Godolphin Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Cambridgeshire Meeting)

2025 Godolphin Stakes Preview

Scheduled to take place during the Cambridgeshire Meeting in September of each year at the Newmarket racecourse is the Godolphin Stakes, a class one listed race that is open to runners aged three or older and is contested over a trip of one mile and four furlongs.

Godolphin Stakes Information:

• Godolphin Stakes Past Winners
• Godolphin Stakes Trainer Statistics
• Godolphin Stakes Jockey Statistics

Our dedicated Newmarket tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Godolphin Stakes but will also have predictions for each meeting at Newmarket throughout the season so be sure to head over there. 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 Cambridgeshire Meeting section for links to these.

How competitive is the Godolphin Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 107%. The race in 2008 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 121%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Godolphin Stakes, the over-round has been 112%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £112 which is bet.

Godolphin Stakes Trends:

• 2025 Godolphin Stakes Trends
• Godolphin Stakes Trend Analysis

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 Godolphin 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 -2.75. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Godolphin Stakes remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:28.07 was set by Walton Street in 2020, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Charlie Appleby and ridden by James Doyle. The slowest winning time was set in 2010 when Myplacelater won in a time of 2:41.35, booked to ride was William Buick by the trainer David Elsworth.

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

1. Walton Street (2:28.07) in 2020
2. Without A Fight (2:28.24) in 2021
3. Buccellati (2:28.28) in 2008

Godolphin Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Godolphin 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 Godolphin Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Godolphin Stakes have been based:

• GB: 19 winners with an additional 22 placings from 128 runners
• SAF: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
• IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners

Godolphin Stakes Trainer Statistics

There are two leading trainers in the Godolphin Stakes over the last 20 renewals with both Saeed bin Suroor and Charlie Appleby who have both won the race three times. Saeed bin Suroor winners have been with Chock A Block (2009), Retrieve (2012) and Mountain Hunter (2019). Charlie Appleby winners have been with Frontiersman (2017), Walton Street (2020) and Siskany (2022). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Godolphin Stakes is David Elsworth (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Godolphin 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):

Godolphin Stakes Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Godolphin Stakes over the last 20 renewals is William Buick who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Buccellati (2008), Myplacelater (2010), Nabucco (2014) and Siskany (2022). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Godolphin Stakes are Frankie Dettori (3 wins), Ryan Moore (2 wins), James Doyle (2 wins) and Pat Cosgrave (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Godolphin 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):

Godolphin Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor that produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +22.51 is when runners had a highest class placed of Class 2. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 places in the past year, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-27.

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

• 2024: Winner in 6 (4) [5 Runners]
• 2023: Winner in 5 (2) [6 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 4 (2) [6 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 1 [4 Runners]
• 2020: Winner in 5 (3) [6 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Godolphin Stakes is Doncaster, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Doncaster last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is York, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at York last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 17 winners from a total of 114 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 3 winners from a total of 19 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Godolphin Stakes:

• Dansili (2 Wins)
• Dubawi (2 Wins)
• Galileo (2 Wins)

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Godolphin Stakes, that stallion is Sadlers Wells who has failed to produce a winner from 5 runners.

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Tregony in 2023, winning for Clive Cox at odds of 10/1 under the guidance of Saffie Osborne. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 5 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 Godolphin Stakes.

Other Principal races during the Cambridgeshire Meeting

Remember to head to the Newmarket predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters support in the Godolphin Stakes. Below are the other principal races that we cover during the Cambridgeshire Meeting with links to each race blog as well as information for last year's winners.

Thursday at the Cambridgeshire Meeting

The highlight on the opening day of the three-day Cambridgeshire meeting is the Group 3 Tattersalls Stakes, a seven-furlong race for two-year-old runners.

Friday at the Cambridgeshire Meeting

Day two of the Cambridgeshire is a step up from the opening day with five class one races, the highlight being the £125k Group 2 Joel Stakes contested over a mile, we also have the two-year-old race, the Rockfel Stakes which carries a purse of £100k.

Saturday at the Cambridgeshire Meeting

The Cambridgeshire Handicap is the highlight on the third and final day, carrying a purse of £175k its a race which spans two counties! It starts in Cambridgeshire and ends in Suffolk! There are also a couple of valuable Group 1's on the final day with the Cheverley Park Stakes and the Middle Park Stakes which both carry a purse of £275k.

Other Principal Races at Newmarket Racecourse

Here are some other notable races at the Newmarket racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.

Races in April (Craven Meeting)

• Abernant Stakes
• Craven Stakes
• Earl Of Sefton Stakes
• Nell Gwyn Stakes

Races in May (Guineas Festival)

• Jockey Club Stakes
• King Charles II Stakes
• Newmarket Stakes
• Palace House Stakes
• Qipco 2000 Guineas
• Rowley Handicap Stakes
• Suffolk Stakes
• Dahlia Stakes
• Pretty Polly Stakes
• Qipco 1000 Guineas

Races in July (July Festival)

• Bahrain Trophy Stakes
• bet365 Sprint Handicap
• July Stakes
• Princess of Wales's Stakes
• bet365 Handicap
• Duchess of Cambridge Stakes
• Falmouth Stakes
• bet365 Mile Handicap
• Bunbury Cup
• July Cup
• Superlative Stakes

Races in October

• Sun Chariot Stakes

Races in October (Future Champions Festival)

• bet365 Fillies Mile
• Challenge Stakes
• Old Rowley Cup
• Cesarewitch
• Dewhurst Stakes