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2025 Fred Darling Stakes Preview
Scheduled to take place in April of each year and run on the Spring Trials day at the Newbury racecourse is the Fred Darling Stakes, a race which is open to fillies who are aged three, the Group 3 race is run over a straight seven furlongs.
Established in 1949, the race was originally named the Lambourn Stakes but was renamed in 1955 in memory of trainer Fred Darling and the race can serve as a trial for the 1,000 Guineas.
Fred Darling Stakes Information:
- Fred Darling Stakes Past Winners
- Fred Darling Stakes Trainer Statistics
- Fred Darling Stakes Jockey Statistics
We also have a dedicated Newbury 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 at Newbury Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Fred Darling Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2010 when the race had an over-round of 110%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 125%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Fred Darling Stakes, the over-round has been 118%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £118 which is bet.
Fred Darling 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 Fred Darling Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 0 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -19.00. Ahead of the 2025 Fred Darling Stakes why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
Over the last 20 renewals, it was the Ralph Beckett trained Redstart ridden by Pat Dobbs who set the fastest winning time in the Fred Darling Stakes, the runner won the race in a time of 1:22.13 was set when winning the race in 2015. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Ralph Beckett and jockey Jim Crowley with Moonstone Magic who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:31.56 in the 2012 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Fred Darling Stakes over the last 20 renewals:
- Redstart (1:22.13) in 2015
- Majestic Roi (1:23.67) in 2007
- Puff (1:23.80) in 2010
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Fred Darling Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Fred Darling 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 trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Fred Darling Stakes as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
Race Notes: The 2016 renewal was switched to Chelmsford on the all-weather.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:26.35 | Folgaria (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (1 of 6) 5/1 | Hollie Doyle Marco Botti (GB) |
| 2023 1:31.13 | Remarquee (GB) 3yo 9-2 (5 of 12) 7/2 | Rob Hornby Ralph Beckett (GB) |
| 2022 1:24.93 | Wild Beauty (GB) 3yo 9-0 (9 of 12) 3/1 | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2021 1:24.44 | Alcohol Free (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (3 of 17) 9/4F | Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2019 1:28.88 | Dandhu (GB) 3yo 9-0 (6 of 15) 8/1 | Gerald Mosse David Elsworth (GB) |
| 2018 1:27.09 | Dans Dream (GB) 3yo 9-0 (8 of 11) 10/1 | Silvestre De Sousa Mick Channon (GB) |
| 2017 1:24.54 | Dabyah (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (8 of 11) 6/4F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2016 1:25.64 | Marenko (GB) 3yo 9-0 (2 of 8) 5/2 | Ryan Moore Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2015 1:22.13 | Redstart (GB) 3yo 9-0 (9 of 11) 12/1 | Pat Dobbs Ralph Beckett (GB) |
| 2014 1:28.83 | J Wonder (USA) 3yo 9-0 (4 of 11) 4/1 | Jimmy Fortune Brian Meehan (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Fred Darling Stakes have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 38 placings from 221 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- SWE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Fred Darling Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Fred Darling Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Ralph Beckett who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Penkenna Princess (2005), Puff (2010), Moonstone Magic (2012), Redstart (2015) and Remarquee (2023).
Here are some of the top Fred Darling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Beckett | 8-5-6 | +26.50 | +16.20 |
| Richard Hannon | 12-1-5 | -8.50 | -4.54 |
| John Gosden | 8-1-3 | -5.50 | -4.23 |
| Brian Meehan | 7-1-3 | -2.00 | -2.44 |
| Marco Botti | 4-1-2 | +2.00 | +0.90 |
| Andrew Balding | 4-1-2 | -0.75 | +0.03 |
| David Elsworth | 1-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.80 |
| Charlie Appleby | 1-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.80 |
| John & Thady Gosden | 7-0-1 | -7.00 | -6.08 |
| Richard Fahey | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -4.10 |
Fred Darling Stakes Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Fred Darling Stakes over the last 20 renewals with both Ryan Moore and Jim Crowley who have both won the race two times. Ryan Moore winners have been with Nasheej (2006) and Marenko (2016). Jim Crowley winners have been with Puff (2010) and Moonstone Magic (2012).
Here are some of the top Fred Darling 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 | 14-2-5 | -8.00 | -4.43 |
| Jim Crowley | 8-2-3 | +4.50 | +1.25 |
| Jamie Spencer | 12-1-3 | +14.00 | +5.70 |
| Frankie Dettori | 10-1-4 | -7.50 | -5.73 |
| William Buick | 8-1-2 | -4.00 | -4.70 |
| Oisin Murphy | 6-1-1 | -2.75 | -3.87 |
| Pat Dobbs | 4-1-3 | +9.00 | +7.60 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 3-1-1 | +4.50 | +1.90 |
| Hollie Doyle | 3-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.13 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1-1-1 | +10.00 | +6.00 |
2025 Fred Darling Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 8, 3, 7, 5, 4, 2, 3, 3, 1, 9, 12, 1, 2, 5, 4
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 (72%) - Beaten no more -4½l (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (74%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Highest Run is not G3/Cl2-3/Cl6
- 20 / 20 (79%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Achieved an RPR of 78+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Highest Placed is not G3/Cl3
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Carried 119 - 127lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Carried 121 - 126lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Within the first 10 of the market
- 20 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 16/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 19 / 20 (79%) - Won by at least ½l (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (81%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Career Place)
- 19 / 20 (89%) - Achieved an RPR of 79+ (Last 3)
- 18 / 20 (67%) - Won within last 2 starts
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Newbury racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Fred Darling Stakes. Maybe you are looking to back something in this race on the tote, but you are not sure of the process or how the tote works, No problem! We have an article which is dedicated to The Tote for you to read which explains everything you need to know! Be sure to check out the other articles in the OLBG Betting School.
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Fred Darling Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +19.25 is when runners had 1 career place in higher class races. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners last win was 3 starts ago, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-39.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 1 (3) [6 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 5 (7,10) [12 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 9 (10,11) [12 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 3 (10,13) [17 Runners]
- 2019: Winner in 6 (13,1) [15 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Fred Darling Stakes is Newmarket (Rowley), there has been a total number of 10 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (Rowley) last time out.
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Fred Darling Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Kodiac (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Acclamation (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Dutch Art (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Majestic Roi in 2007, winning for Mick Channon at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Jamie Spencer. 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 2025 Fred Darling Stakes head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.
Other Principal races at Newbury racecourse
Here are some other notable races at the Newbury racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.
Races in February
Races in March
Races in April (Spring Trials)
Races in May
Races in July
Races in November
Races in December
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Fred Darling 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
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Content Editor
