2023 b365 Handicap Stakes Preview, Trends & Analysis

Scheduled to take place in July of each year at the Newmarket racecourse during the July Festival is this Class 2 Heritage Handicap, the race is restricted to three-year-old runners only and is run over a distance of one mile and two furlongs for horses rated up to an OR of 105.

b365 Handicap Stakes Content:

• b365 Handicap Stakes Past Winners
• b365 Handicap Stakes Trainer Statistics
• b365 Handicap Stakes Jockey Statistics
• 2023 b365 Handicap Stakes Trends
• b365 Handicap Stakes Trend Analysis
• Other Principal races at Newmarket racecourse

Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Newmarket Betting Picks page to see which of those runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet.

The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2012 renewal when Stature from Andrew Balding who under the guidance of Ryan Moore, won in a time of 2:09.11, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Walkinthesand, trained by Richard Hannon and ridden by Ryan Moore set the quickest time of 2:00.61 in the 2019 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run b365 Handicap Stakes over the last 20 renewals:

• 2019 - Walkinthesand (2:00.61)
• 2013 - Maputo (2:00.91)
• 2022 - New London (2:01.81)

How competitive is the b365 Handicap 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 116%. The race in 2007 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 b365 Handicap Stakes, the over-round has been 123%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £123 which is bet.

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 b365 Handicap Stakes next time out then you would have back a total of 5 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +6.48. Before placing your bet on the 2023 b365 Handicap Stakes see which other runners today are being back on the racing predictions page.

Here are the b365 Handicap 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 also the total number of runners in the race. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the b365 Handicap Stakes as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

The leading trainer in the b365 Handicap Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Mark Johnston who has won the race 7 times. Those 7 winners came from Hearthstead Maison (2007), Maputo (2013), Torchlighter (2014), Resonant (2015), Ode To Evening (2016), Communique (2018) & Zabeel Champion (2020). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the b365 Handicap Stakes is Andrew Balding (2 wins). There are two trainers who have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the b365 Handicap Stakes, Sir Michael Stoute has sent a total of 15 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst John Gosden has sent out 13 without a winner.

Here are some of the top b365 Handicap 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):

There are two leading jockeys in the b365 Handicap Stakes over the last twenty renewals with both Ryan Moore & William Buick who have both won the race 2 times. Ryan Moore winners have been with Stature (2012) & Walkinthesand (2019). William Buick winners have been with Resonant (2015) & New London (2022). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the b365 Handicap Stakes, Frankie Dettori has had a total of 11 rides to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top b365 Handicap Stakes jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Rides, 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):

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): ,3,8,2,1,11,7,3,7,2,10,(3,5),3,9,5,8,8,5,4,5,1

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 (85%) - A RPR of no less than 55 (Last 5)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Debut not at Ling (AW) or Newb
• 20 / 20 (86%) - A RPR of no less than 45 (Career)
• 20 / 20 (88%) - Furthest placed 1m - 1m3½f
• 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved a RPR of 87+ (Season)
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved a TS of 41+ (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Never won further than 1m2f
• 20 / 20 (93%) - 2-6 Career placings
• 19 / 20 (81%) - Beaten no more 9¾l (Debut)
• 19 / 20 (85%) - Carried no more 131lbs (LTO)
• 19 / 20 (86%) - Avoid USA bred runners
• 18 / 20 (75%) - Not 1 start on the ground
• 18 / 20 (83%) - Not 1 start in a higher class
• 18 / 20 (88%) - Debut was over 6f-1m
• 18 / 20 (89%) - Had 4+ career starts

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Newmarket racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the b365 Handicap Stakes. If there is anything that you do not understand in this blog, please do leave a comment or alternatively, head over to the Horse Racing Terms and Abbreviations article which is available in the OLBG Betting School section.

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The trend factor which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +66.50 is when runners had 0 career places with the jockey. The worst performing factor which has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 2 career starts with the jockey, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-40.

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

• 2022: Winner in 1 (8,7) [12 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 5 (1,2) [10 Runners]
• 2020: Winner in 2 (1,8) [11 Runners]
• 2019: Winner in 6 (4,13) [14 Runners]
• 2018: Winner in 4 (5,7) [9 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the b365 Handicap Stakes is Ascot, there has been a total number of 7 winners of this race who ran at Ascot 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 254 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 13 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the b365 Handicap Stakes:

• Cape Cross (2 Wins)
• Poets Voice (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the b365 Handicap Stakes despite multiple attempts:

• Rock Of Gibraltar (0 Wins from 6 runners)
• Kings Best (0 Wins from 5 runners)
• New Approach (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest priced winner was Circumvent in 2010 when winning for Paul Cole at odds of 40/1 under the guidance of Tom Queally. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there has been a total of 2 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2023 b365 Handicap Stakes see which other runners today are being back by the best racing tipsters today.

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

Races in October

• b365 Fillies Mile
• Cesarewitch
• Challenge Stakes
• Dewhurst Stakes
• Old Rowley Cup
• Sun Chariot Stakes

Races at the Cambridgeshire Meeting

• Cambridgeshire Handicap
• Cheveley Park Stakes
• Joel Stakes
• Middle Park Stakes
• Princess Royal Stakes
• Rockfel Stakes
• Royal Lodge Stakes
• Tattersall Stakes

Races at the Craven Meeting

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

Races at the Guineas Festival

• Dahlia Stakes
• Jockey Club Stakes
• King Charles II Stakes
• My Odds Boost On BF Handicap
• Newmarket Stakes
• Palace House Stakes
• Pretty Polly Stakes
• Qipco 1000 Guineas
• Qipco 2000 Guineas
• Suffolk Stakes

Races at the July Festival

• b365 Mile Handicap Stakes
• b365 Sprint Handicap Stakes
• Bahrain Trophy Stakes
• Bunbury Cup
• Duchess of Cambridge Stakes
• Falmouth Stakes
• July Cup
• July Stakes
• Princess of Wales's Stakes
• Superlative Stakes