Lennox Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Glorious Goodwood)

2025 Lennox Stakes Preview

The Lennox Stakes takes place at Goodwood during the Glorious Goodwood festival in late July or early August of each year, the race takes place on the opening day of the festival. The race is a Group 2 open to runners who are aged three years old or older and is run over seven furlongs.

Three-year-old runners are assigned a weight of 8-10 which is a 7lb allowance with the older runners running off 9-3, fillies and mares get a 3lb allowance whilst Group 1 winners have to carry a 5lb penalty and Group 2 winners having to carry a 3lb penalty.

Lennox Stakes Information:

• Lennox Stakes Past Winners
• Lennox Stakes Trainer Statistics
• Lennox Stakes Jockey Statistics

If you are interested in other predictions at Goodwood then head over to the Goodwood 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 Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood section for links to these.

How competitive is the Lennox Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2011 when the race had an over-round of 111%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 122%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Lennox Stakes, the over-round has been 115%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £115 which is bet.

Lennox Stakes Trends:

• 2025 Lennox Stakes Trends
• Lennox 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 Lennox Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 6 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +2.15. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to easily access the OLBG racing picks daily.

The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2021 renewal when Kinross from Ralph Beckett under the guidance of Rossa Ryan, won in a time of 1:31.02, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Audience, trained by John & Thady Gosden and ridden by Robert Havlin set the quickest time of 1:23.90 in the 2024 renewal.

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

1. Audience (1:23.90) in 2024
2. Dutch Connection (1:24.48) in 2016
3. Es Que Love (1:24.55) in 2014

Lennox Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Lennox 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 horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Lennox Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Lennox Stakes have been based:

• GB: 20 winners with an additional 35 placings from 181 runners
• IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 6 runners
• FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 2 runners
• BHR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
• GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
• SAF: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Lennox Stakes Trainer Statistics

There are two leading trainers in the Lennox Stakes over the last 20 renewals with both Ralph Beckett and David Elsworth who have both won the race two times. Ralph Beckett winners have been with Kinross (2021 & 2023). David Elsworth winners have been with Sir Dancealot (2018 & 2019).

Here are some of the top Lennox 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):

Lennox Stakes Jockey Statistics

There are multiple leading jockeys in the Lennox Stakes over the last 20 renewals with Frankie Dettori, Gerald Mosse and Tom Queally having all won the race two times. Frankie Dettori's winners have been with Iffraaj (2006) and Kinross (2023). Gerald Mosse winners have been with Sir Dancealot (2018 & 2019). Tom Queally winners have been with Lord Shanakill (2010) and Chachamaidee (2012).

Here are some of the top Lennox 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):

Lennox Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor that produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +37.16 is when runners had a highest class place of Class 1 (G1). The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners finished in 2nd on debut, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-36.

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

• 2024: Winner in 5 (6,8) [8 Runners]
• 2023: Winner in 1 (5) [6 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 7 (5,4) [11 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 13 (2,5) [8 Runners]
• 2020: Winner in 10 (6,7) [11 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Lennox Stakes is Ascot, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Newmarket (July), there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (July) last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 18 winners from a total of 188 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 4 runners.

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

• Dutch Art (2 Wins)
• Kingman (2 Wins)
• Sir Prancealot (2 Wins)

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

• Danehill Dancer (0 Wins from 7 runners)
• Dark Angel (0 Wins from 7 runners)
• Dansili (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Breton Rock in 2017, winning for David Simcock at odds of 50/1 under the guidance of Andrea Atzeni. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 9 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 Lennox Stakes.

Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood

Here is the schedule for the five-day Glorious Goodwood festival for races which we cover with blogs, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.

Tuesday at Glorious Goodwood

Part of the British Champion Series, the Goodwood Cup is the highlight on the opening day, a marathon over two miles where stamina is key.

Wednesday at Glorious Goodwood

Run over a mile, the Sussex Stakes is the main race on the second day, this Group 1 is also part of the British Champion Series.

Thursday at Glorious Goodwood

The Group 1 Nassau Stakes is the highlight on Thursday, contested over 1m2f and restricted to only fillies and mares, the race is part of the British Champion Series.

Friday at Glorious Goodwood

Friday features a couple of decent handicaps with the Goodwood Handicap a stamina-testing race and the Golden Mile which is a heritage handicap. The highlight of the day is the King George Stakes, a sprint run over five furlongs.

Saturday at Glorious Goodwood

Saturday is the day of one of the biggest handicaps on the flat, the Stewards Cup, 20+ runners over six furlongs compete in this heritage handicap.