Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Futurity Trophy Weekend)

Discover top-performing trainers and jockeys in this comprehensive analysis of the Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap at Doncaster. Uncover key trends from past winners to gain insights for this year's exciting 5-furlong sprint.
Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Futurity Trophy Weekend)
Andy Powell
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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 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:

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:

  1. Steps (57.95) in 2011
  2. Soie DLeau (58.19) in 2016
  3. 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.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
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):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
Andrew Balding5-2-2+19.50+11.06
Tim Easterby28-1-3-5.00-8.00
David O'Meara8-1-2-2.50-2.40
Paul Midgley7-1-1+2.00-1.00
Roger Varian6-1-1+20.00+10.63
Michael Appleby6-1-3-1.00+0.88
Michael Easterby5-1-2+6.00+3.50
David Barron5-1-1+2.00-0.40
Jim Goldie5-1-2+0.00+1.00
K R Burke3-1-1+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):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Oisin Murphy6-2-3+18.50+11.19
David Allan9-1-2+14.00+8.25
Tony Hamilton4-1-2+11.00+9.38
Daniel Tudhope4-1-2+1.50+1.45
Hollie Doyle2-1-1+27.00+16.50
Neil Callan2-1-1+24.00+14.63
William Buick2-1-1+9.00+5.25
Kevin Stott2-1-2+7.00+7.63
Ray Dawson2-1-1+5.00+2.60
Rossa Ryan2-1-1+3.00+1.50

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.

James Banting

James Banting

Tipster Competition Assistant

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.
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.

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