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2025 Mallard Handicap Preview
Scheduled to take place in September of each year at the Doncaster racecourse is the Mallard Handicap which is run during the St Leger Festival.
The class two handicap is aimed at the stayers on the flat with it being over a trip of one mile, six and a half furlongs that is open to runners aged three or older.
Mallard Handicap Information:
Our dedicated Doncaster tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Mallard Handicap but will also have predictions for each meeting at Doncaster throughout the season so be sure to head over there. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal races during the Doncaster St Leger Festival section for links to these.
How competitive is the Mallard Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2006 when the race had an over-round of 110%. The race in 2008 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 123%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Mallard Handicap, the over-round has been 115%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £115 which is bet.
Mallard Handicap 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 Mallard Handicap next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -9.67. Ahead of the 2025 Mallard Handicap why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:58.52 was set by Sunday Symphony in 2006, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Frankie Dettori. The slowest winning time was set in 2023 when Legendary Day won in a time of 3:18.28, booked to ride was Mark Winn by the trainer Adrian Paul Keatley.
These are the top three quickest-run Mallard Handicap over the last 20 renewals:
- Sunday Symphony (2:58.52) in 2006
- Nanton (3:02.64) in 2009
- Curbyourenthusiasm (3:03.34) in 2015
Mallard Handicap Past Winners
Here are the Mallard Handicap 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 Mallard Handicap are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 3:12.60 | Faylaq (GB) 8yo 8-13 (4 of 8) 18/1 | Amie Waugh (3lbs) Jim Goldie (GB) |
| 2023 3:18.28 | Legendary Day (GB) 5yo 9-0 (3 of 7) 12/1 | Mark Winn (3lbs) Adrian Paul Keatley (GB) |
| 2022 3:10.32 | Going Gone (IRE) 4yo 9-13 (11 of 10) 13/2 | Pat Cosgrave Jim Boyle (GB) |
| 2021 3:10.09 | Rhythmic Intent (IRE) 5yo 9-12 (5 of 10) 6/1 | Hollie Doyle Stuart Williams (GB) |
| 2020 3:09.06 | Apparate (GB) 4yo 9-4 (3 of 8) 5/1 | David Egan Roger Varian (GB) |
| 2019 3:03.93 | Sleeping Lion (USA) 4yo 9-3 (5 of 6) 4/1 | Jamie Spencer James Fanshawe (GB) |
| 2018 3:05.92 | Just In Time (GB) 4yo 9-1 (7 of 14) 12/1 | Martin Harley Alan King (GB) |
| 2017 3:10.18 | Time To Study (FR) 3yo 8-8 (7 of 7) 11/8F | P J McDonald Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2016 3:08.92 | Wall Of Fire (IRE) 3yo 8-6 (10 of 11) 5/2F | Josephine Gordon (3lbs) Hugo Palmer (GB) |
| 2015 3:03.34 | Curbyourenthusiasm (IRE) 4yo 9-3 (4 of 10) 7/1 | Jamie Spencer David Simcock (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Mallard Handicap have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 37 placings from 202 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Mallard Handicap Trainer Statistics
There are multiple leading trainers in the Mallard Handicap over the last 20 renewals with Jim Goldie, James Fanshawe and Stuart Williams having all won the race two times. Jim Goldie winners have been with Nanton (2009) and Faylaq (2024). James Fanshawe winners have been with Old Hundred (2011) and Sleeping Lion (2019). Stuart Williams winners have been with Sendintank (2005) and Rhythmic Intent (2021).
Here are some of the top Mallard Handicap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Goldie | 10-2-6 | +22.00 | +23.26 |
| James Fanshawe | 8-2-3 | +14.00 | +9.88 |
| Stuart Williams | 3-2-2 | +8.33 | +4.68 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 8-1-2 | +0.50 | +3.32 |
| John Gosden | 6-1-2 | +2.00 | +4.08 |
| Alan King | 5-1-4 | +8.00 | +8.22 |
| Roger Varian | 4-1-3 | +2.00 | +2.80 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 4-1-2 | +1.00 | +2.65 |
| Michael Bell | 3-1-1 | +8.00 | +6.25 |
| David Simcock | 3-1-2 | +5.00 | +4.64 |
Mallard Handicap Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Mallard Handicap over the last 20 renewals is Jamie Spencer who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Sendintank (2005), Precision Break (2010), Curbyourenthusiasm (2015) and Sleeping Lion (2019).
Here are some of the top Mallard Handicap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Spencer | 9-4-6 | +29.33 | +19.77 |
| William Buick | 12-1-2 | -8.50 | -1.67 |
| Ryan Moore | 10-1-4 | -1.50 | +2.62 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 8-1-3 | +5.00 | +7.15 |
| Frankie Dettori | 5-1-2 | +0.00 | +2.34 |
| Hollie Doyle | 3-1-3 | +4.00 | +4.27 |
| Martin Harley | 2-1-2 | +11.00 | +9.00 |
| David Egan | 2-1-1 | +4.00 | +2.00 |
| P J McDonald | 2-1-1 | +0.38 | -0.14 |
| Amie Waugh | 1-1-1 | +18.00 | +10.80 |
2025 Mallard Handicap Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 7, 1, (2, 8), 3, (6, 8), 11, 1, (2, 3), 6, 7, 1, 1, 12, 5, 2, 3, 3, 7, 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 (84%) - No bigger than 20/1
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved a TS of 69+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Had 2 - 15 placings (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Fewer than 2 placings (Higher Class)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Fewer than 5 races (Higher Class)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Not in FRA/DEU/IRL/POL/SCO/WAL (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - In a field of 4 - 15 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Highest Run is not G1/Cl4
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Highest Won is not G2-3/LST
- 19 / 20 (78%) - Placed within last 3 starts
- 19 / 20 (87%) - Won within last 8 starts
- 18 / 20 (71%) - Within the first 7 of the market
- 18 / 20 (75%) - No older than a 5yo
- 18 / 20 (79%) - No more than +2yrs (Vs Min Age)
- 18 / 20 (82%) - Beaten no more -1½l (LTO)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Doncaster racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Mallard Handicap. 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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Mallard Handicap Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +27.71 is when runners had 1 place in the past 90 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners were aged 6, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-24.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 4 (6,5) [8 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 3 (1) [7 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 11 (13,5) [10 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 5 (10,4) [10 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 3 (6,5) [8 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Mallard Handicap is York, there has been a total number of 9 winners of this race who ran at York last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 193 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 10 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Mallard Handicap, that stallion Dubawi has produced 2 winners (2024,2020).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Mallard Handicap despite multiple attempts:
- Galileo (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Montjeu (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Cape Cross (0 Wins from 7 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Precision Break in 2010, winning for Paul Cole at odds of 20/1 under the guidance of Jamie Spencer. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 5 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 Mallard Handicap.
Other Principal races during the Doncaster St Leger Festival
Here is the schedule for the four-day St Leger 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.
Thursday at St Leger Festival
There are a couple of Group 2's which take centre-stage on the opening day of the St Leger Festival, the £120k May Hill Stakes where the two-year-olds feature and then the £150k Park Hill Fillies Stakes where the older fillies compete.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Red Fillies Nursery | Ghost Run (GB) 2yo - 5/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| Doncaster 2yo Stakes | Hallasan (GB) 2yo - 15/2 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| May Hill Stakes | Desert Flower (IRE) 2yo - 1/1 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| Park Hill Stakes | Nakheel (FR) 3yo - 10/1 | Owen Burrows Jim Crowley |
| St Leger Festival Class 3 1m4f Handicap | Kildare Legend (IRE) 3yo - 100/30 | James Ferguson Daniel Muscutt |
Friday at St Leger Festival
On Friday, the feature race of the day is the Group 2 Doncaster Cup which is part of the British Champion Series and carries a £140k purse. The Flying Childers Stakes is another race on Friday which carries a decent purse, £130k on offer for the two-year-olds.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Mallard Handicap | Faylaq (GB) 8yo - 18/1 | Jim Goldie Amie Waugh |
| Flying Scotsman Stakes | Benevento (IRE) 2yo - 7/1 | Raphael E Freire David Egan |
| Flying Childers Stakes | Aesterius (IRE) 2yo - 7/2 | Archie Watson James Doyle |
| Doncaster Cup | Sweet William (IRE) 5yo - 7/4 | John & Thady Gosden Robert Havlin |
Saturday at St Leger Festival
The feature race of the festival, the St Leger takes place on Saturday, another race which is part of the British Champion Series, this Group 1 carries a purse of £700k. The three races before the St Leger all carry decent purses too, the Champagne Stakes (£150k), the Portland (£100k) and the Park Stakes (£140k).
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Champagne Stakes | Bay City Roller (IRE) 2yo - 9/2 | George Scott Callum Shepherd |
| Portland Heritage Handicap | American Affair (GB) 4yo - 4/1 | Jim Goldie Paul Mulrennan |
| Park Stakes | Kinross (GB) 7yo - 11/4 | Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan |
| St Leger | Jan Brueghel (IRE) 3yo - 11/4 | A P O'Brien Sean Levey |
| PJ Towey Construction Handicap | Daysofourlives (IRE) 4yo - 100/30 | Marco Botti Jack Mitchell |
| St Leger Festival Class 2 Mile Handicap | Johan (GB) 7yo - 18/1 | Jack Channon Rossa Ryan |
Sunday at St Leger Festival
Sunday is a bit more low-key, only one class one race which is the £85k Sceptre Stakes for the fillies over 7f and there are also a couple of decent handicaps carrying good purses of £70k and £65k.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| City of Doncaster Handicap | Telemark (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | Simon & Ed Crisford Harry Davies |
| Sceptre Stakes | Great Generation (IRE) 3yo - 8/1 | Marco Botti Marco Ghiani |
| St Leger Festival Class 2 Sprint Handicap | Baldomero (IRE) 6yo - 10/1 | Michael Appleby Silvestre De Sousa |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Mallard Handicap 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.
James Banting
Tipster Competition Assistant
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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