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2025 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Preview
The British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes takes place in October as part of the British Champions Day at Ascot. This race as the title would indicate is open to fillies & mares only and is run over just shy of 1m4f.
Before becoming the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes in 2011, the race was known as the Pride Stakes. Lester Piggott won this race eight times as a jockey and John Dunlop won it nine times as a trainer!
British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Information:
- British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Past Winners
- British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Trainer Statistics
- British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes 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 Schedule for British Champions Day at Ascot section for links to these.
How competitive is the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 14 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 114%. The race in 2022 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 125%, whilst on average over the last 14 renewals of the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes, the over-round has been 118%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £118 which is bet.
British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Trends:
- 2025 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Trends
- British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Trend Analysis
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 14 if you had followed the winner of the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 11 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -1.25. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.
Over the last 14 renewals, it was Dancing Rain, trained by William Haggas and ridden by Johnny Murtagh who set the fastest winning time in the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes, the runner won the race in a time of 2:27.29 when winning the race in 2011. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer A P O'Brien and jockey Ryan Moore with Hydrangea who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 2:40.82 in the 2017 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes over the last 14 renewals:
- Dancing Rain (2:27.29) in 2011
- Poptronic (2:28.29) in 2023
- Journey (2:28.41) in 2016
British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Past Winners
Here are the British Champions Fillies & Mares 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 Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:29.57 | Kalpana (GB) 3yo 9-1 (11 of 14) 100/30F | William Buick Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2023 2:28.29 | Poptronic (GB) 4yo 9-7 (10 of 14) 22/1 | Sam James K R Burke (GB) |
| 2022 2:33.76 | Emily Upjohn (GB) 3yo 9-1 (10 of 14) 3/1F | Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
| 2021 2:34.05 | Eshaada (GB) 3yo 8-13 (8 of 8) 16/1 | Jim Crowley Roger Varian (GB) |
| 2020 2:37.84 | Wonderful Tonight (FR) 3yo 8-13 (9 of 12) 4/1F | William Buick David Menuisier (GB) |
| 2019 2:28.48 | Star Catcher (GB) 3yo 8-13 (11 of 12) 7/4F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2018 2:33.28 | Magical (IRE) 3yo 8-13 (6 of 11) 5/1 | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2017 2:40.82 | Hydrangea (IRE) 3yo 8-13 (8 of 10) 4/1 | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2016 2:28.41 | Journey (GB) 4yo 9-5 (11 of 13) 4/1 | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2015 2:32.01 | Simple Verse (IRE) 3yo 8-12 (12 of 12) 5/1 | Andrea Atzeni Ralph Beckett (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes have been based:
- GB: 11 winners with an additional 17 placings from 95 runners
- IRE: 3 winners with an additional 10 placings from 47 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 13 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- SAF: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes over the last 14 renewals with both A P O'Brien and John Gosden who have both won the race two times. A P O'Brien winners have been with Hydrangea (2017) and Magical (2018). John Gosden winners have been with Journey (2016) and Star Catcher (2019).
Here are some of the top British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes trainer statistics over the last 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A P O'Brien | 28-2-8 | -17.00 | -11.93 |
| John Gosden | 15-2-7 | -7.25 | -3.50 |
| Ralph Beckett | 11-1-4 | -5.00 | -4.25 |
| Roger Varian | 9-1-1 | +8.00 | +1.60 |
| William Haggas | 7-1-2 | +0.00 | -1.20 |
| John & Thady Gosden | 6-1-1 | -2.00 | -3.20 |
| Andrew Balding | 5-1-1 | -0.67 | -2.00 |
| James Fanshawe | 4-1-2 | +13.00 | +8.50 |
| D K Weld | 4-1-1 | -0.50 | -1.50 |
| David Simcock | 3-1-1 | +10.00 | +5.20 |
British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes over the last 14 renewals is Frankie Dettori who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Journey (2016), Star Catcher (2019) and Emily Upjohn (2022). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes are Ryan Moore (2 wins), William Buick (2 wins) and Jim Crowley (2 wins).
Here are some of the top British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes jockey statistics over the last 14 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 | 10-3-5 | +1.75 | +0.05 |
| Ryan Moore | 13-2-5 | -2.00 | -2.33 |
| William Buick | 10-2-3 | -0.67 | -1.50 |
| Jim Crowley | 7-2-4 | +23.00 | +15.65 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 6-1-3 | +0.00 | +0.55 |
| Sam James | 1-1-1 | +22.00 | +13.20 |
| James Doyle | 8-0-1 | -8.00 | -5.50 |
| Oisin Murphy | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 4-0-2 | -4.00 | -2.10 |
| Robert Havlin | 4-0-0 | -4.00 | -4.00 |
2025 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 9, (1, 4), (3, 4, 5), 5, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1, 1, 3, 1, 3, 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.
- 14 / 14 (67%) - Won within last 3 starts
- 14 / 14 (71%) - Break of 14 - 157 days (Last Win)
- 14 / 14 (74%) - Had 1 - 3 wins (180 Days)
- 14 / 14 (75%) - No bigger than 22/1
- 14 / 14 (80%) - Ran in 3 - 6 races (180 Days)
- 14 / 14 (80%) - Had 1 - 4 wins (Season)
- 14 / 14 (83%) - Beaten no more -6¾l (Debut)
- 14 / 14 (84%) - Carried 116 - 126lbs (Debut)
- 14 / 14 (85%) - Had 2 - 5 wins (Career)
- 14 / 14 (85%) - Ran in 3 - 7 races (Season)
- 14 / 14 (87%) - Within the first 10 of the market
- 14 / 14 (87%) - Not BB/BR/GR/RG in colour
- 14 / 14 (89%) - Break of 14 - 157 days (Last Place)
- 14 / 14 (89%) - Sex is not Mare
- 14 / 14 (89%) - No more than +1yrs (Vs Min Age)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Ascot racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes. 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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British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 7+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +41.33 is when runners had 0 career starts on the going. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 wins in the past 180 days, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-32.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 11 (10,6) [14 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 10 (11,9) [14 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 10 (5,12) [14 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 8 (6,3) [8 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 9 (4,6) [12 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes is Longchamp, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Longchamp last time out.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes:
- Galileo (2 Wins)
- Sea The Stars (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Frankel (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Lope De Vega (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 14 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Poptronic in 2023, winning for K R Burke at odds of 22/1 under the guidance of Sam James. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 14 renewals there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| British Champions Long Distance Cup | Kyprios (IRE) 6yo - 8/11 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| British Champions Sprint Stakes | Kind Of Blue (GB) 3yo - 10/1 | James Fanshawe James Doyle |
| British Champions Fillies Mares Stakes | Kalpana (GB) 3yo - 100/30 | Andrew Balding William Buick |
| Queen Elizabeth II Stakes | Charyn (IRE) 4yo - 13/8 | Roger Varian Silvestre De Sousa |
| British Champion Stakes | Anmaat (IRE) 6yo - 40/1 | Owen Burrows Jim Crowley |
| Balmoral Handicap | Carrytheone (GB) 7yo - 14/1 | Michael Bell Christophe Soumillon |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this British Champions Fillies & Mares 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 Flat Racing.
James Banting
Tipster Competition Assistant
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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