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2025 Lancashire Oaks Preview
Run at Haydock, the Lancashire Oaks was established in 1939 and it is a race that is open to fillies and mares who are aged three years old or older.
The race is a Group 2 which is run over one mile, three furlongs and one-hundred seventy-five yards (2,373m).
Three-year-old runners run off 8-7 whilst the older runners run off 9-5, previous G1 winners have to carry a 5lb penalty with previous G2 winners having to carry a 3lb penalty.
Lancashire Oaks Information:
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Haydock tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners? 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 Lancashire Oaks 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 110%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 121%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Lancashire Oaks, the over-round has been 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £114 which is bet.
Lancashire Oaks 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 Lancashire Oaks next time out then you would have backed a total of 6 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +2.45. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to easily access the OLBG racing picks daily.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Allegretto, trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Ryan Moore who set the fastest winning time in the Lancashire Oaks, the runner won the race in a time of 2:28.44 when winning the race in 2006. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Charlie Appleby and jockey James Doyle with Endless Time who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 2:40.21 in the 2016 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Lancashire Oaks over the last 20 renewals:
- Allegretto (2:28.44) in 2006
- Horseplay (2:28.56) in 2018
- Poptronic (2:28.59) in 2023
Lancashire Oaks Past Winners
Here are the Lancashire Oaks 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 at the time of winning the Lancashire Oaks and the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:31.40 | Queen Of The Pride (GB) 4yo 9-7 (2 of 8) 100/30 | Oisin Murphy John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
| 2023 2:28.59 | Poptronic (GB) 4yo 9-7 (4 of 8) 12/1 | Sam James K R Burke (GB) |
| 2022 2:37.89 | Free Wind (IRE) 4yo 9-7 (3 of 7) 11/4F | Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
| 2021 2:37.34 | Alpinista (GB) 4yo 9-5 (3 of 9) 11/4F | Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Bt (GB) |
| 2020 2:35.71 | Manuela De Vega (IRE) 4yo 9-5 (4 of 5) 1/2F | Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett (GB) |
| 2019 2:30.63 | Enbihaar (IRE) 4yo 9-5 (1 of 6) 5/2 | Dane O'Neill John Gosden (GB) |
| 2018 2:28.56 | Horseplay (GB) 4yo 9-5 (5 of 7) 11/4 | David Probert Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2017 2:33.74 | The Black Princess (FR) 4yo 9-5 (1 of 7) 3/1 | Robert Tart John Gosden (GB) |
| 2016 2:40.21 | Endless Time (IRE) 4yo 9-5 (5 of 6) 11/4F | James Doyle Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2015 2:33.11 | Lady Tiana (GB) 4yo 9-5 (4 of 10) 7/2 | Graham Lee Lucy Wadham (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Lancashire Oaks have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 33 placings from 149 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 8 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
Lancashire Oaks Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Lancashire Oaks over the last 20 renewals is John Gosden who has won the race six times with those six winners coming from Playful Act (2005), Gertrude Bell (2011), Great Heavens (2012), Pomology (2014), The Black Princess (2017) and Enbihaar (2019). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Lancashire Oaks are John & Thady Gosden (2 wins) and David Elsworth (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Lancashire Oaks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Gosden | 20-6-9 | +9.50 | +6.99 |
| John & Thady Gosden | 4-2-3 | +4.08 | +2.49 |
| David Elsworth | 3-2-2 | +14.50 | +8.30 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 8-1-2 | -0.50 | -2.41 |
| Ralph Beckett | 6-1-3 | -4.50 | -2.59 |
| Lucy Wadham | 3-1-1 | +1.50 | +0.10 |
| Andrew Balding | 3-1-1 | +0.75 | -0.28 |
| Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 2-1-2 | +1.75 | +1.36 |
| Richard Fahey | 2-1-1 | +1.50 | +0.50 |
| K R Burke | 1-1-1 | +12.00 | +7.20 |
Lancashire Oaks Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Lancashire Oaks over the last 20 renewals with both Robert Havlin and Graham Lee who have both won the race two times. Robert Havlin's winners have been with Great Heavens (2012) and Free Wind (2022). Graham Lee's winners have been Pomology (2014) and Lady Tiana (2015).
Here are some of the top Lancashire Oaks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Havlin | 11-2-4 | -3.50 | -3.91 |
| Graham Lee | 4-2-2 | +9.50 | +4.90 |
| David Probert | 6-1-1 | -2.25 | -3.28 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 3-1-1 | +18.00 | +10.00 |
| Neil Callan | 3-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.60 |
| Hayley Turner | 3-1-1 | +1.50 | +0.10 |
| Luke Morris | 3-1-2 | +0.75 | +0.36 |
| Ryan Moore | 2-1-1 | +5.50 | +2.90 |
| William Buick | 2-1-1 | +3.50 | +1.81 |
| Dane O'Neill | 2-1-1 | +1.50 | +0.56 |
2025 Lancashire Oaks Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 7, 3, 5, (1, 2), 3, 2, 2, 1, 3, 8, 3, 1, 2, 2, 3, 1, 1, (1, 3), 2, 2
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 (81%) - No bigger than 20/1
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Highest Won is not Cl2-4
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Not in a Cl2-4 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Career Win)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Fewer than 4 races (Season)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Beaten no more -9½l (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Ran in a Non Handicap (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - No bigger than 11/1 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Ran in England (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Carried 119 - 133lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved a TS of 57+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved an RPR of 84+ (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (75%) - Within the first 6 of the market
- 19 / 20 (86%) - Won within last 5 starts
- 17 / 20 (79%) - Won by at least ½l (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Haydock racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Lancashire Oaks. Maybe you are looking to back something in this race on the tote, but you are not sure of the process or how the tote works, No problem! We have an article which is dedicated to The Tote for you to read which explains everything you need to know! Be sure to check out the other articles in the OLBG Betting School.
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Lancashire Oaks Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +8.00 is when runners had 0 career wins over the trip. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Handicap when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-23.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 2 (1,5) [8 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 4 (1,9) [8 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 3 (4) [7 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 3 (6,5) [9 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 4 (3) [5 Runners]
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Lancashire Oaks are Haydock and York, there has been a total number of 4 winners from each of those courses.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Lancashire Oaks:
- Galileo (3 Wins)
- Barathea (2 Wins)
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Lancashire Oaks, that stallion is Montjeu 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 Emirates Queen in 2013, winning for Luca Cumani at odds of 20/1 under the guidance of Andrea Atzeni. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Lancashire Oaks remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Lancashire Oaks Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. 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.
Darren Brett
Tipster Competition Manager
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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