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2025 Eclipse Stakes Preview
Named after the 18th-century racehorse Eclipse, this Group 1 race is run over one mile, one furlong and two-hundred-nine yards (2,002m) and is open to runners aged three years or older.
Established in 1886, the race takes place in July of each year at Sandown and is currently sponsored by Coral.
The Eclipse runners run off 8-11 if they are 3yo runners and 9-7 if they are older with fillies and mares receiving a 3lb allowance.
Some top-class runners have achieved victory in this race, in recent times the likes of Golden Horn, Roaring Lion and the wonder filly Enable.
Eclipse Stakes Information:
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Sandown 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 Sandown Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Eclipse 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 107%. The race in 2019 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 124%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Eclipse Stakes, the over-round has been 113%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £113 which is bet.
Eclipse Stakes Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Eclipse Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 8 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +2.68. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Eclipse Stakes remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:03.40 was set by Sea The Stars in 2009, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by John M Oxx and ridden by Mick Kinane. The slowest winning time was set in 2021 when St Marks Basilica won in a time of 2:10.87, booked to ride was Ryan Moore by the trainer A P O'Brien.
These are the top three quickest-run Eclipse Stakes over the last 20 renewals:
- Sea The Stars (2:03.40) in 2009
- Ulysses (2:03.49) in 2017
- Roaring Lion (2:04.04) in 2018
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Eclipse Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Eclipse 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 at the time of winning the Eclipse Stakes and the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:09.80 | City Of Troy (USA) 3yo 8-13 (8 of 6) 1/4F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2023 2:05.16 | Paddington (GB) 3yo 8-13 (2 of 4) 8/11F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 2:05.20 | Vadeni (FR) 3yo 8-13 (4 of 6) 11/4 | Christophe Soumillon J-C Rouget (FR) |
| 2021 2:10.87 | St Marks Basilica (FR) 3yo 8-11 (1 of 4) 1/1F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2020 2:04.48 | Ghaiyyath (IRE) 5yo 9-3 (6 of 7) 9/4 | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2019 2:04.77 | Enable (GB) 5yo 9-4 (8 of 8) 4/6F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2018 2:04.04 | Roaring Lion (USA) 3yo 8-11 (7 of 7) 7/4F | Oisin Murphy John Gosden (GB) |
| 2017 2:03.49 | Ulysses (IRE) 4yo 9-7 (6 of 9) 8/1 | Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2016 2:10.71 | Hawkbill (USA) 3yo 8-10 (3 of 7) 6/1 | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2015 2:05.77 | Golden Horn (GB) 3yo 8-10 (1 of 5) 4/9F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Eclipse Stakes have been based:
- GB: 12 winners with an additional 18 placings from 100 runners
- IRE: 7 winners with an additional 8 placings from 35 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- JPN: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- ITY: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Eclipse Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Eclipse Stakes over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien who has won the race six times with those six winners coming from Oratorio (2005), Mount Nelson (2008), So You Think (2011), St Marks Basilica (2021), Paddington (2023) and City Of Troy (2024). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Eclipse Stakes are John Gosden (4 wins), Sir Michael Stoute (2 wins) and Charlie Appleby (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Eclipse 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 | 32-6-12 | -7.85 | -10.74 |
| John Gosden | 11-4-6 | -0.64 | -1.61 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 15-2-6 | +2.00 | +0.42 |
| Charlie Appleby | 4-2-2 | +6.25 | +3.16 |
| Roger Charlton | 6-1-2 | -3.12 | -2.52 |
| William Haggas | 5-1-1 | +10.00 | +6.40 |
| Brian Meehan | 2-1-1 | +1.25 | +0.35 |
| J-C Rouget | 1-1-1 | +2.75 | +1.72 |
| Roger Varian | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -4.00 |
| John & Thady Gosden | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | -0.62 |
Eclipse Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Eclipse Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Notnowcato (2007), St Marks Basilica (2021), Paddington (2023) and City Of Troy (2024). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Eclipse Stakes are William Buick (3 wins) and Frankie Dettori (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Eclipse 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 | 17-4-8 | -4.02 | -5.62 |
| William Buick | 10-3-3 | +4.75 | +1.26 |
| Frankie Dettori | 8-2-5 | -4.89 | -3.37 |
| James Doyle | 5-1-2 | -2.12 | -2.10 |
| Oisin Murphy | 5-1-1 | -2.25 | -2.91 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 5-1-2 | -3.33 | -2.68 |
| Jim Crowley | 4-1-1 | +5.00 | +1.80 |
| Jamie Spencer | 4-1-2 | -0.75 | +0.29 |
| Tom Queally | 4-1-2 | -1.37 | +0.12 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 3-1-1 | +0.75 | -0.28 |
2025 Eclipse Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 5, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 6, 1, 2, 4, 1, 1, 2, 1, 5, 1, 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 (66%) - Achieved an RPR of 112+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (67%) - No bigger than 14/1
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Had 4 - 14 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Not in a LST/Cl2-4 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (77%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 20 / 20 (77%) - Beaten no more -5¼l (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Highest Placed is not G2/LST/Cl3-4
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Highest Won is not LST/Cl2-4
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Carried 121 - 129lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Sex is not Filly/Gelding
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved a TS of 93+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Carried 123 - 128lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran in 4 - 18 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - No older than a 5yo
- 18 / 20 (44%) - Within the first 3 of the market
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Sandown racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Eclipse 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 like How to Find Winners - 101 Tips to Choose A Winning Horse Racing Bet.
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Eclipse Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +26.49 is when runners had 4 career wins in Non-Handicap races. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 career places with the jockey, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-37.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 8 (7) [6 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 2 [4 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 4 (3) [6 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 1 [4 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 6 (3) [7 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Eclipse Stakes is Ascot, there has been a total number of 11 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Epsom, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Epsom last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 126 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 14 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Eclipse Stakes:
- Cape Cross (2 Wins)
- Dubawi (2 Wins)
- Galileo (2 Wins)
- Kittens Joy (2 Wins)
- Siyouni (2 Wins)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Mukhadram in 2014, winning for William Haggas at odds of 14/1 under the guidance of Paul Hanagan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 10 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Eclipse Stakes head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Eclipse 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.
James Banting
Tipster Competition Assistant
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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