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2026 Coventry Stakes Preview
Established in 1890 and named after the 9th Earl of Coventry, the Coventry Stakes is a Group 2 race for two-year-old runners which is run over a distance of six furlongs and takes place during the Royal Ascot meeting in June of each year.
It's a race where the legendary jockey Sir Gordon Richards had a good record in having won it a total of nine times between 1932-51, trainer Aidan O'Brien surpassed that number of wins as a trainer when River Tiber became his 10th winner in 2023.
Coventry Stakes Information:
Our dedicated Royal Ascot tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Coventry Stakes, but will also have predictions for each meeting at Royal Ascot throughout the season, so be sure to head over there. We cover every race at Royal Ascot, and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. In addition to those, we also cover numerous races at Ascot during the flat season; you can find links to those here.
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How competitive is the Coventry Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 119%. The race in 2011 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 132%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Coventry Stakes, the over-round has been 125%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £125 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Coventry Stakes 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 Coventry Stakes Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Coventry Stakes races over the last 20 renewals:
- Rajasinghe (1:12.39) in 2017
- Henrythenavigator (1:12.46) in 2007
- War Command (1:12.86) in 2013
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Coventry Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -11.89. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Coventry Stakes, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Rajasinghe, trained by Richard Spencer and ridden by Stevie Donohoe, who set the fastest winning time in the Coventry Stakes. That runner won the race in a time of 1:12.39 in 2017. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer A P O'Brien and jockey Ryan Moore with Caravaggio who set the slowest winning time; the race-winning time was 1:16.36 in the 2016 renewal.
Coventry Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Coventry 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 Coventry Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 1:13.43 | Gstaad (GB) 2yo 9-3 (14 of 20) 7/2F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2024 1:13.90 | Rashabar (IRE) 2yo 9-3 (10 of 22) 80/1 | Billy Loughnane Brian Meehan (GB) |
| 2023 1:15.49 | River Tiber (IRE) 2yo 9-3 (6 of 20) 11/8F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 1:13.02 | Bradsell (GB) 2yo 9-3 (2 of 17) 8/1 | Hollie Doyle Archie Watson (GB) |
| 2021 1:13.55 | Berkshire Shadow (GB) 2yo 9-1 (17 of 17) 11/1 | Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2020 1:15.21 | Nando Parrado (GB) 2yo 9-1 (6 of 15) 150/1 | Adam Kirby Clive Cox (GB) |
| 2019 1:13.02 | Arizona (IRE) 2yo 9-1 (3 of 17) 15/8F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2018 1:13.51 | Calyx (GB) 2yo 9-1 (22 of 23) 2/1F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2017 1:12.39 | Rajasinghe (IRE) 2yo 9-1 (9 of 18) 11/1 | Stevie Donohoe Richard Spencer (GB) |
| 2016 1:16.36 | Caravaggio (USA) 2yo 9-1 (13 of 18) 13/8F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Coventry Stakes have been based:
- GB: 12 winners with an additional 31 placings from 291 runners
- IRE: 8 winners with an additional 9 placings from 65 runners
- USA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 6 runners
- SAF: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- NOR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
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Coventry Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Coventry Stakes over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien, who has won the race seven times, with those seven winners coming from Henrythenavigator (2007), Power (2011), War Command (2013), Caravaggio (2016), Arizona (2019), River Tiber (2023) and Gstaad (2025). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Coventry Stakes. Richard Hannon has sent a total of 19 runners to the race without recording any wins, whilst Richard Fahey has sent out 14 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Coventry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A P O'Brien | 33-7-12 | +9.14 | -3.32 |
| Brian Meehan | 14-1-3 | +67.00 | +30.80 |
| Clive Cox | 11-1-3 | +140.00 | +83.00 |
| Archie Watson | 9-1-4 | +0.00 | -2.50 |
| John Gosden | 5-1-2 | -2.00 | +0.00 |
| Richard Spencer | 4-1-1 | +8.00 | +2.50 |
| Andrew Balding | 4-1-1 | +8.00 | +2.50 |
| J S Bolger | 4-1-2 | +0.50 | -0.75 |
| Michael Bell | 3-1-1 | +6.00 | +2.00 |
| Bryan Smart | 2-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.00 |
Coventry Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Coventry Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore, who has won the race five times, with those five winners coming from Power (2011), Caravaggio (2016), Arizona (2019), River Tiber (2023) and Gstaad (2025). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Coventry Stakes is Frankie Dettori (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Coventry Stakes; James Doyle has ridden 11 runners in the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Coventry 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 | 19-5-9 | -1.61 | -5.20 |
| Frankie Dettori | 16-2-5 | -7.00 | -6.30 |
| Adam Kirby | 11-1-2 | +140.00 | +82.50 |
| Jamie Spencer | 11-1-3 | -2.00 | -1.60 |
| William Buick | 11-1-1 | -4.00 | -7.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 8-1-3 | +4.00 | -0.50 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 5-1-1 | +16.00 | +8.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 5-1-3 | +4.00 | +1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 3-1-1 | +78.00 | +38.00 |
| Stevie Donohoe | 1-1-1 | +11.00 | +5.50 |
2026 Coventry Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): (1, 15), 1, 5, 1, 1, 1, 4, 6, (1, 8), 7, 1, 4, 1, 1, 8, 6, 4, 1, 11, 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.
- 20 / 20 (76%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Career)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 9/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Beaten no more -5l (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Carried 128 - 133lbs (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Won within last 1 start
- 19 / 20 (73%) - Highest Placed is not G3/Cl5-6
- 18 / 20 (76%) - In a field of 4 - 13 (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (77%) - Break of 10 - 62 days (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (79%) - Carried 123 - 134lbs (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (79%) - Not on HY/FM/STD-SLW/FS (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (81%) - Not in FRA/USA/WAL (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (82%) - Won by at least a short head (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (83%) - Ran over 5f - 7f (Last Win)
- 17 / 20 (27%) - No bigger than 11/1
- 17 / 20 (35%) - Within the first 6 of the market
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Royal Ascot racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Coventry 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 covering numerous topics.
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Coventry Stakes Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +115.51, 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 a highest class placed of Class 5, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-70.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 14 (5,17) [20 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 10 (18,15) [22 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 6 (12,14) [20 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 2 (12,1) [17 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 17 (2,16) [17 Runners]
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Coventry Stakes are Curragh and Newbury; there have been a total of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 362 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 2 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Coventry Stakes; that stallion, Starspangledbanner, has produced 2 winners (2025,2014).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Coventry Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Acclamation (0 Wins from 14 runners)
- Mehmas (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Showcasing (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Cape Cross (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Footstepsinthesand (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Nando Parrado in 2020, winning for Clive Cox at odds of 150/1 under the guidance of Adam Kirby. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 11 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Coventry Stakes, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Route to the Coventry Stakes
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Coventry Stakes. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Gstaad Navan - 1st of 10 (7/1) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden |
| 2024 - Rashabar Chester - 2nd of 9 (3/1) | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes |
| 2023 - River Tiber Naas - 1st of 5 (2/9) | Coolmore Stud Calyx Race |
| 2022 - Bradsell York - 1st of 11 (9/4) | Phoebe Johnson Celebration EBF Restricted Novice Stakes |
| 2021 - Berkshire Shadow Newbury - 1st of 9 (9/2) | Highclere Thoroughbred Racing EBF Maiden Stakes |
| 2020 - Nando Parrado Newmarket (Rowley) - 5th of 11 (19/2) | Betway Maiden Stakes |
| 2019 - Arizona Curragh - 1st of 9 (8/15) | Tally Ho Stud Irish EBF |
| 2018 - Calyx Newmarket (July) - 1st of 9 (5/2) | AFT Fluorotec EBF Novice Stakes |
| 2017 - Rajasinghe Newcastle (AW) - 1st of 13 (9/1) | Tarmac Trading Novice Stakes |
| 2016 - Caravaggio Curragh - 1st of 9 (4/7) | Cold Move European Breeders Fund Marble Hill Stakes |
Schedule for Tuesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
The five-day Royal Ascot meeting kicks off on Tuesday with three Group 1 events on the seven-race card, with the Queen Anne Stakes, King Charles II Stakes and St James's Palace Stakes all part of the British Champions Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Queen Anne Stakes | Docklands (GB) 5yo - 14/1 | Harry Eustace Mark Zahra |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Coventry Stakes | Gstaad (GB) 2yo - 7/2 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot King Charles III Stakes | American Affair (GB) 5yo - 11/1 | Jim Goldie Paul Mulrennan |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot St James's Palace Stakes | Field Of Gold (IRE) 3yo - 8/11 | John & Thady Gosden Colin Keane |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Ascot Stakes | Ascending (IRE) 6yo - 20/1 | Henry De Bromhead W J Lee |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Wolferton Stakes | Haatem (IRE) 4yo - 8/1 | Richard Hannon James Doyle |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Copper Horse Stakes | French Master (IRE) 4yo - 5/2 | John & Thady Gosden James Doyle |
Schedule for Wednesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
The feature race on the second day of Royal Ascot is the Prince of Wales's Stakes, a race which carries a prize fund of £1m and is part of the British Champions Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Queen Mary Stakes | True Love (IRE) 2yo - 9/4 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Queen's Vase | Carmers (IRE) 3yo - 9/2 | P Twomey W J Lee |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Duke of Cambridge Stakes | Crimson Advocate (USA) 4yo - 13/2 | John & Thady Gosden James McDonald |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Prince of Wales's Stakes | Ombudsman (IRE) 4yo - 7/1 | John & Thady Gosden William Buick |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Royal Hunt Cup | My Cloud (IRE) 4yo - 3/1 | Roger Varian Silvestre De Sousa |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Kensington Palace Stakes | Miss Information (IRE) 4yo - 11/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Windsor Castle Stakes | Havana Hurricane (GB) 2yo - 7/1 | Eve Johnson Houghton Charles Bishop |
Schedule for Thursday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
There are a couple of decent handicaps on the third day of Royal Ascot, the highlight of the day, though, is the Ascot Gold Cup, a Group 1 marathon for the flat runners.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Norfolk Stakes | Charles Darwin (IRE) 2yo - 8/13 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot King George V Stakes | Merchant (IRE) 3yo - 3/1 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Ribblesdale Stakes | Garden Of Eden (IRE) 3yo - 7/1 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Ascot Gold Cup | Trawlerman (IRE) 7yo - 85/40 | John & Thady Gosden William Buick |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Britannia Stakes | Arabian Story (IRE) 3yo - 15/2 | Saeed bin Suroor Oisin Murphy |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Hampton Court Stakes | Trinity College (IRE) 3yo - 5/2 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Buckingham Palace Stakes | Never So Brave (IRE) 4yo - 4/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
Schedule for Friday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
A couple of British Champions Series races on the Friday at Royal Ascot, the Commonwealth Cup over six furlongs and then the Coronation Stakes over just shy of a mile.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Albany Stakes | Venetian Sun (IRE) 2yo - 7/1 | K R Burke Clifford Lee |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Commonwealth Cup | Time For Sandals (IRE) 3yo - 25/1 | Harry Eustace Richard Kingscote |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Duke of Edinburgh Stakes | Ethical Diamond (IRE) 5yo - 3/1 | W P Mullins Ryan Moore |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Coronation Stakes | Cercene (IRE) 3yo - 33/1 | Joseph G Murphy Gary Carroll |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Sandringham Stakes | Never Let Go (GB) 3yo - 22/1 | Ed Walker Kieran Shoemark |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot King Edward VII Stakes | Amiloc (GB) 3yo - 11/8 | Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes | Adrestia (GB) 3yo - 10/1 | Simon & Ed Crisford Oisin Murphy |
Schedule for Saturday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
The final day of Royal Ascot is all about the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, a Group 1 race run over six furlongs which is part of the British Champions Series and carries a prize fund of £1m.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Chesham Stakes | Humidity (GB) 2yo - 4/1 | Andrew Balding James Doyle |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Hardwicke Stakes | Rebels Romance (IRE) 7yo - 6/4 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes | Lazzat (FR) 4yo - 9/2 | J Reynier James Doyle |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Jersey Stakes | Noble Champion (IRE) 3yo - 25/1 | Ed Walker Kieran Shoemark |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Wokingham Stakes | Get It (GB) 7yo - 28/1 | George Baker Seamie Heffernan |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Golden Gates Stakes | Quai De Bethune (FR) 3yo - 12/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Queen Alexandra Stakes | Sober (FR) 6yo - 4/5 | W P Mullins Ryan Moore |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Coventry 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.
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