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2025 Lester Piggott Handicap Preview
Run as the opening race on the second day of the Epsom Derby Festival in June of each year is this class two handicap that is run over a distance of one mile and two furlongs with the race being open to only three-year-old runners.
Lester Piggott Handicap Information:
- Lester Piggott Handicap Past Winners
- Lester Piggott Handicap Trainer Statistics
- Lester Piggott Handicap Jockey Statistics
We also have a dedicated Epsom 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. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Races Covered at the Epsom Derby Festival section for links to these.
How competitive is the Lester Piggott Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2022 when the race had an over-round of 101%. The race in 2009 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 129%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Lester Piggott Handicap, the over-round has been 118%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £118 which is bet.
Lester Piggott Handicap 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 Lester Piggott Handicap next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -6.50. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Lester Piggott Handicap.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Le Don De Vie, trained by Andrew Balding and ridden by Martin Dwyer who set the fastest winning time in the Lester Piggott Handicap, the runner won the race in a time of 2:04.37 when winning the race in 2019. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Richard Hannon and jockey Sean Levey with Persica who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 2:11.15 in the 2024 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Lester Piggott Handicap over the last 20 renewals:
- Le Don De Vie (2:04.37) in 2019
- Stravagante (2:05.41) in 2015
- Drochaid (2:05.96) in 2017
Lester Piggott Handicap Past Winners
Here are the Lester Piggott 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 at the time of winning the Lester Piggott Handicap and the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:11.15 | Persica (IRE) 3yo 9-9 (11 of 12) 9/2 | Sean Levey Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2023 2:07.21 | Torito (GB) 3yo 9-7 (4 of 13) 4/1 | Benoit De La Sayette John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
| 2022 2:07.88 | Swilcan Bridge (GB) 3yo 8-2 (12 of 13) 7/1 | Hayley Turner Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2021 2:09.73 | Solent Gateway (IRE) 3yo 8-5 (5 of 7) 28/1 | Hayley Turner Tom Dascombe (GB) |
| 2019 2:04.37 | Le Don De Vie (GB) 3yo 8-2 (4 of 9) 5/1 | Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2018 2:07.01 | Connect (GB) 3yo 9-3 (2 of 11) 12/1 | Adam Kirby Clive Cox (GB) |
| 2017 2:05.96 | Drochaid (GB) 3yo 8-8 (3 of 8) 11/2 | Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2016 2:10.21 | Gawdawpalin (IRE) 3yo 8-0 (14 of 15) 25/1 | Kieran O'Neill Sylvester Kirk (GB) |
| 2015 2:05.41 | Stravagante (IRE) 3yo 9-4 (11 of 13) 7/2 | Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2014 2:06.82 | What About Carlo (FR) 3yo 9-2 (6 of 11) 9/1 | Jimmy Fortune Eve Johnson Houghton (GB) |
Lester Piggott Handicap Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Lester Piggott Handicap over the last 20 renewals is Sir Michael Stoute who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Lord Mayor (2004), Stage Gift (2006), Conduit (2008) and Stravagante (2015). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Lester Piggott Handicap are Andrew Balding (3 wins) and Sylvester Kirk (3 wins). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Lester Piggott Handicap, John Gosden has sent a total of 11 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst William Haggas has sent out 11 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Lester Piggott Handicap 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 | 11-4-6 | +5.88 | +2.79 |
| Andrew Balding | 12-3-6 | +8.50 | +8.79 |
| Sylvester Kirk | 8-3-4 | +46.00 | +28.13 |
| Richard Hannon | 6-1-3 | -0.50 | +1.31 |
| Tom Dascombe | 3-1-1 | +26.00 | +15.50 |
| Eve Johnson Houghton | 3-1-2 | +7.00 | +4.75 |
| William Muir | 3-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.00 |
| John & Thady Gosden | 2-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.50 |
| Jonathan Portman | 1-1-1 | +25.00 | +15.00 |
| Clive Cox | 1-1-1 | +12.00 | +7.20 |
Lester Piggott Handicap Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Lester Piggott Handicap over the last 20 renewals with both Ryan Moore and Hayley Turner who have both won the race two times. Ryan Moore winners have been with Conduit (2008) and Stravagante (2015). Hayley Turner winners have been with Solent Gateway (2021) and Swilcan Bridge (2022).
Here are some of the top Lester Piggott Handicap 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 | 8-2-3 | -1.12 | -2.11 |
| Hayley Turner | 4-2-3 | +33.00 | +23.68 |
| Oisin Murphy | 7-1-2 | -0.50 | -1.89 |
| Tom Queally | 5-1-3 | +1.00 | +2.70 |
| Richard Kingscote | 4-1-1 | +22.00 | +12.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 3-1-1 | +23.00 | +13.63 |
| Adam Kirby | 3-1-1 | +10.00 | +5.20 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 2-1-1 | +7.50 | +4.31 |
| Liam Keniry | 1-1-1 | +10.00 | +6.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.81 |
2025 Lester Piggott Handicap Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 8, 2, 1, 8, 1, 5, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 12, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 7, 6, 2
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 (85%) - No bigger than 28/1
- 20 / 20 (86%) - In a field of 8 - 20 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved a TS of 64+ (Last 5)
- 19 / 20 (83%) - Break of 14 - 300 days (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (84%) - Achieved an RPR of 81+ (Season)
- 19 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (85%) - Furthest Won 7f - 1m2f
- 19 / 20 (87%) - Achieved a TS of 66+ (Career)
- 19 / 20 (88%) - Not in a G3/Cl6 (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (89%) - Highest Won is not G3/Cl6
- 19 / 20 (89%) - Carried 119 - 136lbs (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (81%) - No bigger than 20/1 (Career Place)
- 17 / 20 (73%) - Won within last 3 starts
- 17 / 20 (81%) - Achieved a TS of 43+ (Last Win)
- 17 / 20 (81%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Career Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Epsom racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Lester Piggott Handicap. You may want to do your research into the race, there are times when there are several runners who pass the trends so you need to do your research to find a bet, we have a Horse Racing Form Reading Made Easy & What to Look For article to help you do just this in the OLBG Betting School section.
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Lester Piggott Handicap Trend Analysis
The trend factor that produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +35.00 is when runners had a highest class run of Class 2. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career start with the jockey, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-42.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 11 (1,6) [12 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 4 (3,6) [13 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 12 (15,10) [13 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 5 (3) [7 Runners]
- 2019: Winner in 4 (9,6) [9 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Lester Piggott Handicap is Newbury, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Newbury last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Sandown, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Sandown last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 229 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 12 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Lester Piggott Handicap, that stallion Dansili has produced 2 winners (2012,2010).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Lester Piggott Handicap despite multiple attempts:
- Cape Cross (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Dark Angel (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Singspiel (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Siyouni (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Solent Gateway in 2021, winning for Tom Dascombe at odds of 28/1 under the guidance of Hayley Turner. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 2 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Lester Piggott Handicap why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Races Covered at the Epsom Derby Festival
Here is the 2025 schedule for the two-day Epsom Derby Festival, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.
Epsom Derby Festival races for Friday 6th June 2025
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 Woodcote Stakes | Teej A (IRE) 2yo - 7/2 | K R Burke Clifford Lee |
| 14:35 Trustatrader Handicap | Two Tempting (IRE) 5yo - 12/1 | Jonathan Portman David Egan |
| 15:10 Coronation Cup | Luxembourg (IRE) 5yo - 9/4 | A P OBrien Ryan Moore |
| 15:45 Betfred Handicap | Bolster (GB) 4yo - 5/1 | K R Burke Pierre-Louis Jamin |
| 16:30 Epsom Oaks | Ezeliya (FR) 3yo - 13/2 | D K Weld Chris Hayes |
| 17:10 Surrey Stakes | Evade (FR) 3yo - 10/1 | Archie Watson Oisin Murphy |
| 17:40 Tattenham Handicap | Rhoscolyn (GB) 6yo - 9/1 | David OMeara James Doyle |
Epsom Derby Festival races for Saturday 7th June 2025
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:25 Lester Piggott Handicap | Persica (IRE) 3yo - 9/2 | Richard Hannon Sean Levey |
| 14:00 Princess Elizabeth Stakes | Breege (GB) 4yo - 5/1 | John & Sean Quinn Jason Hart |
| 14:35 Diomed Stakes | Royal Scotsman (IRE) 4yo - 17/2 | Paul & Oliver Cole Jamie Spencer |
| 15:10 Epsom 3yo Dash | Blue Storm (GB) 3yo - 8/1 | Gemma Tutty Rossa Ryan |
| 15:45 Epsom Dash | Dream Composer (FR) 6yo - 6/1 | James Evans Joe Leavy |
| 16:30 Epsom Derby | City Of Troy (USA) 3yo - 3/1 | A P OBrien Ryan Moore |
| 17:15 Northern Dancer Handicap | Relentless Voyager (GB) 4yo - 7/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 17:50 JRA Tokyo Trophy Handicap | Misty Grey (IRE) 7yo - 7/1 | David OMeara Rossa Ryan |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Lester Piggott 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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