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2026 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Preview
Established in 1914, the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes was originally known as the Bessborough Stakes and is run at the Royal Ascot racing festival.
The race is a Class 2 handicap that is open to runners aged three and older and is run over just shy of one mile and four furlongs (1m3f211yds).
This is a handicap that can produce future Group winners; the 2011 winner, Fox Hunt, went on to win the German St Leger.
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Information:
- Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Past Winners
- Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Trainer Statistics
- Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Jockey Statistics
We also have a dedicated Royal 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. 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 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2020 when the race had an over-round of 119%. The race in 2025 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 137%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, the over-round has been 130%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £130 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Duke of Edinburgh 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 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Duke of Edinburgh Stakes races over the last 20 renewals:
- Dash Of Spice (2:27.76) in 2018
- Arab Dawn (2:28.12) in 2015
- Candleford (2:28.72) in 2022
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 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -13.65. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Dash Of Spice, trained by David Elsworth and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa, who set the fastest winning time in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes. That runner won the race in a time of 2:27.76 in 2018. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Hughie Morrison and jockey Oisin Murphy with Quickthorn who set the slowest winning time; the race-winning time was 2:41.80 in the 2021 renewal.
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Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Duke of Edinburgh 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 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 2:29.79 | Ethical Diamond (IRE) 5yo 9-3 (7 of 18) 3/1F | Ryan Moore W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2024 2:30.56 | Crystal Black (IRE) 6yo 9-10 (4 of 19) 11/1 | Colin Keane Gerard Keane (IRE) |
| 2023 2:30.49 | Okita Soushi (IRE) 5yo 9-9 (9 of 18) 9/1 | Ryan Moore Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 2:28.72 | Candleford (IRE) 4yo 8-12 (18 of 18) 11/2 | Tom Marquand William Haggas (GB) |
| 2021 2:41.80 | Quickthorn (GB) 4yo 9-3 (19 of 14) 7/2F | Oisin Murphy Hughie Morrison (GB) |
| 2020 2:35.40 | Scarlet Dragon (GB) 7yo 9-2 (12 of 14) 33/1 | Hollie Doyle Alan King (GB) |
| 2019 2:30.57 | Baghdad (FR) 4yo 9-8 (12 of 19) 7/2F | Ryan Moore Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2018 2:27.76 | Dash Of Spice (GB) 4yo 9-3 (14 of 17) 7/2F | Silvestre De Sousa David Elsworth (GB) |
| 2017 2:31.15 | Rare Rhythm (GB) 5yo 9-2 (19 of 19) 20/1 | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2016 2:32.59 | Kinema (IRE) 5yo 9-4 (19 of 19) 8/1 | Fran Berry Ralph Beckett (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes have been based:
- GB: 17 winners with an additional 51 placings from 312 runners
- IRE: 3 winners with an additional 4 placings from 28 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 5 runners
- UAE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
2025 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Replay
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes over the last 20 renewals, with both Sir Michael Stoute and Hughie Morrison, who have both won the race three times. Sir Michael Stoute winners have been with Sugar Ray (2008), Opinion (2013) and Arab Spring (2014). Hughie Morrison winners have been with Cill Rialaig (2010), Arab Dawn (2015) and Quickthorn (2021). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes. Andrew Balding (0-14), Saeed bin Suroor (0-12), Roger Varian (0-11) and Amanda Perrett (0-11) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Duke of Edinburgh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Michael Stoute | 12-3-6 | +9.75 | +6.63 |
| Hughie Morrison | 10-3-4 | +18.50 | +10.32 |
| Alan King | 10-1-4 | +24.00 | +18.20 |
| Charlie Appleby | 10-1-2 | +11.00 | +4.88 |
| John Gosden | 7-1-2 | -0.50 | -1.18 |
| John Quinn | 5-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.00 |
| William Haggas | 5-1-2 | +1.50 | +0.57 |
| David Elsworth | 5-1-1 | -0.50 | -1.81 |
| George Margarson | 4-1-3 | +25.00 | +19.00 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 4-1-1 | +6.00 | +2.63 |
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore, who has won the race six times, with those six winners coming from Sugar Ray (2008), Opinion (2013), Arab Spring (2014), Baghdad (2019), Okita Soushi (2023) and Ethical Diamond (2025). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes are William Buick (2 wins) and Silvestre De Sousa (2 wins). Multiple jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, Jim Crowley (0-13), James Doyle (0-12), Jamie Spencer (0-11) and Frankie Dettori (0-11) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple rides to the race.
Here are some of the top Duke of Edinburgh 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 | 19-6-9 | +21.25 | +11.17 |
| William Buick | 14-2-4 | +13.50 | +6.32 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 9-2-4 | +8.50 | +7.07 |
| Oisin Murphy | 8-1-2 | -3.50 | -2.31 |
| Joe Fanning | 7-1-1 | +8.00 | +2.75 |
| Tom Marquand | 7-1-2 | -0.50 | -0.68 |
| Hollie Doyle | 4-1-1 | +30.00 | +17.63 |
| Colin Keane | 3-1-1 | +9.00 | +4.88 |
| Jim Crowley | 13-0-4 | -13.00 | -2.99 |
| James Doyle | 12-0-1 | -12.00 | -10.94 |
2026 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 6, 2, 9, 2, 13, 1, 2, 1, (1, 9), 2, 16, 1, 1, 3, 1, (8, 11), 15, 4, 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 15/2 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - No bigger than 33/1
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Dam is not CAN/FR/IRE/USA bred
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Highest Won is not G2-3/LST/Cl5
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Within the first 14 of the market
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Had 2 - 7 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Ran in 2 - 27 races (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Had 1 - 13 placings (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Highest Run is not G1/Cl4
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not on HY/SFT (LTO)
- 19 / 20 (82%) - Placed within last 3 starts
- 18 / 20 (60%) - No bigger than 8/1 (LTO)
- 18 / 20 (75%) - Won within last 5 starts
- 18 / 20 (77%) - No older than a 5yo
- 18 / 20 (81%) - Won by at least ½l (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Royal Ascot racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Duke of Edinburgh 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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Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +22.75, is when runners had a furthest trip placed of 1m4f.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a field of 11 on debut, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-46.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 7 (8,11,13) [18 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 4 (16,13,18) [19 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 9 (11,18,16) [18 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 18 (10,16,4) [18 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 19 (1,13) [14 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes is Epsom; there have been a total of 4 winners of this race who ran at Epsom last time out. The next best courses, which have produced the second most winners, are Newmarket (Rowley) and York; 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 19 winners from a total of 334 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 12 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes:
- Danehill (2 Wins)
- Dubawi (2 Wins)
- Galileo (2 Wins)
- Teofilo (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Cape Cross (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Sea The Stars (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Dansili (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Halling (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- High Chaparral (0 Wins from 7 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Scarlet Dragon in 2020, winning for Alan King at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Hollie Doyle. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 7 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2026 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Route to the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Ethical Diamond Ayr - 7th of 12 (5/1) | Scottish Champion Hurdle |
| 2024 - Crystal Black Curragh - 1st of 12 (3/1) | Infinite Energy Handicap |
| 2023 - Okita Soushi Leopardstown - 5th of 9 (9/1) | Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes |
| 2022 - Candleford Kempton (AW) - 1st of 6 (5/6) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap |
| 2021 - Quickthorn Haydock - 1st of 6 (3/1) | Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap |
| 2020 - Scarlet Dragon Wolverhampton (AW) - 5th of 5 (41/1) | Betway Conditions Stakes |
| 2019 - Baghdad Newmarket (Rowley) - 1st of 9 (9/4) | Qatar Racing Handicap |
| 2018 - Dash Of Spice Epsom - 1st of 17 (11/4) | Northern Dancer Handicap |
| 2017 - Rare Rhythm Ascot - 8th of 19 (13/2) | Duke of Edinburgh Stakes |
| 2016 - Kinema Goodwood - 1st of 11 (11/2) | Al Basti Equiworld 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 Duke of Edinburgh 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.
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