72 |
2027 All-Weather Sprint Championships Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 10, 1, 3, (1, 4), 2, 1, 8, 5, 3, 11, 3, (7, 8)
The percentage shown is the proportion of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones, as you would expect them to do well.
- 12 / 12 (59%) - Ran in 1 - 10 races (Further)
- 12 / 12 (68%) - Not on HY/GD/STD-SLW (Debut)
- 12 / 12 (69%) - In a field of 6 - 11 (LTO)
- 12 / 12 (72%) - Furthest ran 6½f - 1m1f
- 12 / 12 (74%) - Ran in 5 - 21 races (Hcps)
- 12 / 12 (77%) - Had 1 - 5 wins (Class)
- 12 / 12 (78%) - Within the first 9 of the market
- 12 / 12 (79%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 12 / 12 (80%) - No bigger than 12/1 (LTO)
- 12 / 12 (81%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Debut)
- 12 / 12 (81%) - Not BL/BR/CH/GR/RO in colour
- 12 / 12 (81%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career Place)
- 12 / 12 (83%) - Not in a G1/G3/Cl3-4/Cl6 (LTO)
- 12 / 12 (84%) - Had 3 - 10 wins (Career)
- 12 / 12 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 100+ (Last Win)
*Trend Notes: Up until 2023, the race was a non-handicap, but since 2024, it has been a handicap, which could make the trends less reliable.
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Newcastle racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the All-Weather Sprint Championships. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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All-Weather Sprint Championships Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 6+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +30.00, is when runners had a highest class won of Class 2.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran on Good ground on debut, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-38.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2026: Winner in 5 (14,2) [14 Runners]
- 2025: Winner in 2 (16,10) [14 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 3 (5,4) [14 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 9 (11,6) [11 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 10 (9,13) [14 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the All-Weather Sprint Championships is Lingfield (AW); there have been a total of 5 winners of this race who ran at Lingfield (AW) last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Chantilly; there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Chantilly last time out.
The race is open to both sexes, with male runners having produced a total of 12 winners from a total of 144 runners, while female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 1 runner.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the All-Weather Sprint Championships:
- Clodovil (2 Wins)
- Kyllachy (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the All-Weather Sprint Championships despite multiple attempts:
- Exceed And Excel (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Dark Angel (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Shamardal (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Kodiac (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 12 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Alben Star in 2014, winning for Richard Fahey at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Paul Hanagan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 12 renewals, there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2027 All-Weather Sprint Championships, why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Route to the All-Weather Sprint Championships
Many trainers target races as preparation for the All-Weather Sprint Championships. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2026 - Wiltshire Lingfield (AW) - 5th of 7 (13/2) | Read Meg Nicholls Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap |
| 2025 - We Never Stop Southwell (AW) - 1st of 11 (6/1) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap |
| 2024 - Fivethousandtoone Kempton (AW) - 1st of 6 (9/4) | Try Unibets Improved Bet Builder Handicap |
| 2023 - Diligent Harry Chantilly - 9th of 10 (27/10) | Prix Anabaa |
| 2022 - Bouttemont Chantilly - 1st of 7 (9/2) | Prix du Valmondois |
| 2021 - Summerghand Doncaster - 4th of 10 (7/2) | Unibet Cammidge Trophy Stakes |
| 2019 - Kachy Lingfield (AW) - 1st of 9 (10/11) | Betway Cleves Stakes |
| 2018 - City Light Chantilly - 1st of 7 (83/10) | Prix Anabaa |
| 2017 - Kimberella Lingfield (AW) - 1st of 7 (11/2) | Betway Dash Handicap |
| 2016 - Alben Star Lingfield (AW) - 7th of 10 (12/1) | Unibet Hever Sprint Stakes |
Schedule for the All-Weather Championships Finals Day
Remember to head to the Newcastle predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters support in the All-Weather Sprint Championships. Below is the schedule for the 'Finals Day' of the All-Weather Championships with links to each race blog as well as information for last year's winners.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Burradon Stakes | Timeforshowcasing (GB) 3yo - 25/1 | Charlie Johnston Callum Shepherd |
| All-Weather 3yo Championships | Al Najashi (GB) 3yo - 7/2 | Ollie Sangster Billy Loughnane |
| All-Weather Fillies & Mares Championships | Stateira (FR) 4yo - 11/8 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| All-Weather Mile Championships | Tyrrhenian Sea (IRE) 8yo - 15/2 | Roger Varian Jack Mitchell |
| All-Weather Sprint Championships | Wiltshire (GB) 6yo - 7/1 | William Haggas Cieren Fallon |
| All-Weather Easter Classic | The Glen Rovers (GB) 7yo - 33/1 | Lucy Wadham Sean D Bowen |
| All-Weather Easter Plate | Berkshire Sundance (IRE) 6yo - 16/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
Article Contributor Information
We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this All-Weather Sprint Championships Preview are Andy and James. They both work on the Horse Racing Tips team, overseeing the tipsters and managing the tip settlement, while also creating and managing all the horse racing event previews for Flat racing.
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