Lillie Langtry Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Glorious Goodwood)

2025 Lillie Langtry Stakes Preview

Initially run under the name of the Gladness Stakes and a Listed race in 2003, the Lillie Langtry Stakes was upgraded to a Group 3 a year later in 2004 and given its current name.

The race is open to fillies and mares who are aged three or older and is run over one mile and six furlongs, it takes place on the final day of the Glorious Goodwood festival in late July or early August.

Three-year-old runners (8-9) get an 11lb allowance over the older runners (9-6) with any Group 1 (5lb) or Group 2 (3lb) winners having to carry a penalty.

Lillie Langtry Stakes Information:

• Lillie Langtry Stakes Past Winners
• Lillie Langtry Stakes Trainer Statistics
• Lillie Langtry Stakes Jockey Statistics

To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Goodwood 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 Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood section for links to these.

How competitive is the Lillie Langtry 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 106%. The race in 2015 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 125%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Lillie Langtry Stakes, the over-round has been 115%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £115 which is bet.

Lillie Langtry Stakes Trends:

• 2025 Lillie Langtry Stakes Trends
• Lillie Langtry 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 Lillie Langtry Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 7 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +10.93. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Lillie Langtry Stakes see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:57.61 was set by Meeznah in 2011, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by David Lanigan and ridden by Frankie Dettori. The slowest winning time was set in 2023 when Sumo Sam won in a time of 3:17.66, booked to ride was Tom Marquand by the trainer Paul & Oliver Cole.

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

1. Meeznah (2:57.61) in 2011
2. Eastern Aria (2:58.05) in 2010
3. Enbihaar (2:58.69) in 2019

Lillie Langtry Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Lillie Langtry 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 Lillie Langtry 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 Lillie Langtry Stakes have been based:

• GB: 18 winners with an additional 31 placings from 155 runners
• IRE: 2 winners with an additional 0 placings from 16 runners
• FR: 0 winners with an additional 2 placings from 5 runners
• GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners

Lillie Langtry Stakes Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Lillie Langtry Stakes over the last 20 renewals is John Gosden who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from California (2016) and Enbihaar (2019 & 2020).

Here are some of the top Lillie Langtry 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):

Lillie Langtry Stakes Jockey Statistics

There are two leading jockeys in the Lillie Langtry Stakes over the last 20 renewals with both Jim Crowley and Tom Queally who have both won the race three times. Jim Crowley winners have been with Missunited (2014) and Enbihaar (2019 & 2020). Tom Queally winners have been with Sevenna (2009) and Wild Coco (2012 & 2013). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Lillie Langtry Stakes are William Buick (2 wins) and Tom Marquand (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Lillie Langtry 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):

Lillie Langtry Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +6.13 is when runners last place was 1 start ago. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 4 career places in Flat (Turf) races, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-28.

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

• 2024: Winner in 10 (7,1) [8 Runners]
• 2023: Winner in 1 (6,3) [8 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 2 (7) [7 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 7 (8) [7 Runners]
• 2020: Winner in 2 [3 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Lillie Langtry Stakes is Ascot, there has been a total number of 5 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 4 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (July) last time out.

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

• Galileo (2 Wins)
• Nathaniel (2 Wins)
• Pursuit Of Love (2 Wins)
• Redoutes Choice (2 Wins)
• Sea The Stars (2 Wins)
• Shirocco (2 Wins)

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

• Singspiel (0 Wins from 9 runners)
• Dubawi (0 Wins from 5 runners)
• Mastercraftsman (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Sumo Sam in 2023, winning for Paul & Oliver Cole at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Tom Marquand. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 7 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.

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.