Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Royal Ascot)

Review the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes, focusing on trainer and jockey achievements. Investigate past winners to uncover patterns in this sprint handicap for three-year-olds.
Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Royal Ascot)
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Content Editor

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 Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes Preview

The Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes take place on the Friday of Royal Ascot, It was one of three handicaps added to the schedule in 2020 to expand to seven races on each of the five days.

This race is open to runners who are aged three or older and is contested over a distance of five furlongs.

Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes Information:

Our dedicated Royal Ascot tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes, but will also have predictions for each meeting at Royal Ascot throughout the season, so be sure to head over there. We cover every race at Royal Ascot, and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. In addition to those, we also cover numerous races at Ascot during the flat season, you can find links to those here.

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How competitive is the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 5 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2020 when the race had an over-round of 126%. The race in 2022 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 148%, whilst on average over the last 5 renewals of the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes, the over-round has been 134%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £134 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2025 Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes Trend Analysis.

These are the top three quickest-run Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes races over the last 5 renewals:

  1. Latin Lover (59.56) in 2022
  2. Pilgrim (59.60) in 2024
  3. Rhythm N Hooves (1:00.35) in 2023

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 5 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 4 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +4.17. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes, see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.

When looking over the past 5 renewals, a time of 59.56 was set by Latin Lover in 2022, which is the quickest time over that period. The runner was trained by Harry Eustace and ridden by Hayley Turner. The slowest winning time was set in 2021 when Significantly won in a time of 1:02.75, booked to ride was Clifford Lee by the trainer K R Burke.

What the expert says...
Only five renewals to date so not much information to go on, however, it already appears to be a difficult race for fillies with those holding a record of 0-38 over the five renewals although they have filled eight of the placings.

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes' past winners for the last 5 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 Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2024 (110k)
59.60
Pilgrim (GB)
3yo 9-1 (12 of 28) 18/1
Joe Fanning
David & Nicola Barron (GB)
2023 (100k)
1:00.35
Rhythm N Hooves (GB)
3yo 8-8 (25 of 26) 12/1
Hollie Doyle
Archie Watson (GB)
2022 (100k)
59.56
Latin Lover (IRE)
3yo 8-2 (11 of 27) 5/1
Hayley Turner
Harry Eustace (GB)
2021 (65k)
1:02.75
Significantly (GB)
3yo 9-1 (24 of 19) 10/1
Clifford Lee
K R Burke (GB)
2020 (35k)
1:00.57
Art Power (IRE)
3yo 9-0 (19 of 21) 6/4F
Silvestre De Sousa
Tim Easterby (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

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

  • GB: 5 winners with an additional 15 placings from 114 runners
  • IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 5 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • USA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes Trainer Statistics

Here are some of the top Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes trainer statistics over the last 5 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
K R Burke9-1-1+2.00-1.75
Archie Watson6-1-2+7.00+7.13
David & Nicola Barron2-1-1+17.00+10.25
Harry Eustace1-1-1+5.00+3.13
Tim Easterby1-1-1+1.50+0.94
Richard Fahey8-0-0-8.00-8.00
Roger Varian6-0-1-6.00-4.94
Kevin Ryan5-0-1-5.00-0.37
Michael Appleby5-0-1-5.00-2.50
Andrew Balding3-0-1-3.00+0.63

Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes Jockey Statistics

Here are some of the top Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes jockey statistics over the last 5 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
Hollie Doyle5-1-2+8.00+6.25
Clifford Lee4-1-1+7.00+3.25
Hayley Turner4-1-1+2.00+0.13
Silvestre De Sousa4-1-1-1.50-2.06
Joe Fanning3-1-1+16.00+9.25
Oisin Murphy4-0-1-4.00+0.63
Tom Marquand4-0-1-4.00-2.25
James Doyle4-0-0-4.00-4.00
David Egan4-0-0-4.00-4.00
Andrea Atzeni3-0-2-3.00-0.44

Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 3+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +20.00, is when runners had 2 places in the past 90 days.

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 places in the past 90 days, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-52.

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

  • 2024: Winner in 12 (17,1,16) [28 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 25 (16,17,20) [26 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 11 (21,26,28) [27 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 24 (22,20,23) [19 Runners]
  • 2020: Winner in 19 (21,11,20) [21 Runners]

The courses that have produced the most winners of the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes are Musselburgh, York, Newcastle (AW), Kempton (AW) and Hamilton; there have been a total of 1 winner from each of those courses.

The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 5 winners from a total of 83 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 38 runners.

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

  • Kodiac (0 Wins from 8 runners)
  • Ardad (0 Wins from 5 runners)
  • Dandy Man (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 5 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Pilgrim in 2024, winning for David & Nicola Barron at odds of 18/1 under the guidance of Joe Fanning. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 5 renewals, there have been 1 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes, why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?

Route to the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes

Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2024 - Pilgrim
Musselburgh - 1st of 10 (2/1)
Edinburgh Gin Seaside Handicap
2023 - Rhythm N Hooves
York - 10th of 18 (8/1)
Irish Champions Festival Handicap
2022 - Latin Lover
Kempton (AW) - 1st of 9 (10/3)
Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap
2021 - Significantly
Hamilton - 2nd of 5 (16/5)
MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed EBF Tangerine Trees Conditions Stakes
2020 - Art Power
Newcastle (AW) - 1st of 11 (5/4)
Betway Novice Stakes

Schedule for Tuesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

The five-day Royal Ascot meeting kicks off on Tuesday with three Group 1 events on the seven-race card, with the Queen Anne Stakes, King Charles II Stakes and St James's Palace Stakes all part of the British Champions Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Queen Anne Stakes
Charyn (IRE)
4yo - 100/30
Roger Varian
Silvestre De Sousa
15:05 Royal Ascot
Coventry Stakes
Rashabar (IRE)
2yo - 80/1
Brian Meehan
Billy Loughnane
15:40 Royal Ascot
King Charles III Stakes
Asfoora (AUS)
5yo - 5/1
Henry Dwyer
Oisin Murphy
16:20 Royal Ascot
St James's Palace Stakes
Rosallion (IRE)
3yo - 5/2
Richard Hannon
Sean Levey
17:00 Royal Ascot
Ascot Stakes
Pledgeofallegiance (IRE)
4yo - 20/1
Sir Mark Prescott Bt
Luke Morris
17:35 Royal Ascot
Wolferton Stakes
Israr (GB)
5yo - 11/4
John & Thady Gosden
Jim Crowley
18:10 Royal Ascot
Copper Horse Stakes
Belloccio (FR)
6yo - 4/1
W P Mullins
William Buick

Schedule for Wednesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

The feature race on the second day of Royal Ascot is the Prince of Wales's Stakes, a race which carries a prize fund of £1m and is part of the British Champions Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Queen Mary Stakes
Leovanni (IRE)
2yo - 22/1
K R Burke
James Doyle
15:05 Royal Ascot
Queen's Vase
Illinois (IRE)
3yo - 7/4
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:40 Royal Ascot
Duke of Cambridge Stakes
Running Lion (GB)
4yo - 6/1
John & Thady Gosden
Oisin Murphy
16:20 Royal Ascot
Prince of Wales's Stakes
Auguste Rodin (IRE)
4yo - 13/8
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
17:00 Royal Ascot
Royal Hunt Cup
Wild Tiger (GB)
5yo - 11/2
Saeed bin Suroor
Oisin Murphy
17:35 Royal Ascot
Kensington Palace Stakes
Doha (GB)
4yo - 10/1
Ralph Beckett
Hector Crouch
18:10 Royal Ascot
Windsor Castle Stakes
Aint Nobody (IRE)
2yo - 5/1
Kevin Ryan
Jamie Spencer

Schedule for Thursday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

There are a couple of decent handicaps on the third day of Royal Ascot, the highlight of the day, though, is the Ascot Gold Cup, a Group 1 marathon for the flat runners.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Norfolk Stakes
Shareholder (USA)
2yo - 12/1
K R Burke
James Doyle
15:05 Royal Ascot
King George V Stakes
Going The Distance (IRE)
3yo - 9/1
Ralph Beckett
Rossa Ryan
15:40 Royal Ascot
Ribblesdale Stakes
Port Fairy (IRE)
3yo - 12/1
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
16:20 Royal Ascot
Ascot Gold Cup
Kyprios (IRE)
6yo - 11/10
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
17:00 Royal Ascot
Britannia Stakes
Mickley (IRE)
3yo - 15/2
Edward Bethell
Callum Rodriguez
17:35 Royal Ascot
Hampton Court Stakes
Jayarebe (FR)
3yo - 7/1
Brian Meehan
Sean Levey
18:10 Royal Ascot
Buckingham Palace Stakes
English Oak (GB)
4yo - 100/30
Ed Walker
James Doyle

Schedule for Friday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

A couple of British Champions Series races on the Friday at Royal Ascot, the Commonwealth Cup over six furlongs and then the Coronation Stakes over just shy of a mile.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Albany Stakes
Fairy Godmother (IRE)
2yo - 15/8
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:05 Royal Ascot
Commonwealth Cup
Inisherin (GB)
3yo - 9/4
Kevin Ryan
Tom Eaves
15:40 Royal Ascot
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes
Crystal Black (IRE)
6yo - 11/1
Gerard Keane
Colin Keane
16:20 Royal Ascot
Coronation Stakes
Porta Fortuna (IRE)
3yo - 7/2
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
Tom Marquand
17:00 Royal Ascot
Sandringham Stakes
Soprano (IRE)
3yo - 14/1
George Boughey
Billy Loughnane
17:35 Royal Ascot
King Edward VII Stakes
Calandagan (IRE)
3yo - 11/2
F-H Graffard
Stephane Pasquier
18:10 Royal Ascot
Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes
Pilgrim (GB)
3yo - 18/1
David & Nicola Barron
Joe Fanning

Schedule for Saturday at the Royal Ascot Meeting

The final day of Royal Ascot is all about the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, a Group 1 race run over six furlongs which is part of the British Champions Series and carries a prize fund of £1m.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:30 Royal Ascot
Chesham Stakes
Bedtime Story (IRE)
2yo - 11/8
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:05 Royal Ascot
Hardwicke Stakes
Isle Of Jura (GB)
4yo - 16/1
George Scott
Callum Shepherd
15:40 Royal Ascot
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
Khaadem (IRE)
8yo - 14/1
Charles Hills
Oisin Murphy
16:20 Royal Ascot
Jersey Stakes
Haatem (IRE)
3yo - 7/2
Richard Hannon
James Doyle
17:00 Royal Ascot
Wokingham Stakes
Unequal Love (GB)
4yo - 12/1
William Haggas
Tom Marquand
17:35 Royal Ascot
Golden Gates Stakes
Hand Of God (GB)
3yo - 9/4
Harry Charlton
William Buick
18:10 Royal Ascot
Queen Alexandra Stakes
Uxmal (IRE)
5yo - 2/1
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle

Article Contributor Information

We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Palace of Holyroodhouse 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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