Doncaster 2yo Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (St Leger Festival)

If you are a fan of horse racing trends then this preview of the Doncaster 2yo Stakes will be perfect for you! Not only do we look at the trends but we look at past winners as well as trainer and jockey records for the Doncaster 2yo Stakes, a race run over 6½f at Doncaster during the St Leger Festival.
Doncaster 2yo Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (St Leger Festival)
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Content Editor

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.

2025 Doncaster 2yo Stakes Preview

Run at the St Leger Festival at Doncaster in September of each year, the Doncaster two-year-old stakes is a valuable sprint for the youngsters.

The race will attract from of the top sprint youngsters with that sort of purse available for this race which is run over six and a half furlongs (111y).

Doncaster 2yo Stakes Information:

Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Doncaster tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal races during the Doncaster St Leger Festival section for links to these.

How competitive is the Doncaster 2yo Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 18 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2016 when the race had an over-round of 103%. The race in 2015 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 133%, whilst on average over the last 18 renewals of the Doncaster 2yo Stakes, the over-round has been 126%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £126 which is bet.

Doncaster 2yo Stakes Trends:

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 18 if you had followed the winner of the Doncaster 2yo Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 17 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -9.62. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Doncaster 2yo Stakes remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.

The runner that holds the record over the past 18 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2008 renewal when Awinnersgame from Jeremy Noseda under the guidance of Frankie Dettori, won in a time of 1:21.26, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Mr Lupton, trained by Richard Fahey and ridden by Jamie Spencer set the quickest time of 1:17.19 in the 2015 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Doncaster 2yo Stakes over the last 18 renewals:

  1. Mr Lupton (1:17.19) in 2015
  2. Swilly Ferry (1:17.22) in 2009
  3. Bonds Girl (1:17.27) in 2014

Doncaster 2yo Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Doncaster 2yo 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 Doncaster 2yo Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2024
1:18.52
Hallasan (GB)
2yo 9-4 (9 of 20) 15/2
William Buick
Charlie Appleby (GB)
2023
1:20.97
Room Service (IRE)
2yo 9-2 (1 of 17) 10/1
Tom Eaves
Kevin Ryan (GB)
2022
1:18.03
Cold Case (GB)
2yo 9-4 (7 of 15) 11/4F
Andrea Atzeni
K R Burke (GB)
2021
1:17.40
Harrow (IRE)
2yo 8-9 (15 of 20) 3/1
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding (GB)
2020
1:18.45
Line Of Departure (IRE)
2yo 8-12 (3 of 15) 15/2
David Egan
Roger Varian (GB)
2019
1:18.81
Kings Lynn (GB)
2yo 8-9 (1 of 20) 12/1
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding (GB)
2018
1:19.78
The Great Heir (FR)
2yo 8-9 (3 of 22) 33/1
Andrew Mullen
Kevin Ryan (GB)
2017
1:19.39
Laugh A Minute (GB)
2yo 8-12 (3 of 22) 12/1
Andrea Atzeni
Roger Varian (GB)
2016
1:19.58
Mubtasim (IRE)
2yo 8-9 (16 of 19) 4/1F
Pat Cosgrave
William Haggas (GB)
2015
1:17.19
Mr Lupton (IRE)
2yo 8-9 (20 of 22) 10/1
Jamie Spencer
Richard Fahey (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Doncaster 2yo Stakes have been based:

  • GB: 17 winners with an additional 33 placings from 341 runners
  • IRE: 1 winner with an additional 3 placings from 16 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners

Doncaster 2yo Stakes Trainer Statistics

There are multiple leading trainers in the Doncaster 2yo Stakes over the last 18 renewals with Richard Fahey, Kevin Ryan and Andrew Balding having all won the race three times. Richard Fahey winners have been with Wootton Bassett (2010), Bonds Girl (2014) and Mr Lupton (2015). Kevin Ryan winners have been with Morning Post (2013), The Great Heir (2018) and Room Service (2023). Andrew Balding winners have been with Dream Eater (2007), Kings Lynn (2019) and Harrow (2021). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Doncaster 2yo Stakes is Roger Varian (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 18 renewals in the Doncaster 2yo Stakes, Richard Hannon (0-29), Charles Hills (0-13), Brian Meehan (0-12) and Hugo Palmer (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.

Here are some of the top Doncaster 2yo Stakes trainer statistics over the last 18 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):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
Richard Fahey49-3-6-20.00-31.50
Kevin Ryan23-3-5+123.00+52.85
Andrew Balding20-3-5+5.50-4.05
Roger Varian6-2-3+15.50+7.00
A P O'Brien11-1-4+10.00+1.50
William Haggas7-1-5-2.00-0.85
K R Burke6-1-1-2.25-3.35
Charlie Appleby1-1-1+7.50+3.75
Richard Hannon29-0-2-29.00-28.00
Charles Hills13-0-1-13.00-12.50

Doncaster 2yo Stakes Jockey Statistics

There are multiple leading jockeys in the Doncaster 2yo Stakes over the last 18 renewals with William Buick, Franny Norton, Andrea Atzeni and Oisin Murphy having all won the race two times. William Buick winners have been with Swilly Ferry (2009) and Hallasan (2024). Franny Norton winners have been with Dream Eater (2007) and The Gold Cheongsam (2012). Andrea Atzeni winners have been with Laugh A Minute (2017) and Cold Case (2022). Oisin Murphy winners have been with Kings Lynn (2019) and Harrow (2021). Two jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 18 renewals in the Doncaster 2yo Stakes, Ryan Moore has ridden 12 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst Tony Hamilton has ridden 10 without a winner.

Here are some of the top Doncaster 2yo Stakes jockey statistics over the last 18 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):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
William Buick13-2-5+12.50+2.95
Franny Norton8-2-2+4.25-0.87
Andrea Atzeni7-2-3+9.75+3.15
Oisin Murphy6-2-2+11.00+3.50
Frankie Dettori10-1-1-1.00-5.00
Jamie Spencer9-1-2+2.00-2.50
Tom Eaves8-1-1+3.00-2.00
Paddy Mathers7-1-2+8.00+1.50
Paul Mulrennan5-1-1+96.00+46.00
David Egan4-1-1+4.50+1.50

Doncaster 2yo Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 9+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +92.25 is when runners ran in a Class 2 last time out. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 career places over further, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-53.

Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:

  • 2024: Winner in 9 (6,11) [20 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 1 (7,17) [17 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 7 (4,1) [15 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 15 (3,7) [20 Runners]
  • 2020: Winner in 3 (9,4) [15 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Doncaster 2yo Stakes is York, there has been a total number of 10 winners of this race who ran at York last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 16 winners from a total of 307 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 52 runners.

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Doncaster 2yo Stakes despite multiple attempts:

  • Kodiac (0 Wins from 11 runners)
  • Dark Angel (0 Wins from 8 runners)
  • Bahamian Bounty (0 Wins from 7 runners)
  • Exceed And Excel (0 Wins from 7 runners)
  • Camacho (0 Wins from 6 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 18 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Morning Post in 2013, winning for Kevin Ryan at odds of 100/1 under the guidance of Paul Mulrennan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 18 renewals there have been 4 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 Doncaster 2yo Stakes.

Other Principal races during the Doncaster St Leger Festival

Here is the schedule for the four-day St Leger Festival 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.

Thursday at St Leger Festival

There are a couple of Group 2's which take centre-stage on the opening day of the St Leger Festival, the £120k May Hill Stakes where the two-year-olds feature and then the £150k Park Hill Fillies Stakes where the older fillies compete.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
Carrie Red Fillies NurseryGhost Run (GB)
2yo - 5/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy
Doncaster 2yo StakesHallasan (GB)
2yo - 15/2
Charlie Appleby
William Buick
May Hill StakesDesert Flower (IRE)
2yo - 1/1
Charlie Appleby
William Buick
Park Hill StakesNakheel (FR)
3yo - 10/1
Owen Burrows
Jim Crowley
St Leger Festival Class 3 1m4f HandicapKildare Legend (IRE)
3yo - 100/30
James Ferguson
Daniel Muscutt

Friday at St Leger Festival

On Friday, the feature race of the day is the Group 2 Doncaster Cup which is part of the British Champion Series and carries a £140k purse. The Flying Childers Stakes is another race on Friday which carries a decent purse, £130k on offer for the two-year-olds.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
Mallard HandicapFaylaq (GB)
8yo - 18/1
Jim Goldie
Amie Waugh
Flying Scotsman StakesBenevento (IRE)
2yo - 7/1
Raphael E Freire
David Egan
Flying Childers StakesAesterius (IRE)
2yo - 7/2
Archie Watson
James Doyle
Doncaster CupSweet William (IRE)
5yo - 7/4
John & Thady Gosden
Robert Havlin

Saturday at St Leger Festival

The feature race of the festival, the St Leger takes place on Saturday, another race which is part of the British Champion Series, this Group 1 carries a purse of £700k. The three races before the St Leger all carry decent purses too, the Champagne Stakes (£150k), the Portland (£100k) and the Park Stakes (£140k).

RaceLast WinnerInfo
Champagne StakesBay City Roller (IRE)
2yo - 9/2
George Scott
Callum Shepherd
Portland Heritage HandicapAmerican Affair (GB)
4yo - 4/1
Jim Goldie
Paul Mulrennan
Park StakesKinross (GB)
7yo - 11/4
Ralph Beckett
Rossa Ryan
St LegerJan Brueghel (IRE)
3yo - 11/4
A P O'Brien
Sean Levey
PJ Towey Construction HandicapDaysofourlives (IRE)
4yo - 100/30
Marco Botti
Jack Mitchell
St Leger Festival Class 2 Mile HandicapJohan (GB)
7yo - 18/1
Jack Channon
Rossa Ryan

Sunday at St Leger Festival

Sunday is a bit more low-key, only one class one race which is the £85k Sceptre Stakes for the fillies over 7f and there are also a couple of decent handicaps carrying good purses of £70k and £65k.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
City of Doncaster HandicapTelemark (IRE)
3yo - 12/1
Simon & Ed Crisford
Harry Davies
Sceptre StakesGreat Generation (IRE)
3yo - 8/1
Marco Botti
Marco Ghiani
St Leger Festival Class 2 Sprint HandicapBaldomero (IRE)
6yo - 10/1
Michael Appleby
Silvestre De Sousa

Article Contributor Information

We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Doncaster 2yo 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.

Darren Brett

Darren Brett

Tipster Competition Manager

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Content Editor

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for flat racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful flat racing blogs for OLBG.

Other Principal Races at Doncaster Racecourse

Here are some other notable races at the Doncaster racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.

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