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2025 Glorious Stakes Preview
Established in 1979, the Glorious Stakes has had its Group 3 status since 2008 and is run on the fourth day of the Glorious Goodwood festival held in late July or early August.
The race is run over one mile and four furlongs and is open to runners aged four or older, the allotted weight is 9-1 with fillies and mares receiving a 3lb allowance whilst group winners have to carry a penalty, Group 1 (7lb), Group 2 (5lb) and Group 3 (3lb).
Glorious Stakes Information:
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Goodwood 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 Glorious Goodwood section for links to these.
How competitive is the Glorious Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2024 when the race had an over-round of 109%. The race in 2009 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 123%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Glorious Stakes, the over-round has been 113%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £113 which is bet.
Glorious 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 Glorious Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 7 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +2.75. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to easily access the OLBG racing picks daily.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:33.69 was set by Mirage Dancer in 2018, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Ryan Moore. The slowest winning time was set in 2017 when Poets Word won in a time of 2:42.60, booked to ride was Ryan Moore by the trainer Sir Michael Stoute.
These are the top three quickest-run Glorious Stakes over the last 20 renewals:
- Mirage Dancer (2:33.69) in 2018
- Redwood (2:33.86) in 2010
- Dubday (2:34.03) in 2015
Glorious Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Glorious 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 Glorious Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:38.17 | Al Aasy (IRE) 7yo 9-3 (4 of 5) 3/1 | Jim Crowley William Haggas (GB) |
| 2023 2:41.74 | Hamish (GB) 7yo 9-6 (3 of 7) 5/6F | Tom Marquand William Haggas (GB) |
| 2022 2:34.89 | Rebels Romance (IRE) 4yo 9-3 (2 of 8) 4/5F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2021 2:41.61 | Passion And Glory (IRE) 5yo 9-1 (9 of 8) 2/1F | Oisin Murphy Saeed bin Suroor (GB) |
| 2020 2:37.72 | Pablo Escobarr (IRE) 4yo 9-1 (7 of 6) 9/2 | Tom Marquand William Haggas (GB) |
| 2019 2:34.75 | Desert Encounter (IRE) 7yo 9-1 (3 of 5) 15/2 | Jamie Spencer David Simcock (GB) |
| 2018 2:33.69 | Mirage Dancer (GB) 4yo 9-1 (6 of 7) 6/5F | Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2017 2:42.60 | Poets Word (IRE) 4yo 9-1 (8 of 6) 7/4F | Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2016 2:36.45 | Kings Fete (GB) 5yo 9-1 (4 of 7) 5/2F | Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2015 2:34.03 | Dubday (GB) 5yo 9-1 (4 of 7) 11/2 | Frankie Dettori Jassim Mohammed Ghazali (QA) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Glorious Stakes have been based:
- GB: 19 winners with an additional 29 placings from 150 runners
- QA: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- NOR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Glorious Stakes Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Glorious Stakes over the last 20 renewals with both Sir Michael Stoute and William Haggas who have both won the race three times. Sir Michael Stoute winners have been with Kings Fete (2016), Poets Word (2017) and Mirage Dancer (2018). William Haggas winners have been with Pablo Escobarr (2020), Hamish (2023) and Al Aasy (2024). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Glorious Stakes is Saeed bin Suroor (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Glorious 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Michael Stoute | 11-3-6 | -2.55 | -2.32 |
| William Haggas | 6-3-4 | +5.33 | +3.16 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 12-2-3 | -5.75 | -6.53 |
| David Simcock | 11-1-3 | -2.50 | -3.74 |
| Charlie Appleby | 5-1-3 | -3.20 | -0.57 |
| Richard Hannon | 3-1-2 | -0.90 | +0.04 |
| William Knight | 2-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.40 |
| Nicky Henderson | 1-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.88 |
| Andrew Balding | 7-0-2 | -7.00 | -2.94 |
| Roger Charlton | 4-0-2 | -4.00 | -1.83 |
Glorious Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Glorious Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Kings Fete (2016), Poets Word (2017) and Mirage Dancer (2018). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Glorious Stakes are Jim Crowley (2 wins), Jamie Spencer (2 wins) and Tom Marquand (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Glorious 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 | 13-3-6 | -4.55 | -4.32 |
| Jim Crowley | 10-2-4 | +4.00 | +0.85 |
| Jamie Spencer | 6-2-3 | +9.00 | +4.91 |
| Tom Marquand | 3-2-2 | +4.33 | +2.33 |
| Frankie Dettori | 11-1-3 | -4.50 | -3.61 |
| Oisin Murphy | 5-1-2 | -2.00 | -1.74 |
| William Buick | 5-1-2 | -3.20 | -2.27 |
| Kerrin McEvoy | 2-1-1 | +1.25 | +0.35 |
| Royston Ffrench | 1-1-1 | +3.33 | +2.00 |
| James Doyle | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -4.75 |
2025 Glorious Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 3, 5, 1, 2, 4, 4, 3, 5, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, (2, 6), 1, 1, 1, 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 (62%) - No bigger than 9/1
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Within the first 6 of the market
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Achieved a TS of 78+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Not in a G2/Cl3/Cl5 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Is not FR/GER/SAF/SWI/USA bred
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Not in AUS/FRA/DEU/IRL/NOR/SWE/UAE/USA (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Not on SFT/FM/FS (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (65%) - Achieved an RPR of 113+ (Career)
- 19 / 20 (75%) - Won within last 6 starts
- 19 / 20 (87%) - Won by at least a neck (Last Win)
- 18 / 20 (78%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Career Win)
- 18 / 20 (79%) - Placed within last 3 starts
- 18 / 20 (81%) - Achieved a TS of 60+ (Season)
- 17 / 20 (42%) - Achieved an RPR of 114+ (Last 5)
- 17 / 20 (66%) - Achieved a TS of 81+ (Last 3)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Goodwood racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Glorious Stakes. If you are a newcomer to horse racing betting, then the number of types of bets can be scary! Don't let that put you off though, head over to this Types Of Horse Racing Bet article and have a read, you will then have a better knowledge of betting on racing in the future and there are plenty of other articles in the OLBG Betting School too.
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Glorious Stakes Trend Analysis
The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 4 career wins in Flat (Turf) races, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-26.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 4 (1) [5 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 3 (2) [7 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 2 (8,6) [8 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 9 (5,4) [8 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 7 (2) [6 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Glorious Stakes is Ascot, there has been a total number of 8 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Newmarket (July), there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (July) 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 149 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 4 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Glorious Stakes:
- Galileo (4 Wins)
- Cape Cross (2 Wins)
- Dubawi (2 Wins)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Illustrious Blue in 2009, winning for William Knight at odds of 9/1 under the guidance of Jim Crowley. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 9 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 Glorious Stakes.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Glorious 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.
Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood
Here is the schedule for the five-day Glorious Goodwood 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.
Tuesday at Glorious Goodwood
Part of the British Champion Series, the Goodwood Cup is the highlight on the opening day, a marathon over two miles where stamina is key.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 Chesterfield Cup Handicap | Take Heart (IRE) 4yo - 7/1 | J P Murtagh Ben Coen |
| 14:25 Vintage Stakes | Aomori City (FR) 2yo - 2/1 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| 15:00 Lennox Stakes | Audience (GB) 5yo - 4/1 | John & Thady Gosden Robert Havlin |
| 15:35 Goodwood Cup | Kyprios (IRE) 6yo - 8/13 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
Wednesday at Glorious Goodwood
Run over a mile, the Sussex Stakes is the main race on the second day, this Group 1 is also part of the British Champion Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:25 Oak Tree Stakes | Raqiya (IRE) 3yo - 7/1 | Owen Burrows Jim Crowley |
| 15:00 Molecomb Stakes | Big Mojo (IRE) 2yo - 25/1 | Michael Appleby Silvestre De Sousa |
| 15:35 Sussex Stakes | Notable Speech (GB) 3yo - 3/1 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
Thursday at Glorious Goodwood
The Group 1 Nassau Stakes is the highlight on Thursday, contested over 1m2f and restricted to only fillies and mares, the race is part of the British Champion Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 Kincsem Handicap | Approval (GB) 3yo - 11/2 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| 14:25 Richmond Stakes | Black Forza (USA) 2yo - 9/1 | M D O'Callaghan Dylan Browne McMonagle |
| 15:00 Gordon Stakes | Jan Brueghel (IRE) 3yo - 4/5 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:35 Nassau Stakes | Opera Singer (USA) 3yo - 9/4 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
Friday at Glorious Goodwood
Friday features a couple of decent handicaps with the Goodwood Handicap a stamina-testing race and the Golden Mile which is a heritage handicap. The highlight of the day is the King George Stakes, a sprint run over five furlongs.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 Goodwood Handicap | Master Milliner (IRE) 8yo - 25/1 | Emma Lavelle Charles Bishop |
| 14:25 Thoroughbred Stakes | Lead Artist (GB) 3yo - 9/2 | John & Thady Gosden Kieran Shoemark |
| 15:00 Golden Mile Handicap | Toimy Son (FR) 5yo - 12/1 | David Menuisier Oisin Murphy |
| 15:35 King George Stakes | Big Evs (IRE) 3yo - 13/8 | Michael Appleby Tom Marquand |
Saturday at Glorious Goodwood
Saturday is the day of one of the biggest handicaps on the flat, the Stewards Cup, 20+ runners over six furlongs compete in this heritage handicap.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 Glorious Stakes | Al Aasy (IRE) 7yo - 3/1 | William Haggas Jim Crowley |
| 14:25 Summer Handicap | Align The Stars (IRE) 3yo - 100/30 | Charlie Johnston Joe Fanning |
| 15:00 Lillie Langtry Stakes | Term Of Endearment (GB) 5yo - 15/2 | Henry De Bromhead W J Lee |
| 15:35 Stewards Cup | Get It (GB) 6yo - 40/1 | George Baker Pat Cosgrave |
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