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2025 Lockinge Stakes Preview
The Lockinge Stakes is a Group 1 race that is open to runners aged four or older and is scheduled to take place in May of each year at Newbury.
The race is run over the straight mile and is part of the British Champions Series, the race is in the middle distance series which concludes on Champions Day with the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.
Lockinge Stakes Information:
We also have a dedicated Newbury tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race, see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Newbury Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Lockinge Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2005 when the race had an over-round of 107%. The race in 2015 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 127%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Lockinge Stakes, the over-round has been 117%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £117 which is bet.
Lockinge Stakes 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 Lockinge 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 -6.21. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Lockinge Stakes.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:33.59 was set by Rakti in 2005, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Michael Jarvis and ridden by Philip Robinson. The slowest winning time was set in 2006 when Peeress won in a time of 1:44.57, booked to ride was Kieren Fallon by the trainer Sir Michael Stoute.
These are the top three quickest-run Lockinge Stakes over the last 20 renewals:
- Rakti (1:33.59) in 2005
- Rhododendron (1:35.07) in 2018
- Audience (1:35.29) in 2024
Lockinge Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Lockinge 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 Lockinge Stakes as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
Race Notes: There was no renewal in 2020.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:35.29 | Audience (GB) 5yo 9-2 (5 of 10) 22/1 | Robert Havlin John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
| 2023 1:36.09 | Modern Games (IRE) 4yo 9-2 (13 of 12) 3/1F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2022 1:35.71 | Baaeed (GB) 4yo 9-0 (3 of 9) 4/9F | Jim Crowley William Haggas (GB) |
| 2021 1:40.96 | Palace Pier (GB) 4yo 9-0 (8 of 11) 1/2F | Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
| 2019 1:35.80 | Mustashry (GB) 6yo 9-0 (5 of 14) 9/1 | Jim Crowley Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2018 1:35.07 | Rhododendron (IRE) 4yo 8-11 (2 of 14) 100/30F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2017 1:43.00 | Ribchester (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (5 of 8) 7/4F | William Buick Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2016 1:38.18 | Belardo (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (6 of 12) 8/1 | Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian (GB) |
| 2015 1:38.09 | Night Of Thunder (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (3 of 16) 11/4F | James Doyle Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2014 1:36.98 | Olympic Glory (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (3 of 8) 11/8F | Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Lockinge Stakes have been based:
- GB: 19 winners with an additional 32 placings from 178 runners
- IRE: 1 winner with an additional 4 placings from 25 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- ITY: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
- AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Lockinge Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Lockinge Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Sir Michael Stoute who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Russian Rhythm (2004), Peeress (2006) and Mustashry (2019). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Lockinge Stakes are Richard Hannon (2 wins), Saeed bin Suroor (2 wins) and John & Thady Gosden (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Lockinge 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):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Michael Stoute | 10-3-3 | +9.00 | +2.60 |
| Richard Hannon | 11-2-6 | -4.87 | +1.61 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 9-2-5 | -0.67 | +0.80 |
| John & Thady Gosden | 5-2-2 | +19.50 | +10.50 |
| A P O'Brien | 19-1-4 | -14.67 | -12.38 |
| Roger Varian | 8-1-3 | +1.00 | +0.80 |
| John Gosden | 8-1-1 | -1.00 | -3.40 |
| William Haggas | 6-1-1 | -4.56 | -4.74 |
| Richard Fahey | 3-1-1 | -0.25 | -0.95 |
| Michael Bell | 2-1-2 | +7.00 | +12.30 |
Lockinge Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Lockinge Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Frankie Dettori who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Creachadoir (2008), Olympic Glory (2014) and Palace Pier (2021). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Lockinge Stakes are Jim Crowley (2 wins) and William Buick (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Lockinge 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):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Dettori | 14-3-6 | -6.12 | -4.12 |
| Jim Crowley | 5-2-2 | +6.44 | +2.66 |
| William Buick | 4-2-2 | +2.75 | +0.85 |
| Ryan Moore | 15-1-3 | -10.67 | -9.35 |
| Jamie Spencer | 11-1-1 | -2.00 | -5.20 |
| James Doyle | 8-1-1 | -4.25 | -5.62 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 7-1-3 | +2.00 | +2.30 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 5-1-2 | -0.67 | -1.10 |
| Tom Queally | 5-1-3 | -3.71 | -1.17 |
| Robert Havlin | 2-1-1 | +21.00 | +12.20 |
2025 Lockinge Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 1, 4, 6, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 5, 1, (1, 4), 4, 1, 1, (2, 11), 1, 1, 1, 4
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 (61%) - Had 6 - 14 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (64%) - Achieved an RPR of 115+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (68%) - No bigger than 22/1
- 20 / 20 (69%) - Within the first 7 of the market
- 20 / 20 (77%) - Achieved a TS of 97+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Had 2 - 6 placings (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Ran in 6 - 21 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - No bigger than 10/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Had 3 - 10 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Not in a LST/Cl2-3 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Off a break of 20 - 290 days
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Achieved a TS of 88+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Ran in 3 - 8 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Had 4 - 14 placings (Non-Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Placed within last 3 starts
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Newbury racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Lockinge Stakes. You may want to do your research into the race, there are times when there are several runners who pass the trends so you need to do your research to find a bet, we have a Horse Racing Form Reading Made Easy & What to Look For article to help you do just this in the OLBG Betting School section.
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Lockinge Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +29.04 is when runners last place was 2 starts ago. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career place over the trip, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-41.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 5 (6,7) [10 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 13 (6,7) [12 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 3 (8,1) [9 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 8 (3,5) [11 Runners]
- 2019: Winner in 5 (12,3) [14 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Lockinge Stakes is Newmarket (Rowley), there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (Rowley) last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Sandown, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Sandown last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 16 winners from a total of 190 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 4 winners from a total of 20 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Lockinge Stakes:
- Pivotal (3 Wins)
- Dubawi (2 Wins)
- Galileo (2 Wins)
- Iffraaj (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Lockinge Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Dark Angel (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Arakan (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Danehill Dancer (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Audience in 2024, winning for John & Thady Gosden at odds of 22/1 under the guidance of Robert Havlin. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 13 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Lockinge Stakes remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Other Principal races at Newbury racecourse
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Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Lockinge Stakes Preview are at hand, Andy and James. 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.
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