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2024 Greenlands Stakes Preview
Run during the Irish Guineas Festival at the Curragh Racecourse is the Greenlands Stakes, a Group 2 race that is contested over six furlongs by runners aged four or older.
The race was a favourite of Vincent O'Brien who won the race an incredible thirteen times, Lester Piggott also enjoyed it riding a total of six winners, it is run on the same day as the Irish 2,000 Guineas.
Greenlands Stakes Information:
- Greenlands Stakes Past Winners
- Greenlands Stakes Trainer Statistics
- Greenlands Stakes Jockey Statistics
If you are interested in other predictions at Curragh then head over to the Curragh tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Curragh Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Greenlands Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2006 when the race had an over-round of 112%. The race in 2013 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 135%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Greenlands Stakes, the over-round has been 119%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £119 which is bet.
Greenlands 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 Greenlands Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +0.38. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2024 Greenlands Stakes.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Benbaun, trained by M J Wallace and ridden by Pat Smullen who set the fastest winning time in the Greenlands Stakes, the runner won the race in a time of 1:10.10 when winning the race in 2007. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer David Nicholls and jockey Kieren Fallon with Moss Vale who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:18.30 in the 2006 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Greenlands Stakes over the last 20 renewals:
- Benbaun (1:10.10) in 2007
- Markab (1:10.86) in 2010
- Speak In Colours (1:11.22) in 2020
Greenlands Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Greenlands 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 Greenlands Stakes as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 1:12.02 | Art Power (IRE) 6yo 9-5 (4 of 8) 2/1F | Oisin Murphy Tim Easterby (GB) |
| 2022 1:12.12 | Brad The Brief (GB) 5yo 9-5 (2 of 9) 9/2 | William Buick Hugo Palmer (GB) |
| 2021 1:13.06 | Gustavus Weston (IRE) 5yo 9-5 (4 of 10) 14/1 | Gary Carroll Joseph G Murphy (IRE) |
| 2020 1:11.22 | Speak In Colours (GB) 5yo 9-5 (5 of 9) 100/30 | Shane Crosse Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2019 1:11.51 | Mr Lupton (IRE) 6yo 9-3 (2 of 9) 5/1 | Jamie Spencer Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2018 1:11.82 | Merchant Navy (AUS) 3yo 9-6 (7 of 9) 9/2 | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2017 1:15.15 | Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) 9yo 9-3 (3 of 6) 20/1 | Chris Hayes T Hogan (IRE) |
| 2016 1:16.20 | Mobsta (IRE) 4yo 9-3 (1 of 7) 14/1 | Pat Smullen Mick Channon (GB) |
| 2015 1:12.15 | Mustajeeb (GB) 4yo 9-3 (7 of 9) 4/1 | Pat Smullen D K Weld (IRE) |
| 2014 1:17.15 | Slade Power (IRE) 5yo 10-0 (2 of 6) 5/2 | Wayne Lordan Edward Lynam (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Greenlands Stakes have been based:
- GB: 11 winners with an additional 8 placings from 42 runners
- IRE: 8 winners with an additional 27 placings from 139 runners
- AUS: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
Greenlands Stakes Trainer Statistics
There are multiple leading trainers in the Greenlands Stakes over the last 20 renewals with A P O'Brien, Richard Fahey and David Barron having all won the race two times. A P O'Brien winners have been with Astronomer Royal (2008) and Merchant Navy (2018). Richard Fahey's winners have been with Utmost Respect (2009) and Mr Lupton (2019). David Barron winners have been with Hitchens (2011 & 2013). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Greenlands Stakes, J S Bolger has sent a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Greenlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A P O'Brien | 20-2-7 | -5.50 | -5.50 |
| Richard Fahey | 4-2-2 | +4.00 | +1.60 |
| David Barron | 3-2-2 | +8.25 | +3.90 |
| Edward Lynam | 7-1-2 | -3.50 | -3.94 |
| Kevin Ryan | 6-1-2 | +3.00 | +0.63 |
| T Hogan | 4-1-2 | +17.00 | +12.00 |
| Joseph G Murphy | 4-1-2 | +11.00 | +7.65 |
| D K Weld | 3-1-1 | +2.00 | +0.40 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 3-1-2 | +1.33 | +0.90 |
| H Rogers | 2-1-2 | +19.00 | +12.13 |
Greenlands Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Greenlands Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Jamie Spencer who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from The Kiddykid (2004) and Mr Lupton (2019). Two jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Greenlands Stakes, Seamie Heffernan has ridden a total of 11 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst W J Lee has ridden 11 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Greenlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Spencer | 4-2-2 | +15.00 | +8.20 |
| Declan McDonogh | 10-1-2 | -8.00 | -7.73 |
| Wayne Lordan | 6-1-2 | -2.50 | -2.94 |
| Ryan Moore | 5-1-1 | +0.50 | -1.30 |
| Gary Carroll | 4-1-1 | +11.00 | +5.40 |
| Chris Hayes | 3-1-2 | +18.00 | +13.00 |
| Shane Crosse | 2-1-1 | +2.33 | +1.00 |
| William Buick | 1-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.70 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1-1-1 | +3.33 | +2.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1-1-1 | +2.00 | +1.20 |
2024 Greenlands Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 2, 3, 2, 5, 1, 1, 4, 6, 3, 2, 5, 5, 3, (3, 4), 2, 6, 4, 3, (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 (70%) - Achieved an RPR of 106+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (73%) - In a field of 7 - 14 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Had 2 - 13 wins (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Had 4 - 31 placings (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Carried 119 - 135lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - No bigger than 20/1
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Made 8 - 72 starts (Career)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 83+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Fewer than 2 placings (90 Days)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - No more than -8lbs (Vs Max Weight)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Had 4 - 36 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Made 4 - 14 starts (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Had 2 - 15 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Had 1 - 6 placings (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not on HY/STD/FS (LTO)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Curragh racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Greenlands Stakes. If you are looking to place on a bet this race well in advance of the actual running, then there may be an ante-post market available for you to place your bet. If you are unfamiliar with this type of betting then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read our Ante-Post Horse Racing article which explains how ante-post betting works.
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Greenlands Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +49.66 is when runners had 1 place in the past 180 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career win in Non-Handicap races, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-36.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2023: Winner in 4 (1,6) [8 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 2 (9,8) [9 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 4 (3,9) [10 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 5 (7,2) [9 Runners]
- 2019: Winner in 2 (4,6) [9 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Greenlands Stakes is York, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at York last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Newmarket (Rowley), there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (Rowley) last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 151 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 32 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Greenlands Stakes:
- Acclamation (2 Wins)
- Danetime (2 Wins)
- Dutch Art (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Greenlands Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Pivotal (0 Wins from 11 runners)
- Danehill Dancer (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Gordon Lord Byron in 2017, winning for T Hogan at odds of 20/1 under the guidance of Chris Hayes. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.
Other Principal races at Curragh Racecourse
Here are some other notable races at the Curragh racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.
Races in March
Races in May (Irish Guineas Festival)
Races in June
Races in July
Races in August
Races in September
Races in October
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Greenlands 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 International racing.
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