Glorious Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Glorious Goodwood)

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See which trainers and jockeys have performed well in this fact-packed blog for the Glorious Stakes. This is a race that is hosted at Goodwood during the Glorious Goodwood with the race being run over a distance of 1m4f, see which trends the past winners of the Glorious Stakes have set for this year.

Glorious Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Glorious Goodwood)
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Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.

2024 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 2020 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 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £114 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 20 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +1.75. Before placing your bet on the 2024 Glorious Stakes see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.

The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2017 renewal when Poets Word from Sir Michael Stoute under the guidance of Ryan Moore, won in a time of 2:42.60, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Mirage Dancer, trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Ryan Moore set the quickest time of 2:33.69 in the 2018 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Glorious Stakes over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Mirage Dancer (2:33.69) in 2018
  2. Redwood (2:33.86) in 2010
  3. 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 at the time of winning the Glorious Stakes and the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
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)
2014
2:35.63
Pethers Moon (IRE)
4yo 9-1 (5 of 7) 11/10F
Richard Hughes
Richard Hannon (GB)

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 30 placings from 154 runners
  • QA: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • NOR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Glorious Stakes Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Glorious Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Sir Michael Stoute who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Kings Fete (2016), Poets Word (2017) and Mirage Dancer (2018). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Glorious Stakes are Saeed bin Suroor (2 wins) and William Haggas (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):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
Sir Michael Stoute12-3-7-3.55-2.52
Saeed bin Suroor13-2-3-6.75-7.53
William Haggas5-2-3+2.33+1.28
David Simcock11-1-3-2.50-3.74
Charlie Appleby5-1-3-3.20-0.57
Richard Hannon3-1-2-0.90+0.04
William Knight2-1-1+8.00+4.40
Nicky Henderson1-1-1+3.00+1.88
Andrew Balding6-0-1-6.00-3.00
Roger Charlton4-0-2-4.00-1.83

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 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):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Ryan Moore13-3-6-4.55-4.32
Jamie Spencer6-2-3+9.00+4.91
Tom Marquand3-2-2+4.33+2.33
Frankie Dettori12-1-3-5.50-4.61
Jim Crowley9-1-3+1.00-1.03
William Buick5-1-2-3.20-2.27
Oisin Murphy4-1-1-1.00-1.80
Kerrin McEvoy2-1-1+1.25+0.35
Royston Ffrench1-1-1+3.33+2.00
Tom Queally5-0-1-5.00-2.90

Glorious Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +7.51 is when runners were 1st in the betting market. 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 0-25.

Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:

  • 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]
  • 2019: Winner in 3 (4) [5 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 153 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 10 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 2024 Glorious Stakes.

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.

Glorious Goodwood races for Tuesday 30th July 2024

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:50
Chesterfield Cup Handicap
Ancient Rome (USA)
4yo - 33/1
Charles Hills
Jamie Spencer
14:25
Vintage Stakes
Haatem (IRE)
2yo - 9/4
Richard Hannon
Sean Levey
15:00
Lennox Stakes
Kinross (GB)
6yo - 10/11
Ralph Beckett
Frankie Dettori
15:35
Goodwood Cup
Quickthorn (GB)
6yo - 16/1
Hughie Morrison
Tom Marquand

Glorious Goodwood races for Wednesday 31st July 2024

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:25
Oak Tree Stakes
Magical Sunset (IRE)
3yo - 18/1
Richard Hannon
Kevin Stott
15:00
Molecomb Stakes
Big Evs (IRE)
2yo - 9/4
Michael Appleby
Jason Hart
15:35
Sussex Stakes
Paddington (GB)
3yo - 4/9
A P OBrien
Ryan Moore

Glorious Goodwood races for Thursday 1st August 2024

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:50
Kincsem Handicap
Royal Rhyme (IRE)
3yo - 9/1
K R Burke
Clifford Lee
14:25
Richmond Stakes
Vandeek (GB)
2yo - 11/8
Simon & Ed Crisford
Andrea Atzeni
15:00
Gordon Stakes
Desert Hero (GB)
3yo - 7/1
William Haggas
Tom Marquand
15:35
Nassau Stakes
Al Husn (IRE)
4yo - 9/1
Roger Varian
Jim Crowley

Glorious Goodwood races for Friday 2nd August 2024

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:50
Goodwood Handicap
Temporize (GB)
4yo - 6/1
Syd Hosie
Luke Morris
14:25
Thoroughbred Stakes
Epictetus (IRE)
3yo - 6/1
John & Thady Gosden
Frankie Dettori
15:00
Golden Mile Handicap
Johan (GB)
6yo - 25/1
Jack Channon
James Doyle
15:35
King George Stakes
Highfield Princess (FR)
6yo - 4/9
John Quinn
Jason Hart
16:10
Glorious Stakes
Hamish (GB)
7yo - 5/6
William Haggas
Tom Marquand

Glorious Goodwood races for Saturday 3rd August 2024

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:40
Stewards Sprint Handicap
Monsieur Kodi (IRE)
4yo - 9/2
Richard Fahey
Oisin Orr
14:10
Summer Handicap
Sweet William (IRE)
4yo - 9/4
John & Thady Gosden
Robert Havlin
14:45
Lillie Langtry Stakes
Sumo Sam (GB)
3yo - 25/1
Paul & Oliver Cole
Tom Marquand
15:20
Stewards Cup
Aberama Gold (GB)
6yo - 18/1
David OMeara
Andrea Atzeni

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.

James Banting

James Banting

Tipster competition assistant

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Content editor

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for flat racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful flat racing blogs for OLBG.

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