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2025 Petingo Handicap Preview
This Premier Handicap is scheduled to take place in September of each year at the Leopardstown Racecourse and is known as the Petingo Handicap. The race is open to runners aged three or older and is contested over a trip of one mile and five furlongs.
Petingo Handicap Information:
We also have a dedicated Leopardstown 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 Races Covered during the Irish Champions Weekend section for links to these.
How competitive is the Petingo Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 13 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2014 when the race had an over-round of 127%. The race in 2017 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 143%, whilst on average over the last 13 renewals of the Petingo Handicap, the over-round has been 134%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £134 which is bet.
Petingo Handicap Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 13 if you had followed the winner of the Petingo Handicap next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 13 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -4.21. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Petingo Handicap see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 13 renewals, a time of 2:41.18 was set by Satin in 2023, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Mrs John Harrington and ridden by Shane Foley. The slowest winning time was set in 2012 when I Have A Dream won in a time of 3:02.75, booked to ride was Joseph O'Brien by the trainer A P O'Brien.
These are the top three quickest-run Petingo Handicap over the last 13 renewals:
- Satin (2:41.18) in 2023
- Limini (2:41.78) in 2018
- Fighter (2:42.99) in 2024
Petingo Handicap Past Winners
Here are the Petingo 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 Petingo Handicap are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:42.99 | Fighter (IRE) 3yo 8-2 (13 of 22) 9/1 | Wayne Hassett (5lbs) A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2023 2:41.18 | Satin (GB) 3yo 8-9 (13 of 14) 14/1 | Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington (IRE) |
| 2022 2:53.04 | Moracana (IRE) 4yo 8-10 (12 of 23) 14/1 | Rory Cleary Ms Sheila Lavery (IRE) |
| 2021 2:44.87 | Ever Present (IRE) 5yo 10-0 (17 of 23) 17/2 | Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington (IRE) |
| 2020 2:46.67 | Halimi (IRE) 4yo 9-10 (13 of 18) 18/1 | Kevin Manning J S Bolger (IRE) |
| 2019 2:43.25 | Kastasa (IRE) 3yo 8-10 (18 of 17) 6/1 | Andrew Slattery (5lbs) D K Weld (IRE) |
| 2018 2:41.78 | Limini (IRE) 7yo 9-9 (14 of 16) 5/1 | Oisin Murphy W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2017 2:47.68 | Laws Of Spin (IRE) 4yo 9-4 (8 of 20) 14/1 | Chris Hayes W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2016 3:01.96 | Quick Jack (IRE) 7yo 9-5 (16 of 16) 5/1 | Oisin Orr (7lbs) A J Martin (IRE) |
| 2015 3:02.33 | Silwana (IRE) 4yo 9-6 (5 of 16) 8/1 | Pat Smullen D K Weld (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Petingo Handicap have been based:
- IRE: 13 winners with an additional 35 placings from 222 runners
- GB: 0 winners with an additional 2 placings from 9 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Petingo Handicap Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Petingo Handicap over the last 13 renewals is W P Mullins who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Pique Sous (2013), Laws Of Spin (2017) and Limini (2018). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Petingo Handicap are A P O'Brien (2 wins), D K Weld (2 wins) and Mrs John Harrington (2 wins). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 13 renewals in the Petingo Handicap, Joseph Patrick O'Brien has sent a total of 12 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst M Halford has sent out 10 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Petingo Handicap trainer statistics over the last 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W P Mullins | 31-3-7 | +1.00 | -2.62 |
| A P O'Brien | 17-2-4 | +2.00 | +1.13 |
| D K Weld | 10-2-4 | +6.00 | +3.56 |
| Mrs John Harrington | 9-2-3 | +15.50 | +8.44 |
| A J Martin | 13-1-5 | -7.00 | -1.43 |
| J S Bolger | 10-1-3 | +9.00 | +6.38 |
| Ms Sheila Lavery | 1-1-1 | +14.00 | +8.75 |
| John E Kiely | 1-1-1 | +7.00 | +4.38 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 12-0-2 | -12.00 | -10.00 |
| M Halford | 10-0-1 | -10.00 | -5.37 |
Petingo Handicap Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Petingo Handicap over the last 13 renewals is Shane Foley who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Ever Present (2021) and Satin (2023). Two jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 13 renewals in the Petingo Handicap, Declan McDonogh has ridden 12 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst Colin Keane has ridden 10 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Petingo Handicap jockey statistics over the last 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Foley | 12-2-2 | +12.50 | +4.06 |
| Chris Hayes | 13-1-5 | +2.00 | +7.82 |
| W J Lee | 11-1-1 | +0.00 | -3.75 |
| Rory Cleary | 6-1-1 | +9.00 | +3.75 |
| Andrew Slattery | 4-1-3 | +3.00 | +5.44 |
| Oisin Orr | 4-1-2 | +2.00 | +2.13 |
| Oisin Murphy | 3-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.13 |
| Wayne Hassett | 1-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.63 |
| Declan McDonogh | 12-0-3 | -12.00 | -8.56 |
| Colin Keane | 10-0-2 | -10.00 | -5.25 |
2025 Petingo Handicap Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): (2, 7), 7, 8, 14, 2, 15, (6, 14), 2, 7, 2, 4, 13, 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.
- 13 / 13 (59%) - No bigger than 18/1
- 13 / 13 (59%) - Within the first 10 of the market
- 13 / 13 (69%) - Highest Run is not G1-3/Cl3-4
- 13 / 13 (73%) - Ran in 2 - 6 races (Season)
- 13 / 13 (75%) - Not in a G1-3/Cl4 (LTO)
- 13 / 13 (76%) - No bigger than 10/1 (Career Win)
- 13 / 13 (77%) - Highest Placed is not G2-3/Cl3
- 13 / 13 (77%) - No bigger than 11/1 (LTO)
- 13 / 13 (78%) - Fewer than 3 races (Course)
- 13 / 13 (78%) - Achieved an RPR of 83+ (Season)
- 13 / 13 (79%) - Ran over 1m2f - 2m (LTO)
- 13 / 13 (80%) - Ran in 2 - 9 races (1 Year)
- 13 / 13 (83%) - Ran in 4 - 29 races (Career)
- 13 / 13 (84%) - Dam is not ARG/AUS/GER/SAF/USA bred
- 12 / 13 (67%) - Held an OR of 84+ (LTO)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Leopardstown racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Petingo 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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Petingo Handicap Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 7+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +16.00 is when runners had the same jockey as when last winning. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 4 career wins, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-42.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 13 (17,2,12) [22 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 13 (3,8) [14 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 12 (22,18,16) [23 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 17 (26,16,6) [23 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 13 (7,10,20) [18 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Petingo Handicap is Curragh, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Curragh last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Killarney, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Killarney last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 7 winners from a total of 190 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 6 winners from a total of 42 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Petingo Handicap, that stallion Peintre Celebre has produced 2 winners (2018,2015).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Petingo Handicap despite multiple attempts:
- Camelot (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Zoffany (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 13 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Halimi in 2020, winning for J S Bolger at odds of 18/1 under the guidance of Kevin Manning. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 13 renewals there have been 0 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Petingo Handicap head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Petingo 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 International racing.
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 |
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