Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.
2024 British Champion Stakes Preview
The British Champion Stakes is a Group 1 race that is held during Champions Day at Ascot in October. The race is run over 1m2f and is open to three-year-olds and older.
The winner of the race gets an invitation to compete in the Breeders Cup Turf. The race sees plenty of back-to-back winners with Alborada (98-99), Twice Over (09-10) and Cracksman (17-18) as well as nine before those!
British Champion Stakes Information:
- British Champion Stakes Past Winners
- British Champion Stakes Trainer Statistics
- British Champion Stakes Jockey Statistics
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Ascot tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Schedule for British Champions Day at Ascot section for links to these.
How competitive is the British Champion Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 13 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 112%. The race in 2015 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 122%, whilst on average over the last 13 renewals of the British Champion Stakes, the over-round has been 117%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £117 which is bet.
British Champion Stakes Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 13 if you had followed the winner of the British Champion Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 9 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -6.00. Whilst we wait for the 2024 British Champion Stakes remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 13 renewals, it was Cirrus Des Aigles, trained by Mme C Barande-Barbe and ridden by Christophe Soumillon who set the fastest winning time in the British Champion Stakes, the runner won the race in a time of 2:02.52 when winning the race in 2011. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer William Haggas and jockey Tom Marquand with Addeybb who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 2:12.29 in the 2020 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run British Champion Stakes over the last 13 renewals:
- Cirrus Des Aigles (2:02.52) in 2011
- Almanzor (2:05.94) in 2016
- Fascinating Rock (2:06.31) in 2015
British Champion Stakes Past Winners
Here are the British Champion 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 British Champion Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 2:08.42 | King Of Steel (USA) 3yo 9-3 (1 of 8) 3/1F | Frankie Dettori Roger Varian (GB) |
| 2022 2:09.46 | Bay Bridge (GB) 4yo 9-7 (4 of 9) 10/1 | Richard Kingscote Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2021 2:08.31 | Sealiway (FR) 3yo 9-1 (3 of 9) 12/1 | Mickael Barzalona Cedric Rossi (FR) |
| 2020 2:12.29 | Addeybb (IRE) 6yo 9-5 (11 of 10) 9/1 | Tom Marquand William Haggas (GB) |
| 2019 2:08.42 | Magical (IRE) 4yo 9-2 (8 of 9) 1/1F | Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2018 2:08.79 | Cracksman (GB) 4yo 9-5 (8 of 8) 5/6F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2017 2:11.75 | Cracksman (GB) 3yo 9-1 (4 of 10) 13/8F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2016 2:05.94 | Almanzor (FR) 3yo 9-0 (1 of 10) 11/8F | Christophe Soumillon J-C Rouget (FR) |
| 2015 2:06.31 | Fascinating Rock (IRE) 4yo 9-5 (7 of 13) 10/1 | Pat Smullen D K Weld (IRE) |
| 2014 2:11.23 | Noble Mission (GB) 5yo 9-5 (5 of 9) 7/1 | James Doyle Lady Cecil (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the British Champion Stakes have been based:
- GB: 8 winners with an additional 11 placings from 80 runners
- FR: 3 winners with an additional 4 placings from 14 runners
- IRE: 2 winners with an additional 8 placings from 25 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- CZE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
- JPN: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
British Champion Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the British Champion Stakes over the last 13 renewals is John Gosden who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Cracksman (2017 & 2018).
Here are some of the top British Champion Stakes trainer statistics over the last 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Gosden | 16-2-4 | -11.54 | -10.72 |
| A P O'Brien | 17-1-7 | -15.00 | -9.84 |
| William Haggas | 13-1-4 | -3.00 | -1.80 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 7-1-3 | +4.00 | +1.97 |
| Mme C Barande-Barbe | 4-1-3 | +9.00 | +5.91 |
| Roger Varian | 4-1-1 | +0.00 | -1.20 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 4-1-1 | -0.25 | -1.35 |
| J-C Rouget | 3-1-1 | -0.62 | -1.17 |
| D K Weld | 2-1-2 | +9.00 | +5.75 |
| Cedric Rossi | 1-1-1 | +12.00 | +7.20 |
British Champion Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the British Champion Stakes over the last 13 renewals is Frankie Dettori who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Cracksman (2017 & 2018) and King Of Steel (2023). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the British Champion Stakes is Christophe Soumillon (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the British Champion Stakes, Ryan Moore has ridden 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top British Champion Stakes jockey statistics over the last 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Dettori | 8-3-3 | +0.46 | -1.72 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 5-2-3 | +10.38 | +5.68 |
| James Doyle | 9-1-3 | -1.00 | -1.70 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 5-1-1 | -1.25 | -2.35 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 4-1-2 | +9.00 | +5.10 |
| Tom Marquand | 4-1-2 | +6.00 | +5.10 |
| Richard Kingscote | 2-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.00 |
| Tom Queally | 2-1-1 | -0.82 | -0.89 |
| Ryan Moore | 10-0-6 | -10.00 | -4.44 |
| William Buick | 9-0-4 | -9.00 | -5.33 |
2024 British Champion Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 1, 2, 5, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 4, 4, 1
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.
- 13 / 13 (50%) - No bigger than 12/1
- 13 / 13 (52%) - Achieved an RPR of 119+ (Season)
- 13 / 13 (53%) - Held an OR of 117+
- 13 / 13 (61%) - Achieved an RPR of 116+ (Last Win)
- 13 / 13 (64%) - Within the first 6 of the market
- 13 / 13 (64%) - Ran in 2 - 13 races (Class)
- 13 / 13 (67%) - Had 1 - 9 placings (Class)
- 13 / 13 (71%) - Furthest Placed 1m2½f - 1m4½f
- 13 / 13 (72%) - Achieved a TS of 83+ (Class)
- 13 / 13 (72%) - Highest Placed is not G2-3/LST/Cl3
- 13 / 13 (78%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 13 / 13 (79%) - Furthest ran 1m2½f - 1m4½f
- 13 / 13 (83%) - In a field of 5 - 14 (LTO)
- 13 / 13 (84%) - Achieved a TS of 90+ (Last 5)
- 13 / 13 (89%) - Ran over 6f - 1m½f (Debut)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Ascot racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the British Champion Stakes. Maybe you are looking to back something in this race on the tote, but you are not sure of the process or how the tote works, No problem! We have an article which is dedicated to The Tote for you to read which explains everything you need to know! Be sure to check out the other articles in the OLBG Betting School.
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British Champion Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 7+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +9.18 is when runners ran on Soft ground on debut. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 career places in the class, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-34.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2023: Winner in 1 (9,2) [8 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 4 (6,7) [9 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 3 (10,6) [9 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 11 (1,6) [10 Runners]
- 2019: Winner in 8 (3,1) [9 Runners]
The courses that have produced the most winners of the British Champion Stakes are Leopardstown and Longchamp, there has been a total number of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 12 winners from a total of 110 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 13 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the British Champion Stakes:
- Galileo (3 Wins)
- Frankel (2 Wins)
- Pivotal (2 Wins)
- Wootton Bassett (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the British Champion Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Dubawi (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Shamardal (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 13 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Cirrus Des Aigles in 2011, winning for Mme C Barande-Barbe at odds of 12/1 under the guidance of Christophe Soumillon. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 13 renewals there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.
Schedule for British Champions Day at Ascot
Here is the schedule for the British Champions Day at Ascot, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 British Champions Long Distance Cup | Trawlerman (IRE) 5yo - 9/1 | John & Thady Gosden Frankie Dettori |
| 13:55 British Champions Sprint Stakes | Art Power (IRE) 6yo - 40/1 | Tim Easterby David Allan |
| 14:35 British Champions Fillies Mares Stakes | Poptronic (GB) 4yo - 22/1 | K R Burke Sam James |
| 15:15 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes | Big Rock (FR) 3yo - 5/1 | Christopher Head Aurelien Lemaitre |
| 15:55 British Champion Stakes | King Of Steel (USA) 3yo - 3/1 | Roger Varian Frankie Dettori |
| 16:35 Balmoral Handicap | The Gatekeeper (IRE) 4yo - 25/1 | Charlie Johnston Joe Fanning |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this British Champion Stakes 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 Flat Racing.
Other Principal Races at the Ascot Racecourse
Here are some other notable races at the Ascot racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.
Races in January
Races in February
Races in May
Races in June (Royal Ascot)
- Ascot Stakes
- Copper Horse Stakes
- Coventry Stakes
- King Charles III Stakes
- Queen Anne Stakes
- St James's Palace Stakes
- Wolferton Stakes
- Duke of Cambridge Stakes
- Kensington Palace Stakes
- Prince of Wales's Stakes
- Queen Mary Stakes
- Queen's Vase
- Royal Hunt Cup
- Windsor Castle Stakes
- Ascot Gold Cup
- Britannia Stakes
- Buckingham Palace Stakes
- Hampton Court Stakes
- King George V Stakes
- Norfolk Stakes
- Ribblesdale Stakes
- Albany Stakes
- Commonwealth Cup
- Coronation Stakes
- Duke of Edinburgh Stakes
- King Edward VII Stakes
- Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes
- Sandringham Stakes
- Chesham Stakes
- Golden Gates Stakes
- Hardwicke Stakes
- Jersey Stakes
- Queen Alexandra Stakes
- Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
- Wokingham Stakes
Races in July
Races in August (Shergar Cup)
- Shergar Cup Challenge
- Shergar Cup Classic
- Shergar Cup Dash
- Shergar Cup Mile
- Shergar Cup Sprint
- Shergar Cup Stayers
Races in November
Races in December
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