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2025 Sir Charles Lowther Plate Preview
Scheduled to take place in November of each year at the Bangor Racecourse is the Sir Charles Lowther Plate, this handicap chase is the highlight of the season at Bangor with this holding Class 2 status.
The race is open to runners aged four or older and is run over a trip of three miles and because of the time of year that the race is run, it can be a demanding three miles.
Sir Charles Lowther Plate Information:
- Sir Charles Lowther Plate Past Winners
- Sir Charles Lowther Plate Trainer Statistics
- Sir Charles Lowther Plate Jockey Statistics
If you are interested in other predictions at Bangor then head over to the Bangor tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below.
How competitive is the Sir Charles Lowther Plate market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 18 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2009 when the race had an over-round of 109%. The race in 2021 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 125%, whilst on average over the last 18 renewals of the Sir Charles Lowther Plate, the over-round has been 117%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £117 which is bet.
Sir Charles Lowther Plate Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 18 if you had followed the winner of the Sir Charles Lowther Plate next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 17 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +4.00. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Sir Charles Lowther Plate see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 18 renewals, it was Quartz De Thaix, trained by Venetia Williams and ridden by Aidan Coleman who set the fastest winning time in the Sir Charles Lowther Plate, the runner won the race in a time of 6:06.70 when winning the race in 2012. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Ben Case and jockey Kielan Woods with Graceful Legend who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 6:41.84 in the 2019 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Sir Charles Lowther Plate over the last 18 renewals:
- Quartz De Thaix (6:06.70) in 2012
- Bob Bob Bobbin (6:06.80) in 2006
- Mohi Rahrere (6:11.10) in 2011
Sir Charles Lowther Plate Past Winners
Here are the Sir Charles Lowther Plate past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Sir Charles Lowther Plate are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
Race Notes: No renewal in 2023 due to weather.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 6:20.56 | Celebre dAllen (FR) 12yo 11-5 15/2 | Callum Pritchard (7lbs) Philip Hobbs & Johnson White (GB) |
| 2022 6:29.35 | Le Milos (GB) 7yo 11-9 3/1F | Harry Skelton Dan Skelton (GB) |
| 2021 6:29.00 | Snow Leopardess (GB) 9yo 11-0 5/1F | Aidan Coleman Charlie Longsdon (GB) |
| 2020 6:29.52 | Notachance (IRE) 6yo 10-9 6/1 | Tom Cannon Alan King (GB) |
| 2019 6:41.84 | Graceful Legend (GB) 8yo 10-12 16/1 | Kielan Woods Ben Case (GB) |
| 2018 6:14.60 | Yala Enki (FR) 8yo 11-12 20/1 | Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams (GB) |
| 2017 6:18.70 | Sir Mangan (IRE) 9yo 11-2 9/2 | Harry Skelton Dan Skelton (GB) |
| 2016 6:20.10 | Valadom (FR) 7yo 10-9 7/1 | Jamie Bargary (3lbs) Richard Hobson (GB) |
| 2015 6:27.00 | What A Good Night (IRE) 7yo 10-4 9/1 | Harry Skelton Dan Skelton (GB) |
| 2014 6:25.80 | Howards Legacy (IRE) 8yo 10-4 13/2 | Liam Treadwell Venetia Williams (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Sir Charles Lowther Plate have been based:
- GB: 18 winners with an additional 36 placings from 195 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Sir Charles Lowther Plate Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Sir Charles Lowther Plate over the last 18 renewals is Venetia Williams who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Summery Justice (2010), Quartz De Thaix (2012), Howards Legacy (2014) and Yala Enki (2018). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Sir Charles Lowther Plate are Alan King (3 wins) and Dan Skelton (3 wins).
Here are some of the top Sir Charles Lowther Plate trainer statistics over the last 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venetia Williams | 13-4-4 | +42.50 | +22.40 |
| Alan King | 12-3-5 | +25.33 | +14.54 |
| Dan Skelton | 11-3-4 | +8.50 | +3.34 |
| Henry Daly | 6-1-2 | +5.00 | +2.50 |
| Charlie Longsdon | 6-1-2 | +0.00 | -0.17 |
| Ben Case | 2-1-1 | +15.00 | +8.60 |
| Richard Hobson | 2-1-2 | +6.00 | +8.01 |
| Barry Leavy | 2-1-1 | +4.00 | +2.00 |
| Martin Todhunter | 1-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.80 |
| Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 1-1-1 | +7.50 | +4.50 |
Sir Charles Lowther Plate Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Sir Charles Lowther Plate over the last 18 renewals is Harry Skelton who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from What A Good Night (2015), Sir Mangan (2017) and Le Milos (2022).
Here are some of the top Sir Charles Lowther Plate jockey statistics over the last 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 6-3-4 | +13.50 | +8.34 |
| Danny Cook | 6-1-1 | +0.00 | -2.00 |
| Charlie Deutsch | 5-1-1 | +16.00 | +8.50 |
| Tom Cannon | 5-1-1 | +2.00 | -0.25 |
| Kielan Woods | 3-1-1 | +14.00 | +7.60 |
| Callum Pritchard | 1-1-1 | +7.50 | +4.50 |
| Jamie Bargary | 1-1-1 | +7.00 | +4.38 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 7-0-3 | -7.00 | -4.36 |
| Sean Quinlan | 4-0-2 | -4.00 | -1.15 |
| Sean Bowen | 4-0-2 | -4.00 | -1.68 |
2025 Sir Charles Lowther Plate Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): F, 4, (1, 4), (4, PU), 3, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 9, 4, 3, 4, 4, (1, 6), 1, PU
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 18 / 18 (72%) - Break of 179 - 624 days (Last Win)
- 18 / 18 (80%) - Not on HY/GF/FM/STD-SLW/STD/FS (Debut)
- 18 / 18 (81%) - Carried 143 - 164lbs (Last Win)
- 18 / 18 (82%) - Within the first 9 of the market
- 18 / 18 (84%) - Ran in 1 - 18 races (Hcps)
- 18 / 18 (84%) - Furthest ran 2m7f - 4m
- 18 / 18 (85%) - Ran in 2 - 8 races (1 Year)
- 18 / 18 (87%) - In a field of 6 - 24 (LTO)
- 18 / 18 (87%) - Furthest Placed 2m4½f - 3m4½f
- 18 / 18 (88%) - No bigger than 80/1 (Career)
- 18 / 18 (89%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 18 / 18 (89%) - Ran in 6 - 32 races (Career)
- 18 / 18 (89%) - Fewer than 3 races (Season)
- 17 / 18 (85%) - No older than a 9yo
- 17 / 18 (85%) - No bigger than 28/1 (Career Place)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Bangor racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Sir Charles Lowther Plate. 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 like How to Find Winners - 101 Tips to Choose A Winning Horse Racing Bet.
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Sir Charles Lowther Plate Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 9+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +47.83 is when runners ran in a Non Handicap when last winning.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran at Cheltenham last time out, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-28.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Sir Charles Lowther Plate is Uttoxeter, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Uttoxeter last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 16 winners from a total of 190 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 8 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Sir Charles Lowther Plate:
- Midnight Legend (2 Wins)
- Pistolet Bleu (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Sir Charles Lowther Plate despite multiple attempts:
- Milan (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Flemensfirth (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Presenting (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Beneficial (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Bobs Return (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 18 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Midnight Appeal in 2013, winning for Alan King at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Wayne Hutchinson. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 18 renewals there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Sir Charles Lowther Plate head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Sir Charles Lowther Plate Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.
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