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2025 Matron Stakes Preview
Scheduled to take place in September of each year at the Leopardstown Racecourse during Irish Champions Weekend is the Matron Stakes. Restricted to fillies and mares who are aged three or older, this is a Group 1 race.
Matron Stakes Information:
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Leopardstown 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 during the Irish Champions Weekend section for links to these.
How competitive is the Matron Stakes 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 2012 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 129%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Matron Stakes, the over-round has been 117%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £117 which is bet.
Matron 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 Matron Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 16 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -7.82. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Matron Stakes remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:37.50 was set by Tahiyra in 2023, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by D K Weld and ridden by Chris Hayes. The slowest winning time was set in 2022 when Pearls Galore won in a time of 1:44.36, booked to ride was W J Lee by the trainer P Twomey.
These are the top three quickest-run Matron Stakes over the last 20 renewals:
- Tahiyra (1:37.50) in 2023
- Chachamaidee (1:37.58) in 2012
- Fiesolana (1:38.16) in 2014
Matron Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Matron 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 Matron Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:40.67 | Porta Fortuna (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (8 of 9) 5/4F | Tom Marquand Donnacha Aidan O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2023 1:37.50 | Tahiyra (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (4 of 12) 5/6F | Chris Hayes D K Weld (IRE) |
| 2022 1:44.36 | Pearls Galore (FR) 5yo 9-7 (7 of 9) 16/1 | W J Lee P Twomey (IRE) |
| 2021 1:41.98 | No Speak Alexander (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (3 of 13) 25/1 | Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington (IRE) |
| 2020 1:39.77 | Champers Elysees (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (8 of 11) 9/2 | Colin Keane J P Murtagh (IRE) |
| 2019 1:38.81 | Iridessa (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (4 of 7) 10/1 | Wayne Lordan Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2018 1:39.23 | Laurens (FR) 3yo 9-0 (5 of 7) 10/1 | Daniel Tudhope K R Burke (GB) |
| 2017 1:41.89 | Hydrangea (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (9 of 10) 20/1 | Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2016 1:42.08 | Alice Springs (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (7 of 8) 5/1 | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2015 1:39.95 | Legatissimo (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (4 of 9) 7/4F | Wayne Lordan David Wachman (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Matron Stakes have been based:
- IRE: 14 winners with an additional 20 placings from 136 runners
- GB: 6 winners with an additional 14 placings from 44 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 2 placings from 5 runners
Matron Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Matron Stakes over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Lillie Langtry (2010), Alice Springs (2016) and Hydrangea (2017). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Matron Stakes is D K Weld (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Matron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A P O'Brien | 42-3-13 | -10.50 | -12.98 |
| D K Weld | 11-2-3 | -3.67 | -5.03 |
| J S Bolger | 8-1-2 | -4.75 | -1.15 |
| W McCreery | 7-1-1 | -1.00 | -3.00 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 6-1-1 | +5.00 | +1.25 |
| J P Murtagh | 6-1-1 | -0.50 | -2.30 |
| Mrs John Harrington | 5-1-2 | +21.00 | +11.54 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 5-1-4 | -1.75 | -0.19 |
| John Gosden | 5-1-3 | -2.75 | -1.37 |
| Kevin Prendergast | 4-1-1 | +22.00 | +12.00 |
Matron Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Matron Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Wayne Lordan who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Legatissimo (2015), Hydrangea (2017) and Iridessa (2019). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Matron Stakes are Ryan Moore (2 wins), Chris Hayes (2 wins) and W J Lee (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Matron Stakes, Seamie Heffernan has ridden 12 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Matron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Lordan | 11-3-4 | +23.75 | +12.15 |
| Ryan Moore | 12-2-9 | -2.75 | +0.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 7-2-2 | +20.83 | +10.50 |
| W J Lee | 7-2-3 | +16.00 | +8.70 |
| Colin Keane | 7-1-2 | -1.50 | -1.20 |
| Shane Foley | 5-1-1 | +21.00 | +11.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 3-1-2 | +4.00 | +2.45 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 2-1-2 | +9.00 | +6.95 |
| Tom Queally | 2-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.30 |
| Tom Marquand | 1-1-1 | +1.25 | +0.75 |
2025 Matron Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 4, 1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 4, 2, 1, 3, 2, 2, 4, 3, 3, 4, 1, 1
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 (77%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Achieved a TS of 88+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Not in a LST/Cl2-4 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - In a field of 5 - 13 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Achieved an RPR of 104+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 102+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Ran in 1 - 3 races (90 Days)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Had 4 - 14 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Had 2 - 7 placings (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Ran in 4 - 10 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Placed within last 3 starts
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Achieved a TS of 52+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Off a break of 10 - 78 days
- 19 / 20 (86%) - Won by at least a neck (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 40/1 (Career)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Leopardstown racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Matron Stakes. If there is anything that you do not understand in this blog, please leave a comment or head over to the Horse Racing Terms and Abbreviations article which is available in the OLBG Betting School section.
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Matron Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor that produced 10+ winners and showed the best LSP, an LSP of +57.66 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 had 1 career start in the class, 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 8 (7,9) [9 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 4 (9,7) [12 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 7 (8,1) [9 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 3 (7,2) [13 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 8 (11,5) [11 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Matron Stakes is Goodwood, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Goodwood last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Deauville, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Deauville last time out.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Matron Stakes:
- Galileo (3 Wins)
- Danehill Dancer (2 Wins)
- Siyouni (2 Wins)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was No Speak Alexander in 2021, winning for Mrs John Harrington at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Shane Foley. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 6 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 Matron Stakes.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Matron 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 International racing.
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Races Covered during the Irish Champions Weekend
Here is the schedule for the two-day Irish Champions Weekend which is run at Leopardstown on Saturday and then the Curragh on Sunday 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.
Saturday at the Irish Champions Weekend
Leopardstown hosts the opening day of the Irish Champions Weekend, the highlight of the day being the Irish Champions Stakes, a race dominated by Aidan O'Brien in recent years with him winning all of the last five renewals and has won the race a total of twelve times.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown Champions Juvenile Stakes | Green Impact (IRE) 2yo - 5/2 | Mrs John Harrington Shane Foley |
| Leopardstown Solonaway Stakes | Diego Velazquez (IRE) 3yo - 10/11 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| Leopardstown Matron Stakes | Porta Fortuna (IRE) 3yo - 5/4 | Donnacha Aidan O'Brien Tom Marquand |
| Leopardstown Irish Champion Stakes | Economics (GB) 3yo - 7/4 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| Leopardstown Petingo Handicap | Fighter (IRE) 3yo - 9/1 | A P O'Brien Wayne Hassett |
| Leopardstown Sovereign Path Handicap | Dance Night Andday (IRE) 4yo - 12/1 | Ross O'Sullivan Ronan Whelan |
Sunday at the Irish Champions Weekend
Sunday of the Irish Champions Weekend is hosted at the Curragh with four Group 1 races, the highlight being the Irish St Leger, Aidan has not been as dominant in this with just six wins, three behind both Vincent O'Brien and Dermot Weld.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Curragh Bold Lad Sprint Handicap | My Mate Alfie (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | G M Lyons Colin Keane |
| Curragh Blandford Stakes | Hanalia (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | J P Murtagh Shane Foley |
| Curragh Moyglare Stud Stakes | Lake Victoria (IRE) 2yo - 11/2 | A P O'Brien Wayne Lordan |
| Curragh Flying Five Stakes | Bradsell (GB) 4yo - 2/1 | Archie Watson Hollie Doyle |
| Curragh National Stakes | Scorthy Champ (IRE) 2yo - 12/1 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien Dylan Browne McMonagle |
| Curragh Irish St Leger | Kyprios (IRE) 6yo - 2/5 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| Curragh Northfields Handicap | This Songisforyou (USA) 6yo - 9/1 | Emmet Mullins Colin Keane |
