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2025 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, 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.
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.
Silver Bowl 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 Silver Bowl next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -9.00. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page so you can get easy access to the OLBG racing picks daily.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Beatboxer, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Robert Havlin who set the fastest winning time in the Silver Bowl, the runner won the race in a time of 1:39.77 when winning the race in 2019. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Roger Varian and jockey Jack Mitchell with Raadobarg who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:51.61 in the 2021 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Silver Bowl over the last 20 renewals:
- Beatboxer (1:39.77) in 2019
- Sagramor (1:40.07) in 2011
- Rusumaat (1:40.41) in 2017
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 trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Silver Bowl as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:44.36 | Nellie Leylax (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (2 of 12) 9/2F | Pierre-Louis Jamin Tom Dascombe (GB) |
| 2023 1:41.44 | Covey (GB) 3yo 8-11 (4 of 11) 6/4F | Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
| 2022 1:41.55 | The Best Peach (IRE) 3yo 8-10 (2 of 10) 6/1 | David Probert Clive Cox (GB) |
| 2021 1:51.61 | Raadobarg (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (9 of 10) 11/2 | Jack Mitchell Roger Varian (GB) |
| 2019 1:39.77 | Beatboxer (USA) 3yo 8-11 (7 of 14) 20/1 | Robert Havlin John Gosden (GB) |
| 2018 1:41.04 | Crack On Crack On (GB) 3yo 8-6 (6 of 15) 7/1 | David Probert Clive Cox (GB) |
| 2017 1:40.41 | Rusumaat (IRE) 3yo 9-3 (5 of 11) 11/2 | Richard Kingscote Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2016 1:44.36 | Mr Garcia (GB) 3yo 8-11 (13 of 13) 7/2F | Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2015 1:43.54 | Mutarakez (IRE) 3yo 9-1 (10 of 12) 2/1F | Paul Hanagan Brian Meehan (GB) |
| 2014 1:47.77 | Chatez (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (6 of 13) 7/1 | Fergus Sweeney Alan King (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 43 placings from 257 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) 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 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 4-2-2 | +2.75 | +0.97 |
| Andrew Balding | 11-1-2 | -6.00 | -6.00 |
| Tom Dascombe | 7-1-2 | -1.50 | -1.19 |
| Brian Meehan | 6-1-1 | -3.00 | -3.75 |
| Roger Varian | 4-1-1 | +2.50 | +0.30 |
| 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 |
| Sam Hitchcott | 4-1-1 | +2.50 | +0.44 |
| 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 |
2025 Silver Bowl Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 3, 2, 5, 1, 4, 1, (1, 4), 6, 4, 9, 6, 1, 1, 5, 10, 8, 5, 2, 1, (1, 8, 11)
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 (73%) - No bigger than 20/1
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Within the first 11 of the market
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Placed within last 3 starts
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Fewer than 9 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not BB/BR/GR in colour
- 19 / 20 (73%) - Highest Run is not G3/LST/Cl6
- 19 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 10/1 (Career Win)
- 19 / 20 (85%) - Won by at least a neck (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 9/1 (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (87%) - Not in FRA/IRL/SCO/WAL (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (88%) - Furthest Placed 7f - 1m1f
- 18 / 20 (73%) - No bigger than 12/1 (LTO)
- 17 / 20 (56%) - No bigger than 10/1 (Career Place)
- 17 / 20 (66%) - Won within last 3 starts
- 17 / 20 (84%) - Carried no more than 128lbs
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. 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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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 0-41.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 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]
- 2019: Winner in 7 (1,6) [14 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Silver Bowl is Newmarket (Rowley), there has been a total number 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 236 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 23 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 Pivotal 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 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 7 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Silver Bowl why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Other Principal races at Haydock Racecourse
Here are some other notable races at the Haydock racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.
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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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