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2025 Flying Scotsman Stakes Preview
Scheduled to take place in September of each year at the Doncaster racecourse is the Flying Scotsman Stakes, which is run during the St Leger Festival.
The race is a Listed race that is run over a trip of seven furlongs and is open to runners aged two years old, it's a race which was won by Frankel back in 2010 on only his second start!
Flying Scotsman Stakes Information:
- Flying Scotsman Stakes Past Winners
- Flying Scotsman Stakes Trainer Statistics
- Flying Scotsman Stakes Jockey Statistics
We also have a dedicated Doncaster 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 Other Principal races during the Doncaster St Leger Festival section for links to these.
How competitive is the Flying Scotsman Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2011 when the race had an over-round of 108%. The race in 2018 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 122%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Flying Scotsman Stakes, the over-round has been 113%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £113 which is bet.
Flying Scotsman 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 Flying Scotsman Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -4.45. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Flying Scotsman Stakes see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:22.61 was set by Librettist in 2004, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Frankie Dettori. The slowest winning time was set in 2008 when Secrecy won in a time of 1:29.26, booked to ride was Philip Robinson by the trainer Michael Jarvis.
These are the top three quickest-run Flying Scotsman Stakes over the last 20 renewals:
- Librettist (1:22.61) in 2004
- Nafaqa (1:23.38) in 2014
- Counterglow (1:23.93) in 2011
Flying Scotsman Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Flying Scotsman 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 Flying Scotsman Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:24.89 | Benevento (IRE) 2yo 9-2 (4 of 7) 7/1 | David Egan Raphael E Freire (NOR) |
| 2023 1:25.96 | Dancing Gemini (IRE) 2yo 9-2 (7 of 9) 5/1 | Lewis Edmunds Roger Teal (GB) |
| 2021 1:25.67 | Noble Truth (FR) 2yo 9-0 (1 of 9) 9/1 | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2020 1:24.35 | New Mandate (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (3 of 11) 17/2 | Frankie Dettori Ralph Beckett (GB) |
| 2019 1:25.35 | Molatham (GB) 2yo 9-0 (5 of 5) 1/1F | Jim Crowley Roger Varian (GB) |
| 2018 1:26.55 | Sangarius (GB) 2yo 9-0 (2 of 8) 11/10F | Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2017 1:25.58 | Tip Two Win (GB) 2yo 9-0 (2 of 8) 11/2 | Adam Kirby Roger Teal (GB) |
| 2016 1:27.49 | Rodaini (USA) 2yo 9-0 (5 of 7) 6/1 | Silvestre De Sousa Simon Crisford (GB) |
| 2015 1:25.04 | Tashweeq (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (3 of 6) 15/8F | Paul Hanagan John Gosden (GB) |
| 2014 1:23.38 | Nafaqa (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (5 of 7) 8/1 | Paul Hanagan B W Hills (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Flying Scotsman Stakes have been based:
- GB: 19 winners with an additional 21 placings from 129 runners
- NOR: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 2 placings from 3 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Flying Scotsman Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Flying Scotsman Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Saeed bin Suroor who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Librettist (2004), Al Zir (2009) and Be Ready (2013). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Flying Scotsman Stakes are Sir Michael Stoute (2 wins) and Roger Teal (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Flying Scotsman Stakes, Richard Hannon has sent a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Flying Scotsman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed bin Suroor | 4-3-3 | +1.93 | +1.65 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 5-2-2 | -0.65 | +0.44 |
| Roger Teal | 2-2-2 | +10.50 | +6.30 |
| Charlie Appleby | 5-1-5 | +5.00 | +4.68 |
| Roger Varian | 5-1-3 | -3.00 | -0.23 |
| Ralph Beckett | 4-1-1 | +5.50 | +2.10 |
| Clive Cox | 2-1-1 | +2.00 | +0.88 |
| John Gosden | 2-1-1 | +0.88 | +1.18 |
| Raphael E Freire | 1-1-1 | +7.00 | +4.38 |
| Richard Hannon | 10-0-1 | -10.00 | -5.31 |
Flying Scotsman Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Flying Scotsman Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Frankie Dettori who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Librettist (2004), Al Zir (2009) and New Mandate (2020). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Flying Scotsman Stakes is Silvestre De Sousa (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Flying Scotsman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Dettori | 5-3-3 | +7.80 | +4.73 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 4-2-2 | +5.63 | +3.77 |
| Ryan Moore | 11-1-4 | -8.90 | -2.89 |
| William Buick | 5-1-4 | +5.00 | +3.90 |
| David Egan | 2-1-1 | +6.00 | +3.38 |
| Adam Kirby | 2-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.30 |
| Jim Crowley | 2-1-2 | +0.00 | +0.83 |
| Tom Queally | 2-1-1 | -0.50 | -1.00 |
| Lewis Edmunds | 1-1-1 | +5.00 | +3.00 |
| James Doyle | 7-0-2 | -7.00 | -1.28 |
2025 Flying Scotsman Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 3, 1, (1, 5), 6, 4, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 3, 6
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 (69%) - No bigger than 12/1
- 20 / 20 (72%) - Within the first 5 of the market
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Fewer than 5 races (Career)
- 19 / 20 (87%) - Won within last 2 starts
- 18 / 20 (60%) - Highest Placed is not G2-3/Cl5-6
- 18 / 20 (69%) - Placed within last 1 starts
- 18 / 20 (70%) - Beaten no more -4¾l (Debut)
- 18 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career Place)
- 18 / 20 (83%) - No bigger than 40/1 (Career)
- 18 / 20 (84%) - Break of 9 - 115 days (Last Place)
- 18 / 20 (86%) - In a field of 6 - 15 (Debut)
- 18 / 20 (87%) - Not in a G2/Cl6 (LTO)
- 18 / 20 (88%) - Not in FRA/IRL/SCO (LTO)
- 17 / 20 (76%) - Achieved an RPR of 81+ (Non-Hcps)
- 16 / 20 (71%) - Not in FRA/IRL/SCO/WAL (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Doncaster racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Flying Scotsman Stakes. 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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Flying Scotsman Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +3.48 is when runners had 1 place in the past 30 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a highest class placed of Class 5, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-25.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 4 (1) [7 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 7 (2,5) [9 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 1 (5,3) [9 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 3 (7,1) [11 Runners]
- 2019: Winner in 5 (2) [5 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Flying Scotsman Stakes is Newmarket (July), there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (July) last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Newbury, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Newbury 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 124 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 10 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Flying Scotsman Stakes, that stallion Kingman has produced 2 winners (2021,2018).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Flying Scotsman Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- No Nay Never (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Pivotal (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Secrecy in 2008, winning for Michael Jarvis at odds of 12/1 under the guidance of Philip Robinson. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 8 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Flying Scotsman Stakes head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.
Other Principal races during the Doncaster St Leger Festival
Here is the schedule for the four-day St Leger Festival for races which we cover with blogs, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.
Thursday at St Leger Festival
There are a couple of Group 2's which take centre-stage on the opening day of the St Leger Festival, the £120k May Hill Stakes where the two-year-olds feature and then the £150k Park Hill Fillies Stakes where the older fillies compete.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Red Fillies Nursery | Ghost Run (GB) 2yo - 5/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| Doncaster 2yo Stakes | Hallasan (GB) 2yo - 15/2 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| May Hill Stakes | Desert Flower (IRE) 2yo - 1/1 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| Park Hill Stakes | Nakheel (FR) 3yo - 10/1 | Owen Burrows Jim Crowley |
| St Leger Festival Class 3 1m4f Handicap | Kildare Legend (IRE) 3yo - 100/30 | James Ferguson Daniel Muscutt |
Friday at St Leger Festival
On Friday, the feature race of the day is the Group 2 Doncaster Cup which is part of the British Champion Series and carries a £140k purse. The Flying Childers Stakes is another race on Friday which carries a decent purse, £130k on offer for the two-year-olds.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Mallard Handicap | Faylaq (GB) 8yo - 18/1 | Jim Goldie Amie Waugh |
| Flying Scotsman Stakes | Benevento (IRE) 2yo - 7/1 | Raphael E Freire David Egan |
| Flying Childers Stakes | Aesterius (IRE) 2yo - 7/2 | Archie Watson James Doyle |
| Doncaster Cup | Sweet William (IRE) 5yo - 7/4 | John & Thady Gosden Robert Havlin |
Saturday at St Leger Festival
The feature race of the festival, the St Leger takes place on Saturday, another race which is part of the British Champion Series, this Group 1 carries a purse of £700k. The three races before the St Leger all carry decent purses too, the Champagne Stakes (£150k), the Portland (£100k) and the Park Stakes (£140k).
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Champagne Stakes | Bay City Roller (IRE) 2yo - 9/2 | George Scott Callum Shepherd |
| Portland Heritage Handicap | American Affair (GB) 4yo - 4/1 | Jim Goldie Paul Mulrennan |
| Park Stakes | Kinross (GB) 7yo - 11/4 | Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan |
| St Leger | Jan Brueghel (IRE) 3yo - 11/4 | A P O'Brien Sean Levey |
| PJ Towey Construction Handicap | Daysofourlives (IRE) 4yo - 100/30 | Marco Botti Jack Mitchell |
| St Leger Festival Class 2 Mile Handicap | Johan (GB) 7yo - 18/1 | Jack Channon Rossa Ryan |
Sunday at St Leger Festival
Sunday is a bit more low-key, only one class one race which is the £85k Sceptre Stakes for the fillies over 7f and there are also a couple of decent handicaps carrying good purses of £70k and £65k.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| City of Doncaster Handicap | Telemark (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | Simon & Ed Crisford Harry Davies |
| Sceptre Stakes | Great Generation (IRE) 3yo - 8/1 | Marco Botti Marco Ghiani |
| St Leger Festival Class 2 Sprint Handicap | Baldomero (IRE) 6yo - 10/1 | Michael Appleby Silvestre De Sousa |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Flying Scotsman 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.
Darren Brett
Tipster Competition Manager
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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