Ormonde Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (May Meeting)

We look at the Ormonde Stakes ahead of the next renewal, a race contested over 1m5½f at Chester during the May Meeting to see which runners, trainers and jockeys have previously won the race and which trends you can use to find the winner of the Ormonde Stakes.
Ormonde Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (May Meeting)
Andy Powell
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Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.

2025 Ormonde Stakes Preview

Named after the horse Ormonde who retired unbeaten and won the English Triple Crown in 1886, the Ormonde Stakes is scheduled to take place during the May Meeting at the Chester Racecourse.

The race is a Group 3 that is open to runners aged four or older and is run over a trip of one mile, five furlongs and eighty-four yards.

The race can serve as a trial for the Coronation Cup which is run at Epsom the following month, St Nicholas Abbey (2011) is one runner who has done the double.

Ormonde Stakes Information:

To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Chester 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 Other Principal Races at Chester Racecourse section for links to these.

How competitive is the Ormonde Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2009 when the race had an over-round of 107%. The race in 2008 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 121%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Ormonde Stakes, the over-round has been 112%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £112 which is bet.

Ormonde 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 Ormonde Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 7 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +7.17. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Ormonde Stakes see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.

Over the last 20 renewals, it was Point Lonsdale, trained by A P O'Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore who set the fastest winning time in the Ormonde Stakes, the runner won the race in a time of 2:49.17 when winning the race in 2024. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Andrew Balding and jockey William Buick with Buccellati who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 3:45.91 in the 2009 renewal.

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

  1. Point Lonsdale (2:49.17) in 2024
  2. St Nicholas Abbey (2:52.27) in 2011
  3. Ask (2:52.33) in 2007

Ormonde Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Ormonde 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 Ormonde Stakes as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2024
2:49.17
Point Lonsdale (IRE)
5yo 9-2 (4 of 6) 13/8F
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2023
3:06.02
Hamish (GB)
7yo 9-5 (7 of 6) 7/4
Tom Marquand
William Haggas (GB)
2022
2:55.99
Hamish (GB)
6yo 9-5 (5 of 9) 9/2
Tom Marquand
William Haggas (GB)
2021
2:58.01
Japan (GB)
5yo 9-0 (3 of 8) 13/8F
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2019
3:00.66
Morando (FR)
6yo 9-3 (1 of 6) 3/1
Silvestre De Sousa
Andrew Balding (GB)
2018
2:53.27
Idaho (IRE)
5yo 9-0 (5 of 6) 8/11F
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2017
2:52.69
Western Hymn (GB)
6yo 9-0 (3 of 9) 7/2
Frankie Dettori
John Gosden (GB)
2016
2:58.70
Dartmouth (GB)
4yo 9-3 (2 of 5) 1/1F
Ryan Moore
Sir Michael Stoute (GB)
2015
3:03.15
Clever Cookie (GB)
7yo 9-0 (7 of 8) 8/1
Graham Lee
Peter Niven (GB)
2014
3:05.96
Brown Panther (GB)
6yo 9-0 (6 of 4) 6/4
Richard Kingscote
Tom Dascombe (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

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

  • GB: 14 winners with an additional 17 placings from 107 runners
  • IRE: 6 winners with an additional 7 placings from 23 runners

Ormonde Stakes Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Ormonde Stakes over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien who has won the race six times with those six winners coming from Macarthur (2008), St Nicholas Abbey (2011), Memphis Tennessee (2012), Idaho (2018), Japan (2021) and Point Lonsdale (2024). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Ormonde Stakes are Sir Michael Stoute (3 wins), Andrew Balding (2 wins), John Gosden (2 wins) and William Haggas (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Ormonde 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):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
A P O'Brien16-6-11-1.38-0.86
Sir Michael Stoute7-3-3+0.12-0.42
Andrew Balding11-2-4-4.12-4.17
John Gosden6-2-3+1.63+0.68
William Haggas3-2-2+5.25+2.79
Tom Dascombe3-1-1-0.50-1.00
Peter Niven1-1-1+8.00+4.80
Ian Williams5-0-0-5.00-5.00
Ralph Beckett4-0-1-4.00-2.25
Michael Bell3-0-2-3.00+0.60

Ormonde Stakes Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Ormonde Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore who has won the race six times with those six winners coming from Harbinger (2010), St Nicholas Abbey (2011), Dartmouth (2016), Idaho (2018), Japan (2021) and Point Lonsdale (2024). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Ormonde Stakes is Tom Marquand (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Ormonde 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):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Ryan Moore13-6-8-0.01-0.36
Tom Marquand2-2-2+6.25+3.79
Jamie Spencer7-1-3-4.62+0.46
Frankie Dettori5-1-2-0.50-0.65
William Buick5-1-2-2.12-3.00
Silvestre De Sousa4-1-1+0.00-1.12
Richard Kingscote4-1-1-1.50-3.00
Graham Lee2-1-1+7.00+3.80
Kerrin McEvoy1-1-1+2.50+1.56
David Probert3-0-2-3.00-0.05

Ormonde Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +18.02 is when runners were 2nd in the betting market. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Handicap when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-29.

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

  • 2024: Winner in 4 (6) [6 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 7 (5) [6 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 5 (4,1) [9 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 3 (4,5) [8 Runners]
  • 2019: Winner in 1 (4) [6 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Ormonde Stakes is Newbury, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Newbury last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Curragh, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Curragh 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 114 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 16 runners.

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

  • Montjeu (3 Wins)
  • Galileo (2 Wins)
  • Motivator (2 Wins)
  • Sadlers Wells (2 Wins)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Clever Cookie in 2015, winning for Peter Niven at odds of 8/1 under the guidance of Graham Lee. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 8 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.

Other Principal races at Chester racecourse

Here are some other notable races at the Chester racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.

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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 Ormonde 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.

James Banting

James Banting

Tipster Competition Assistant

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Content Editor

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for flat racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful flat racing blogs for OLBG.

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