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2026 Debenhams Handicap Preview
The finale on day one of the Epsom Derby Festival is this class two handicap. Since 2018, the race has been open to runners aged three or older; before that, it was restricted to three-year-olds only.
The race is run over a distance of seven furlongs at the Epsom racecourse in June of each year. Because of the changes to the age restrictions, please be aware of these when looking at the trends, as this can have a big impact on them.
Debenhams Handicap Information:
- Debenhams Handicap Past Winners
- Debenhams Handicap Trainer Statistics
- Debenhams Handicap Jockey Statistics
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Epsom 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 Races Covered at the Epsom Derby Festival section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Debenhams Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2016 when the race had an over-round of 114%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 130%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Debenhams Handicap, the over-round has been 122%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £122 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Debenhams Handicap 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 Debenhams Handicap Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Debenhams Handicap races over the last 20 renewals:
- Almargo (1:20.77) in 2014
- Cansili Star (1:20.90) in 2010
- Spanish Star (1:21.48) in 2023
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 Debenhams Handicap 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 -9.00. Ahead of the 2026 Debenhams Handicap, why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2016 renewal when Kings Pavilion from Mark Johnston under the guidance of Franny Norton, won in a time of 1:27.02, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Almargo, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa set the quickest time of 1:20.77 in the 2014 renewal.
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Debenhams Handicap Past Winners
Here are the Debenhams 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 Debenhams Handicap are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 1:22.86 | Partisan Hero (IRE) 5yo 8-10 (2 of 12) 7/2 | Silvestre De Sousa David Loughnane (GB) |
| 2024 1:25.90 | Rhoscolyn (GB) 6yo 10-2 (8 of 12) 9/1 | James Doyle David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2023 1:21.48 | Spanish Star (IRE) 8yo 10-2 (5 of 12) 12/1 | Rhys Clutterbuck Patrick Chamings (GB) |
| 2022 1:22.06 | Bowman (IRE) 4yo 8-12 (15 of 15) 80/1 | William Carson Laura Mongan (GB) |
| 2021 1:25.65 | Rhoscolyn (GB) 3yo 8-10 (5 of 10) 9/2 | James Doyle David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2020 1:21.58 | Muntadab (IRE) 8yo 8-13 (6 of 14) 7/2F | Ben Curtis Roger Fell (GB) |
| 2019 1:22.14 | Corazon Espinado (IRE) 4yo 8-13 (2 of 12) 7/1 | Tom Marquand Simon Dow (GB) |
| 2018 1:25.09 | Shared Equity (GB) 7yo 9-7 (8 of 14) 9/1 | Jack Garritty Jedd O'Keeffe (GB) |
| 2017 1:21.62 | Juanito Chico (IRE) 3yo 8-6 (4 of 12) 4/1F | Silvestre De Sousa William Jarvis (GB) |
| 2016 1:27.02 | Kings Pavilion (IRE) 3yo 8-11 (3 of 9) 10/1 | Franny Norton Mark Johnston (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Debenhams Handicap have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 38 placings from 236 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 2 runners
- QA: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Debenhams Handicap Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Debenhams Handicap over the last 20 renewals is David O'Meara, who has won the race two times, with those two winners coming from Rhoscolyn (2021 & 2024). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Debenhams Handicap. Richard Hannon has sent a total of 11 runners to the race without recording any wins, whilst Jim Boyle has sent out 11 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Debenhams 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David O'Meara | 11-2-6 | +4.50 | +6.00 |
| Richard Fahey | 14-1-3 | -8.50 | -5.71 |
| William Haggas | 5-1-1 | +8.00 | +3.20 |
| Sylvester Kirk | 5-1-1 | +4.00 | +0.80 |
| Simon Dow | 4-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.38 |
| William Jarvis | 4-1-1 | +1.00 | -0.50 |
| Kevin Ryan | 3-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.38 |
| Patrick Chamings | 2-1-1 | +11.00 | +6.50 |
| Jedd O'Keeffe | 2-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.63 |
| Roger Fell | 2-1-1 | +2.50 | +1.19 |
Debenhams Handicap Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Debenhams Handicap over the last 20 renewals is Silvestre De Sousa, who has won the race four times, with those four winners coming from Almargo (2014), Magnetism (2015), Juanito Chico (2017) and Partisan Hero (2025). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Debenhams Handicap is James Doyle (3 wins).
Here are some of the top Debenhams 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvestre De Sousa | 11-4-4 | +10.50 | +3.87 |
| James Doyle | 6-3-3 | +18.50 | +10.13 |
| Ryan Moore | 7-1-2 | -3.00 | -2.97 |
| Tom Marquand | 4-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.38 |
| Franny Norton | 3-1-2 | +8.00 | +5.38 |
| Jack Garritty | 2-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.63 |
| Ben Curtis | 2-1-1 | +2.50 | +1.19 |
| William Carson | 1-1-1 | +80.00 | +50.00 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 1-1-1 | +12.00 | +7.50 |
| Tom Queally | 1-1-1 | +10.00 | +6.25 |
2026 Debenhams Handicap Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 1, 4, (9, 10), 10, (5, 10), 8, 9, 2, 1, 2, 1, (9, 14), 10, 1, 8, (4, 5, 10), 9, 2, 8
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 (70%) - Achieved a TS of 65+ (Season)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Achieved a TS of 53+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Achieved an RPR of 80+ (Season)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Beaten no more -9¾l (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 73+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Break of 3 - 265 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Achieved a TS of 69+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Carried 109 - 132lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Is not AUS/FR/GER/ITY/USA bred
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Achieved a TS of 56+ (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - In a field of 7 - 20 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved an RPR of 76+ (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Highest Won is not G1/G3/LST/Cl6
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Ran in 1 - 6 races (Season)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not on HY/FM/STD-SLW (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Epsom racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Debenhams Handicap. 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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Debenhams Handicap Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +99.00, is when runners had 1 career win on the going.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when the runner's last place was 2 starts ago, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-50.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 2 (10,9) [12 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 8 (11,9) [12 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 5 (7,3) [12 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 15 (11,3) [15 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 5 (6,12) [10 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Debenhams Handicap is Chester; there have been a total of 5 winners of this race who ran at Chester last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Doncaster; there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Doncaster 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 216 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 24 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Debenhams Handicap:
- Dark Angel (2 Wins)
- Invincible Spirit (2 Wins)
- Territories (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Debenhams Handicap despite multiple attempts:
- Kyllachy (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Acclamation (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Footstepsinthesand (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Kodiac (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Shamardal (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Bowman in 2022, winning for Laura Mongan at odds of 80/1 under the guidance of William Carson. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Debenhams Handicap, head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters.
Route to the Debenhams Handicap
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Debenhams Handicap, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Partisan Hero Chester - 2nd of 14 (12/1) | CAA Stellar Earl Grosvenor Handicap |
| 2024 - Rhoscolyn Chester - 6th of 9 (10/1) | Camden Stout Handicap |
| 2023 - Spanish Star Windsor - 2nd of 9 (10/1) | Fitzdares Sprint Series Qualifier Handicap |
| 2022 - Bowman Kempton (AW) - 2nd of 12 (66/1) | Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap |
| 2021 - Rhoscolyn Goodwood - 1st of 11 (12/1) | Download The MansionBet App Handicap |
| 2020 - Muntadab Musselburgh - 2nd of 6 (15/8) | racingtv.com Handicap |
| 2019 - Corazon Espinado Windsor - 4th of 8 (7/1) | Gems Handicap |
| 2018 - Shared Equity Doncaster - 3rd of 6 (3/1) | MechFS D&B Mechanical And Electrical Handicap |
| 2017 - Juanito Chico Ascot - 3rd of 16 (8/1) | Mitie Total Security Handicap |
| 2016 - Kings Pavilion Chester - 4th of 9 (16/1) | Boodles Diamond Handicap |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Tattenham 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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Andy Powell
Content Editor
Races Covered at the Epsom Derby Festival
Here is the 2026 schedule for the two-day Epsom Derby Festival, each race will be linked to the race blog, and details of last year's winner are in the table below.
Epsom Derby Festival races for Friday 5th June 2026
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Surrey Stakes | Formal (GB) 3yo - 9/4 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| Woodcote Stakes | Maximized (GB) 2yo - 6/5 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| Coronation Cup | Jan Brueghel (IRE) 4yo - 100/30 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| Betfred Handicap | Ecureuil Secret (FR) 4yo - 28/1 | Richard Fahey Oisin Orr |
| Epsom Oaks | Minnie Hauk (IRE) 3yo - 9/2 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| Trustatrader Handicap | Mirsky (GB) 6yo - 9/4 | David O'Meara Oisin Murphy |
| Debenhams Handicap | Partisan Hero (IRE) 5yo - 7/2 | David Loughnane Silvestre De Sousa |
Epsom Derby Festival races for Saturday 6th June 2026
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Princess Elizabeth Stakes | Spiritual (IRE) 4yo - 9/1 | John & Thady Gosden Robert Havlin |
| Diomed Stakes | Persica (IRE) 4yo - 6/4 | Richard Hannon Ryan Moore |
| Epsom 3yo Dash | Stormy Impact (GB) 3yo - 7/1 | Richard Fahey Warren Fentiman |
| Epsom Dash | Jm Jungle (IRE) 5yo - 7/1 | John & Sean Quinn Jason Hart |
| Epsom Derby | Lambourn (IRE) 3yo - 13/2 | A P O'Brien Wayne Lordan |
| Northern Dancer Handicap | Small Fry (IRE) 4yo - 9/4 | Gary & Josh Moore Ashley Lewis |
| Lester Piggott Handicap | War Hawk (IRE) 3yo - 9/2 | Simon & Ed Crisford Jack Mitchell |
| JRA Tokyo Trophy Handicap | Sondad (GB) 4yo - 12/1 | Michael & David Easterby Joanna Mason |
