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2026 Silver Bowl Preview
Scheduled to take place in May of each year at the Haydock Racecourse is the Silver Bowl, a heritage handicap that is restricted to three-year-olds who compete over a distance of one mile and thirty-seven yards.
The race usually attracts a decent field size, which can result in some decent-priced winners, which means the favourites have not had the best of times in the race.
Silver Bowl Information:
If you are interested in other predictions at Haydock, then head over to the Haydock 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 Haydock Racecourse section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Silver Bowl market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2012 when the race had an over-round of 112%. The race in 2014 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 131%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Silver Bowl, the over-round has been 121%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £121 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Silver Bowl Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Silver Bowl Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Silver Bowl races over the last 20 renewals:
- Beatboxer (1:39.77) in 2019
- Sagramor (1:40.07) in 2011
- Rusumaat (1:40.41) in 2017
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Silver Bowl next time out, then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -9.00. Ahead of the 2026 Silver Bowl, why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:39.77 was set by Beatboxer in 2019, which is the quickest time over that period. The runner was trained by John Gosden and ridden by Robert Havlin. The slowest winning time was set in 2021 when Raadobarg won in a time of 1:51.61, booked to ride was Jack Mitchell by the trainer Roger Varian.
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Silver Bowl Past Winners
Here are the Silver Bowl 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 Silver Bowl are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 (100k) 1:42.43 | Teroomm (IRE) 3yo 9-6 (8 of 12) 3/1F | Silvestre De Sousa Roger Varian (GB) |
| 2024 (100k) 1:44.36 | Nellie Leylax (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (2 of 12) 9/2F | Pierre-Louis Jamin Tom Dascombe (GB) |
| 2023 (100k) 1:41.44 | Covey (GB) 3yo 8-11 (4 of 11) 6/4F | Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
| 2022 (100k) 1:41.55 | The Best Peach (IRE) 3yo 8-10 (2 of 10) 6/1 | David Probert Clive Cox (GB) |
| 2021 (50k) 1:51.61 | Raadobarg (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (9 of 10) 11/2 | Jack Mitchell Roger Varian (GB) |
| 2019 (80k) 1:39.77 | Beatboxer (USA) 3yo 8-11 (7 of 14) 20/1 | Robert Havlin John Gosden (GB) |
| 2018 (80k) 1:41.04 | Crack On Crack On (GB) 3yo 8-6 (6 of 15) 7/1 | David Probert Clive Cox (GB) |
| 2017 (60k) 1:40.41 | Rusumaat (IRE) 3yo 9-3 (5 of 11) 11/2 | Richard Kingscote Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2016 (60k) 1:44.36 | Mr Garcia (GB) 3yo 8-11 (13 of 13) 7/2F | Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2015 (60k) 1:43.54 | Mutarakez (IRE) 3yo 9-1 (10 of 12) 2/1F | Paul Hanagan Brian Meehan (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Silver Bowl have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 42 placings from 251 runners
- AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Silver Bowl Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Silver Bowl over the last 20 renewals is Richard Fahey, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Anna Pavlova (2006), Gabrial (2012) and Mr Garcia (2016). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Silver Bowl are Clive Cox (2 wins), Roger Varian (2 wins) and Sir Michael Stoute (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Silver Bowl, Richard Hannon has sent a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Silver Bowl 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Fahey | 24-3-7 | -9.00 | -4.17 |
| Clive Cox | 7-2-4 | +8.00 | +7.61 |
| Roger Varian | 5-2-2 | +5.50 | +2.18 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 3-2-2 | +3.75 | +1.97 |
| Andrew Balding | 10-1-2 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
| Tom Dascombe | 7-1-2 | -1.50 | -1.19 |
| Brian Meehan | 6-1-1 | -3.00 | -3.75 |
| John Gosden | 3-1-1 | +18.00 | +10.50 |
| Hughie Morrison | 3-1-2 | +5.50 | +3.89 |
| Alan King | 2-1-1 | +6.00 | +3.38 |
Silver Bowl Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Silver Bowl over the last 20 renewals is David Probert, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Balducci (2010), Crack On Crack On (2018) and The Best Peach (2022).
Here are some of the top Silver Bowl 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Probert | 4-3-3 | +16.00 | +9.48 |
| Richard Kingscote | 7-1-2 | -0.50 | -0.70 |
| Adam Kirby | 5-1-3 | +2.00 | +5.28 |
| Jamie Spencer | 5-1-2 | +0.50 | -0.25 |
| Robert Havlin | 3-1-2 | +18.00 | +13.50 |
| Frankie Dettori | 3-1-2 | -0.50 | +0.21 |
| Liam Jones | 2-1-1 | +11.00 | +6.20 |
| Nicky Mackay | 1-1-1 | +7.50 | +4.69 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1-1-1 | +5.50 | +3.30 |
| Pierre-Louis Jamin | 1-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.81 |
2026 Silver Bowl Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 5, 1, 4, 1, (1, 4), 6, 4, 9, 6, 1, 1, 5, 10, 8, 5, 2, 1, (1, 8, 11), (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 (75%) - No bigger than 20/1
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Highest Run is not G3/LST/Cl6
- 20 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 10/1 (Career Win)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 9/1 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Placed within last 3 starts
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Within the first 11 of the market
- 20 / 20 (86%) - In a field of 7 - 15 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran in 3 - 8 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Won by at least a neck (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Furthest Placed 7f - 1m½f
- 20 / 20 (87%) - In a field of 5 - 14 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Ran in England (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not BB/BR/GR in colour
- 19 / 20 (75%) - No bigger than 12/1 (LTO)
- 18 / 20 (56%) - No bigger than 10/1 (Career Place)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Haydock racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Silver Bowl. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Silver Bowl Trend Analysis
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a highest class run of Class 1 (Listed), when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-37.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 8 (5,14) [12 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 2 (10,13) [12 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 4 (5,1) [11 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 2 (9,6) [10 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 9 (3,4) [10 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Silver Bowl is Newmarket (Rowley); there have been a total of 4 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 232 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 21 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Silver Bowl; that stallion Dansili, has produced 2 winners (2010,2005).
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Silver Bowl; that stallion is Kodiac, who has failed to produce a winner from 6 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Beatboxer in 2019, winning for John Gosden at odds of 20/1 under the guidance of Robert Havlin. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 8 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2026 Silver Bowl, why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Route to the Silver Bowl
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Silver Bowl, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Teroomm Thirsk - 1st of 6 (5/6) | racingtv.com Restricted Novice Stakes |
| 2024 - Nellie Leylax Haydock - 1st of 5 (11/4) | Trustatrader You Can Trust Our Traders Handicap |
| 2023 - Covey Newcastle (AW) - 1st of 5 (1/16) | At The Races App Expert Tips Novice Stakes |
| 2022 - The Best Peach Newbury - 1st of 7 (15/8) | Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises Handicap |
| 2021 - Raadobarg Thirsk - 1st of 11 (4/7) | Betting Sites Ltd Novice Stakes |
| 2019 - Beatboxer Newmarket (Rowley) - 4th of 4 (11/1) | Newmarket Stakes |
| 2018 - Crack On Crack On Lingfield (AW) - 1st of 8 (7/2) | Bet & Watch At 188bet.co.uk Handicap |
| 2017 - Rusumaat Ascot - 2nd of 9 (8/1) | AGV Handicap |
| 2016 - Mr Garcia Beverley - 1st of 5 (9/4) | Queens Own Yeomanry Handicap |
| 2015 - Mutarakez Sandown - 1st of 9 (7/1) | Esher Cup |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Silver Bowl 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.
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