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2025 Blandford Stakes Preview
Taking place during the Irish Champions Weekend at the Curragh Racecourse is the Blandford Stakes, a Group 2 that is restricted to fillies and mares and is contested over a distance of one mile and two furlongs.
The race was a favourite of the legendary trainer Vincent O'Brien who won it a total of fifteen times between 1959 and 1992.
Blandford Stakes Information:
Our dedicated Curragh tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Blandford Stakes but will also have predictions for each meeting at Curragh throughout the season so be sure to head over there. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Races Covered during the Irish Champions Weekend section for links to these.
How competitive is the Blandford Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2014 when the race had an over-round of 112%. The race in 2005 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 131%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Blandford Stakes, the over-round has been 120%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £120 which is bet.
Blandford Stakes Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Blandford Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -9.00. Ahead of the 2025 Blandford Stakes why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:03.33 was set by Up in 2012, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by A P O'Brien and ridden by Joseph O'Brien. The slowest winning time was set in 2009 when Chinese White won in a time of 2:17.35, booked to ride was Pat Smullen by the trainer D K Weld.
These are the top three quickest-run Blandford Stakes over the last 20 renewals:
- Up (2:03.33) in 2012
- Belle De Crecy (2:04.75) in 2013
- Tarfasha (2:04.76) in 2014
Blandford Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Blandford Stakes' 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 Blandford Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:05.38 | Hanalia (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (3 of 9) 12/1 | Shane Foley J P Murtagh (IRE) |
| 2023 2:07.89 | Lumiere Rock (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (4 of 11) 6/1 | Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 2:12.29 | Above The Curve (USA) 3yo 9-5 (9 of 13) 5/1 | Ryan Moore Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2021 2:08.39 | La Petite Coco (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (1 of 8) 16/5 | W J Lee P Twomey (IRE) |
| 2020 2:09.18 | Cayenne Pepper (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (8 of 11) 3/1 | Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington (IRE) |
| 2019 2:09.41 | Tarnawa (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (7 of 8) 3/1 | Chris Hayes D K Weld (IRE) |
| 2018 2:07.50 | Eziyra (IRE) 4yo 9-5 (1 of 9) 11/8F | Declan McDonogh D K Weld (IRE) |
| 2017 2:12.84 | Shamreen (IRE) 4yo 9-6 (4 of 9) 9/1 | Pat Smullen D K Weld (IRE) |
| 2016 2:12.52 | Shamreen (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (1 of 5) 2/1 | Pat Smullen D K Weld (IRE) |
| 2015 2:10.14 | Ribbons (GB) 5yo 9-7 (8 of 9) 3/1 | Tom Queally James Fanshawe (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Blandford Stakes have been based:
- IRE: 16 winners with an additional 31 placings from 147 runners
- GB: 4 winners with an additional 5 placings from 32 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Blandford Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Blandford Stakes over the last 20 renewals is D K Weld who has won the race six times with those six winners coming from Chinese White (2009), Tarfasha (2014), Shamreen (2016 & 2017), Eziyra (2018) and Tarnawa (2019). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Blandford Stakes are Sir Michael Stoute (3 wins), Joseph Patrick O'Brien (2 wins) and J P Murtagh (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Blandford Stakes trainer statistics over the last 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| D K Weld | 16-6-9 | +7.58 | +8.66 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 7-3-4 | +2.26 | +0.48 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 13-2-4 | +0.00 | -2.15 |
| J P Murtagh | 4-2-2 | +26.00 | +14.80 |
| A P O'Brien | 44-1-14 | -40.00 | -20.02 |
| Mrs John Harrington | 14-1-5 | -10.00 | -6.15 |
| P Twomey | 4-1-2 | +0.20 | -0.38 |
| James Fanshawe | 2-1-1 | +2.00 | +0.80 |
| J S Bolger | 5-0-1 | -5.00 | -3.70 |
| Kevin Prendergast | 4-0-2 | -4.00 | -0.50 |
Blandford Stakes Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Blandford Stakes over the last 20 renewals with both Ryan Moore and Shane Foley who have both won the race two times. Ryan Moore winners have been with Eleanora Duse (2010) and Above The Curve (2022). Shane Foley winners have been with Cayenne Pepper (2020) and Hanalia (2024). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Blandford Stakes, Seamie Heffernan has ridden 18 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Blandford Stakes jockey statistics over the last 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 10-2-8 | +0.00 | +2.29 |
| Shane Foley | 8-2-4 | +9.00 | +5.25 |
| Declan McDonogh | 16-1-4 | -13.62 | -7.77 |
| Chris Hayes | 8-1-3 | -4.00 | +1.30 |
| W J Lee | 5-1-2 | -0.80 | -1.38 |
| N G McCullagh | 3-1-1 | +7.00 | +3.40 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 3-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.60 |
| Tom Queally | 2-1-2 | +2.00 | +1.42 |
| Jamie Spencer | 2-1-2 | +0.38 | +0.55 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 18-0-4 | -18.00 | -5.35 |
2025 Blandford Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 1, (1, 2), 1, 1, 1, 7, (1, 2), 2, 1, 3, 2, 4, 1, 2, 8, 2, 4, 2, 3
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.
- 20 / 20 (69%) - No bigger than 16/1
- 20 / 20 (70%) - Within the first 6 of the market
- 20 / 20 (71%) - Achieved a TS of 72+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (73%) - Beaten no more -6¾l (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Achieved an RPR of 94+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Furthest ran 1m2f - 1m4f
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Had 3 - 11 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 100+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved a TS of 72+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 92+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Ran in 4 - 17 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - In a field of 5 - 12 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Carried 123 - 133lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Won within last 6 starts
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran over 1m1f - 1m4f (LTO)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Curragh racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Blandford Stakes. How well do you know your horse racing? Are there certain types of races that you are unsure of? Why not take a look at this Types Of Horse Race article to familiarise yourself with the different types of racing, that is just one of many helpful horse racing articles in the OLBG Betting School.
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Blandford Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +24.05 is when runners had 2 career starts over further. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 4 starts in the past 90 days, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-30.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 3 (6,2) [9 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 4 (7,11) [11 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 9 (12,10) [13 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 1 (5,8) [8 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 8 (5,3) [11 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Blandford Stakes is Curragh, there has been a total number of 7 winners of this race who ran at Curragh last time out. The next best courses which have produced the second most winners are Deauville and Cork, there has been a total number of 4 winners from each of those courses.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Blandford Stakes:
- Dubawi (2 Wins)
- Selkirk (2 Wins)
- Teofilo (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Blandford Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Sadlers Wells (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Danehill Dancer (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Gleneagles (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Belle De Crecy in 2013, winning for J P Murtagh at odds of 16/1 under the guidance of Johnny Murtagh. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 9 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Blandford Stakes why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Blandford Stakes 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 International racing.
Races Covered during the Irish Champions Weekend
Here is the schedule for the two-day Irish Champions Weekend which is run at Leopardstown on Saturday and then the Curragh on Sunday for races which we cover with blogs, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.
Saturday at the Irish Champions Weekend
Leopardstown hosts the opening day of the Irish Champions Weekend, the highlight of the day being the Irish Champions Stakes, a race dominated by Aidan O'Brien in recent years with him winning all of the last five renewals and has won the race a total of twelve times.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown Champions Juvenile Stakes | Green Impact (IRE) 2yo - 5/2 | Mrs John Harrington Shane Foley |
| Leopardstown Solonaway Stakes | Diego Velazquez (IRE) 3yo - 10/11 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| Leopardstown Matron Stakes | Porta Fortuna (IRE) 3yo - 5/4 | Donnacha Aidan O'Brien Tom Marquand |
| Leopardstown Irish Champion Stakes | Economics (GB) 3yo - 7/4 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| Leopardstown Petingo Handicap | Fighter (IRE) 3yo - 9/1 | A P O'Brien Wayne Hassett |
| Leopardstown Sovereign Path Handicap | Dance Night Andday (IRE) 4yo - 12/1 | Ross O'Sullivan Ronan Whelan |
Sunday at the Irish Champions Weekend
Sunday of the Irish Champions Weekend is hosted at the Curragh with four Group 1 races, the highlight being the Irish St Leger, Aidan has not been as dominant in this with just six wins, three behind both Vincent O'Brien and Dermot Weld.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Curragh Bold Lad Sprint Handicap | My Mate Alfie (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | G M Lyons Colin Keane |
| Curragh Blandford Stakes | Hanalia (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | J P Murtagh Shane Foley |
| Curragh Moyglare Stud Stakes | Lake Victoria (IRE) 2yo - 11/2 | A P O'Brien Wayne Lordan |
| Curragh Flying Five Stakes | Bradsell (GB) 4yo - 2/1 | Archie Watson Hollie Doyle |
| Curragh National Stakes | Scorthy Champ (IRE) 2yo - 12/1 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien Dylan Browne McMonagle |
| Curragh Irish St Leger | Kyprios (IRE) 6yo - 2/5 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| Curragh Northfields Handicap | This Songisforyou (USA) 6yo - 9/1 | Emmet Mullins Colin Keane |
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