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2026 Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint Preview
The Ascot Heritage Handicap is a Class 2 race which is contested over the minimum trip of five furlongs. Scheduled to take place in July of each year, the race is open to runners who are aged three or older.
Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint Information:
- Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint Past Winners
- Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint Trainer Statistics
- Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint Jockey Statistics
We also have a dedicated Ascot tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race. See which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Other Principal Races at Ascot Racecourse section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 19 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2008 when the race had an over-round of 117%. The race in 2019 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 139%, whilst on average over the last 19 renewals of the Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint, the over-round has been 126%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £126 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint 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 Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint races over the last 19 renewals:
- Alzahir (58.12) in 2025
- Discussiontofollow (58.89) in 2014
- Tis Marvellous (58.92) in 2019
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 19 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint next time out, then you would have backed a total of 0 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -18.00. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 19 renewals, a time of 58.12 was set by Alzahir in 2025, which is the quickest time over that period. The runner was trained by Jennie Candlish and ridden by Darragh Keenan. The slowest winning time was set in 2023 when The Big Board won in a time of 1:02.22, booked to ride was Jefferson Smith by trainer Richard Hannon.
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Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint Past Winners
Here are the Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint 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. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 58.12 | Alzahir (FR) 5yo 9-12 (18 of 17) 20/1 | Darragh Keenan Jennie Candlish (GB) |
| 2024 1:00.35 | Fair Wind (GB) 4yo 9-3 (19 of 17) 17/2 | Pat Dobbs Owen Burrows (GB) |
| 2023 1:02.22 | The Big Board (IRE) 3yo 8-3 (12 of 15) 22/1 | Jefferson Smith Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2022 59.95 | Mountain Peak (GB) 7yo 9-10 (15 of 20) 11/1 | Tom Marquand Ed Walker (GB) |
| 2021 1:00.20 | Significantly (GB) 3yo 8-12 (8 of 18) 11/2F | Clifford Lee K R Burke (GB) |
| 2020 59.56 | Jawwaal (GB) 5yo 8-12 (18 of 18) 10/1 | Callum Rodriguez Michael Dods (GB) |
| 2019 58.92 | Tis Marvellous (GB) 5yo 9-8 (20 of 19) 9/2F | Adam Kirby Clive Cox (GB) |
| 2018 59.10 | Spring Loaded (IRE) 6yo 9-7 (4 of 20) 7/1 | Adam Kirby Paul DArcy (GB) |
| 2017 1:00.25 | Danzeno (GB) 6yo 9-10 (15 of 17) 4/1F | Silvestre De Sousa Michael Appleby (GB) |
| 2016 1:00.32 | Royal Birth (GB) 5yo 8-5 (14 of 18) 8/1F | Aaron Jones (5lbs) Stuart Williams (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint have been based:
- GB: 18 winners with an additional 51 placings from 300 runners
- AUS: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint Trainer Statistics
Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 19 renewals in the Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint. Robert Cowell (0-19), Kevin Ryan (0-12) and Paul Midgley (0-11) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint trainer statistics over the last 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Balding | 11-1-2 | -2.00 | -4.30 |
| Stuart Williams | 8-1-1 | +1.00 | -2.00 |
| Clive Cox | 8-1-4 | -2.50 | +0.25 |
| Michael Appleby | 7-1-2 | -2.00 | -1.87 |
| Roger Varian | 6-1-1 | +2.00 | -0.62 |
| Richard Hannon | 4-1-2 | +19.00 | +13.00 |
| Marco Botti | 3-1-2 | +12.00 | +9.75 |
| Ed Walker | 3-1-3 | +9.00 | +7.57 |
| Richard Guest | 3-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.38 |
| Mike Murphy | 2-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.25 |
Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint over the last 19 renewals is Adam Kirby, who has won the race two times, with those two winners coming from Spring Loaded (2018) and Tis Marvellous (2019).
Here are some of the top Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint jockey statistics over the last 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Kirby | 4-2-2 | +9.50 | +5.19 |
| Pat Dobbs | 6-1-2 | +3.50 | +2.56 |
| Tom Marquand | 5-1-3 | +7.00 | +6.38 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 5-1-1 | +0.00 | -1.50 |
| Shane Kelly | 4-1-1 | +7.00 | +3.25 |
| Franny Norton | 3-1-2 | +6.00 | +3.70 |
| Harry Bentley | 2-1-2 | +3.00 | +4.50 |
| Jefferson Smith | 1-1-1 | +22.00 | +13.75 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1-1-1 | +20.00 | +12.50 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 1-1-1 | +10.00 | +6.25 |
2026 Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 7, 1, 3, 9, 1, 3, (11, 12), 3, 5, (1, 2, 11, 12, 12), 1, 3, 1, (3, 8), 1, 10, 6, 5, 14
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.
- 19 / 19 (70%) - Achieved an RPR of 87+ (LTO)
- 19 / 19 (71%) - Within the first 11 of the market
- 19 / 19 (73%) - Achieved a TS of 63+ (LTO)
- 19 / 19 (77%) - No bigger than 22/1
- 19 / 19 (79%) - Had 5 - 18 placings (Career)
- 19 / 19 (79%) - Ran in 7 - 39 races (Career)
- 19 / 19 (84%) - Beaten no more -8¼l (LTO)
- 19 / 19 (84%) - Highest Run is not G2/Cl4
- 19 / 19 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 93+ (Last 3)
- 19 / 19 (85%) - Dam is not ARG/AUS/FR/GER/ITY/USA bred
- 19 / 19 (85%) - Achieved a TS of 80+ (Last 5)
- 19 / 19 (86%) - Ran in 2 - 36 races (Hcps)
- 19 / 19 (87%) - Not on SFT/FM/STD-SLW (LTO)
- 19 / 19 (89%) - No older than a 7yo
- 19 / 19 (89%) - Not in FRA/DEU/IRL/ITA/SCO/WAL (Debut)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Ascot racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint. 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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Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +17.75, is when the runner's last place was 1 start ago.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a highest class run of Class 1 (G2), when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-45.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 18 (14,15,8) [17 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 19 (5,7,14) [17 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 12 (3,6) [15 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 15 (8,5,12) [20 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 8 (2,15,17) [18 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint is Ascot; there have been a total of 6 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out.
The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 17 winners from a total of 271 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 31 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint; that stallion, Exceed And Excel, has produced 3 winners (2016,2015,2013).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint despite multiple attempts:
- Oasis Dream (0 Wins from 13 runners)
- Kodiac (0 Wins from 11 runners)
- Acclamation (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Dark Angel (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 19 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was The Big Board in 2023, winning for Richard Hannon at odds of 22/1 under the guidance of Jefferson Smith. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 19 renewals, there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Route to the Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Alzahir Epsom - 1st of 5 (5/4) | Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap |
| 2024 - Fair Wind Thirsk - 4th of 16 (4/1) | Sky Bet Request A Bet Handicap |
| 2023 - The Big Board Doncaster - 1st of 7 (4/1) | Claire McCarthy Takepayments Fillies Handicap |
| 2022 - Mountain Peak Epsom - 2nd of 20 (50/1) | Epsom Dash |
| 2021 - Significantly Ascot - 1st of 19 (10/1) | Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes |
| 2020 - Jawwaal Doncaster - 1st of 9 (7/2) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap |
| 2019 - Tis Marvellous Ascot - 2nd of 26 (14/1) | Wokingham Stakes |
| 2018 - Spring Loaded Ascot - 9th of 28 (33/1) | Wokingham Stakes |
| 2017 - Danzeno Ascot - 5th of 27 (16/1) | Wokingham Stakes |
| 2016 - Royal Birth Chelmsford (AW) - 1st of 8 (7/2) | PMV Essex Handicap |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint Preview are at hand, Andy and James. 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 Flat Racing.
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