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2025 Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap Preview
Scheduled to take place in October of each year at the Doncaster Racecourse is this Class 2 handicap that is run over a distance of five furlongs. The race is open to runners aged three or older and because of the time of year, it can be a testing five-furlong trip, the race does tend to attract a decent-sized field.
Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap Information:
- Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap Past Winners
- Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap Trainer Statistics
- Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap Jockey Statistics
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Doncaster 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 Other Principal Races at Doncaster Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 14 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2023 when the race had an over-round of 116%. The race in 2015 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 137%, whilst on average over the last 14 renewals of the Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap, the over-round has been 126%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £126 which is bet.
Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap Trends:
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 Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 13 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +1.50. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap.
When looking over the past 14 renewals, a time of 57.95 was set by Steps in 2011, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Roger Varian and ridden by Neil Callan. The slowest winning time was set in 2023 when Aberama Gold won in a time of 1:02.09, booked to ride was Daniel Tudhope by the trainer David O'Meara.
These are the top three quickest-run Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap over the last 14 renewals:
- Steps (57.95) in 2011
- Soie DLeau (58.19) in 2016
- Hoof It (58.23) in 2010
Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap Past Winners
Here are the Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap 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 Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
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2024 1:01.16 | Cover Up (IRE) 4yo 9-1 (7 of 15) 10/1 | William Buick John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
2023 1:02.09 | Aberama Gold (GB) 6yo 9-7 (9 of 10) 9/2F | Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara (GB) |
2022 1:01.46 | Fast Response (IRE) 3yo 8-9 (4 of 13) 9/2 | Clifford Lee K R Burke (GB) |
2021 1:00.99 | Copper Knight (IRE) 7yo 9-3 (12 of 14) 22/1 | David Allan Tim Easterby (GB) |
2021 1:00.99 | Boundless Power (IRE) 4yo 8-12 (2 of 14) 4/1F | Rossa Ryan Michael Appleby (GB) |
2020 1:00.67 | Venturous (IRE) 7yo 7-13 (2 of 10) 6/1 | Ray Dawson (5lbs) David Barron (GB) |
2018 58.45 | Tarboosh (GB) 5yo 9-10 (17 of 22) 8/1F | Kevin Stott Paul Midgley (GB) |
2017 1:00.44 | Tomily (IRE) 3yo 8-5 (17 of 15) 28/1 | Hollie Doyle (3lbs) Richard Hannon (GB) |
2016 58.19 | Soie DLeau (GB) 4yo 8-13 (17 of 21) 14/1 | Tony Hamilton Kristin Stubbs (GB) |
2015 1:01.23 | Easy Road (GB) 5yo 9-3 (6 of 18) 14/1 | Dane O'Neill Cathrine Erichsen (NOR) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap have been based:
- GB: 14 winners with an additional 34 placings from 234 runners
- NOR: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap over the last 14 renewals is Andrew Balding who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Dungannon (2013 & 2014). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 14 renewals in the Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap, Richard Fahey has sent a total of 16 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst Ronald Harris has sent out 10 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Andrew Balding | 5-2-2 | +19.50 | +11.06 |
Tim Easterby | 28-1-3 | -5.00 | -8.00 |
David O'Meara | 8-1-2 | -2.50 | -2.40 |
Paul Midgley | 7-1-1 | +2.00 | -1.00 |
Roger Varian | 6-1-1 | +20.00 | +10.63 |
Michael Appleby | 6-1-3 | -1.00 | +0.88 |
Michael Easterby | 5-1-2 | +6.00 | +3.50 |
David Barron | 5-1-1 | +2.00 | -0.40 |
Jim Goldie | 5-1-2 | +0.00 | +1.00 |
K R Burke | 3-1-1 | +2.50 | +0.81 |
Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap over the last 14 renewals is Oisin Murphy who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Dungannon (2013 & 2014).
Here are some of the top Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Oisin Murphy | 6-2-3 | +18.50 | +11.19 |
David Allan | 9-1-2 | +14.00 | +8.25 |
Tony Hamilton | 4-1-2 | +11.00 | +9.38 |
Daniel Tudhope | 4-1-2 | +1.50 | +1.45 |
Hollie Doyle | 2-1-1 | +27.00 | +16.50 |
Neil Callan | 2-1-1 | +24.00 | +14.63 |
William Buick | 2-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.25 |
Kevin Stott | 2-1-2 | +7.00 | +7.63 |
Ray Dawson | 2-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.60 |
Rossa Ryan | 2-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.50 |
2025 Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 11, (16, 7), 1, 15, 6, 15, (2, 10, 13), 10, (1, 5), 7, 1, 9, 1, 11
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.
- 15 / 15 (64%) - Break of 7 - 280 days (Last Win)
- 15 / 15 (64%) - Had 1 - 4 wins (Season)
- 15 / 15 (73%) - Had 2 - 7 placings (1 Year)
- 15 / 15 (77%) - Beaten no more -8¾l (Debut)
- 15 / 15 (78%) - No bigger than 22/1 (Debut)
- 15 / 15 (79%) - Ran in 7 - 19 races (1 Year)
- 15 / 15 (81%) - Won within last 10 starts
- 15 / 15 (82%) - Ran in 6 - 15 races (Season)
- 15 / 15 (85%) - No bigger than 28/1
- 15 / 15 (85%) - Within the first 15 of the market
- 15 / 15 (86%) - In a field of 6 - 14 (Debut)
- 15 / 15 (86%) - Had 3 - 11 wins (Career)
- 15 / 15 (86%) - Not in FRA/IRL/SCO/TUR/UAE/WAL (Last Win)
- 15 / 15 (88%) - Ran in 4 - 12 races (180 Days)
- 15 / 15 (89%) - No bigger than 20/1 (Career Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Doncaster racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap. If you are a newcomer to horse racing betting, then the number of types of bets can be scary! Don't let that put you off though, head over to this Types Of Horse Racing Bet article and have a read, you will then have a better knowledge of betting on racing in the future and there are plenty of other articles in the OLBG Betting School too.
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Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 7+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +38.00 is when runners ran in a Class 3 when last winning. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 season wins, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-82.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 7 (11,4) [15 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 9 (3,4) [10 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 4 (6,9) [13 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 12 (6) [14 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 2 (1,11) [10 Runners]
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap are York and Ascot, 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 14 winners from a total of 206 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 32 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap, that stallion Monsieur Bond has produced 4 winners (2016,2014,2013,2010).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap despite multiple attempts:
- Pivotal (0 Wins from 13 runners)
- Acclamation (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Dandy Man (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Dubawi (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Elusive Quality (0 Wins from 7 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 14 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Tomily in 2017, winning for Richard Hannon at odds of 28/1 under the guidance of Hollie Doyle. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 14 renewals there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap 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 Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap 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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