King Charles II Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Guineas Festival)

2024 King Charles II Stakes Preview

The King Charles II Stakes flat race is a Listed race that is run during the Guineas Festival at Newmarket either in late April or early May.

The race is restricted to runners who are three years old and is run over a distance of seven-furlong.

King Charles II Stakes Information:

• King Charles II Stakes Past Winners
• King Charles II Stakes Trainer Statistics
• King Charles II Stakes Jockey Statistics

If you are interested in other predictions at Newmarket then head over to the Newmarket 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 during the Guineas Festival, head down to the Other Principal races during the Newmarket Guineas Festival section for links to these. In addition to those, we also cover numerous races at Newmarket during the flat season, you can find links to those here.

How competitive is the King Charles II Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2018 when the race had an over-round of 107%. The race in 2004 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 117%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the King Charles II Stakes, the over-round has been 112%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £112 which is bet.

King Charles II Stakes Trends:

• 2024 King Charles II Stakes Trends
• King Charles II 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 King Charles II Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 20 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -1.00. Whilst we wait for the 2024 King Charles II 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 1:21.98 was set by Tupi in 2015, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Richard Hannon and ridden by Cam Hardie. The slowest winning time was set in 2006 when Jeremy won in a time of 1:28.81, booked to ride was Robert Winston on this Sir Michael Stoute trained runner.

These are the top three quickest-run King Charles II Stakes over the last 20 renewals:

1. Tupi (1:21.98) in 2015
2. New Deerfield (1:22.18) in 2011
3. Dundonnell (1:23.53) in 2013

King Charles II Stakes Past Winners

Here are the King Charles II 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 King Charles II Stakes as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the King Charles II Stakes have been based:

• GB: 20 winners with an additional 25 placings from 133 runners
• USA: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners

King Charles II Stakes Trainer Statistics

There are two leading trainers in the King Charles II Stakes over the last 20 renewals with both Richard Hannon and Sir Michael Stoute who have both won the race three times. Richard Hannon winners have been with Coulsty (2014), Tupi (2015) and Shouldvebeenaring (2023). Sir Michael Stoute winners have been with Jeremy (2006), Thikriyaat (2016) and Taamol (2017). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the King Charles II Stakes is Saeed bin Suroor (2 wins).

Here are some of the top King Charles II 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):

King Charles II Stakes Jockey Statistics

There are multiple leading jockeys in the King Charles II Stakes over the last 20 renewals with Dane O'Neill, Kerrin McEvoy and Sean Levey having all won the race two times. Dane O'Neill winners have been with New Deerfield (2011) and Jash (2019). Kerrin McEvoy winners have been with Council Member (2005) and Calming Influence (2008). Sean Levey winners have been with Coulsty (2014) and Shouldvebeenaring (2023).

Here are some of the top King Charles II 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):

King Charles II Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +46.74 is when runners had 0 career places over the trip. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 career wins in Flat (Turf) races, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-20.

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

• 2023: Winner in 1 (4,3) [8 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 2 (3) [5 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 2 (1) [6 Runners]
• 2020: Winner in 7 (1,9) [9 Runners]
• 2019: Winner in 4 (1) [5 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the King Charles II Stakes is Newmarket (Rowley), there has been a total number of 10 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 116 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 20 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the King Charles II Stakes, that stallion Kodiac has produced 2 winners (2019,2014).

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Field Of Dream in 2010, winning for Luca Cumani at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of J-P Guillambert. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 8 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 during the Newmarket Guineas Festival

Remember to head over to the Newmarket predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters are supporting in the King Charles II Stakes. Below are the other principal races that we cover during the Guineas Festival with links to each race blog as well as information for last year's winners.

Friday at the Guineas Festival

The highlight on Friday is the Jockey Club Stakes, a group 2 contested over one mile and four furlongs.

Saturday at the Guineas Festival

Saturday's highlight is the 2,000 Guineas, part of the British Champion Series, we see the 3-year-old runners compete over a mile.

Sunday at the Guineas Festival

Sunday is all about the fillies with the 1,000 Guineas taking centre stage, the three-year-olds will compete over a mile trip.

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 July (July Festival)

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

Races in September (Cambridgeshire Meeting)

• Cambridgeshire Meeting 1m4f Handicap
• Jockey Club Rose Bowl
• Tattersall Stakes
• Godolphin Stakes
• Joel Stakes
• Princess Royal Stakes
• Rockfel Stakes
• Rosemary Stakes
• Cambridgeshire Handicap
• Cambridgeshire Meeting 7f Handicap
• Cheveley Park Stakes
• Jersey Lily Fillies Nursery
• Middle Park Stakes
• Royal Lodge Stakes

Races in October

• Sun Chariot Stakes

Races in October (Future Champions Festival)

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