Princess Elizabeth Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Derby Festival)

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Contested over a distance of 1m½f is the Princess Elizabeth Stakes which is scheduled to take place at Epsom during the Derby Festival. Below we have detailed past winners along with both trainer and jockey records in the race and see which trends have been set based on past winners of the Princess Elizabeth Stakes.

Princess Elizabeth Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Derby Festival)
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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 Princess Elizabeth Stakes Preview

The current version of the Princess Elizabeth Stakes was established in 1995 and was originally called the Victress Stakes, before that the race was discontinued in 1992.

The current status of the race is that it has a Group 3 status and is run on the same day as the Epsom Derby.

The race is open to fillies and mares who are aged three years old or older with the three-year-old runners receiving a twelve-pound allowance.

Princess Elizabeth Stakes Information:

If you are interested in other predictions at Epsom then head over to the Epsom tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Races Covered at the Epsom Derby Festival section for links to these.

How competitive is the Princess Elizabeth Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2005 when the race had an over-round of 105%. The race in 2009 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 120%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Princess Elizabeth Stakes, the over-round has been 115%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £115 which is bet.

Princess Elizabeth 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 Princess Elizabeth Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -14.00. Ahead of the 2025 Princess Elizabeth Stakes why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?

Over the last 20 renewals, it was Anna Nerium, trained by Richard Hannon and ridden by Tom Marquand who set the fastest winning time in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes, the runner won the race in a time of 1:40.82 when winning the race in 2019. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Saeed bin Suroor and jockey Frankie Dettori with Sundrop who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:50.27 in the 2005 renewal.

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

  1. Anna Nerium (1:40.82) in 2019
  2. Laugh Aloud (1:41.54) in 2017
  3. Thistle Bird (1:42.65) in 2014

Princess Elizabeth Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Princess Elizabeth 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 at the time of winning the Princess Elizabeth Stakes and the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2024
1:46.32
Breege (GB)
4yo 9-8 (7 of 8) 5/1
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn (GB)
2023
1:43.60
Prosperous Voyage (IRE)
4yo 9-8 (5 of 6) 6/4F
Frankie Dettori
Ralph Beckett (GB)
2022
1:43.06
Bashkirova (GB)
4yo 9-8 (2 of 10) 2/1F
Tom Marquand
William Haggas (GB)
2021
1:44.25
Parents Prayer (IRE)
4yo 9-6 (2 of 8) 4/1
Oisin Murphy
Archie Watson (GB)
2020
1:44.71
Summer Romance (IRE)
3yo 9-0 (3 of 6) 9/1
William Buick
Charlie Appleby (GB)
2019
1:40.82
Anna Nerium (GB)
4yo 9-6 (6 of 8) 9/2
Tom Marquand
Richard Hannon (GB)
2018
1:44.30
Wilamina (IRE)
5yo 9-6 (8 of 8) 7/2F
Frankie Dettori
Martyn Meade (GB)
2017
1:41.54
Laugh Aloud (GB)
4yo 9-6 (5 of 10) 4/5F
James Doyle
John Gosden (GB)
2016
1:47.29
Epsom Icon (GB)
3yo 8-8 (4 of 7) 8/1
Silvestre De Sousa
Mick Channon (GB)
2015
1:43.02
Arabian Queen (IRE)
3yo 8-8 (1 of 9) 9/1
Silvestre De Sousa
David Elsworth (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

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

  • GB: 20 winners with an additional 31 placings from 148 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 4 placings from 10 runners
  • GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
  • IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
  • SWE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Princess Elizabeth Stakes Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Saeed bin Suroor who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Sundrop (2005) and Antara (2010 & 2011). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes are Sir Michael Stoute (2 wins) and Roger Charlton (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Princess Elizabeth 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
Saeed bin Suroor4-3-3+3.26+0.96
Sir Michael Stoute9-2-4-3.37-2.07
Roger Charlton2-2-2+6.50+3.90
Richard Hannon5-1-3+0.50+0.52
William Haggas5-1-2-2.00-2.00
John Gosden5-1-3-3.20-1.57
Archie Watson4-1-2+1.00+0.70
Ralph Beckett4-1-1-1.50-2.06
David Elsworth3-1-2+7.00+5.10
Sir Mark Prescott Bt3-1-2+5.00+3.45

Princess Elizabeth Stakes Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Frankie Dettori who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Sundrop (2005), Antara (2010 & 2011), Wilamina (2018) and Prosperous Voyage (2023). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes are James Doyle (3 wins), Silvestre De Sousa (2 wins) and Tom Marquand (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes, Ryan Moore has ridden 12 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Princess Elizabeth 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
Frankie Dettori11-5-5+3.26-1.00
James Doyle4-3-4+6.30+4.18
Silvestre De Sousa6-2-3+13.00+8.10
Tom Marquand4-2-3+4.50+2.80
William Buick10-1-6+0.00+2.45
Oisin Murphy6-1-1-1.00-2.60
Tom Queally3-1-2+5.00+3.35
Luke Morris2-1-1+6.00+3.20
Jason Hart1-1-1+5.00+3.00
Kerrin McEvoy1-1-1+1.75+1.05

Princess Elizabeth Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +12.01 is when runners had a highest class run of Class 1 (G1). The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Handicap last time out, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-23.

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

  • 2024: Winner in 7 (3,6) [8 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 5 (6) [6 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 2 (9,4) [10 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 2 (4,5) [8 Runners]
  • 2020: Winner in 3 (4) [6 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Princess Elizabeth Stakes is Newmarket (Rowley), there has been a total number of 7 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (Rowley) last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Goodwood, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Goodwood last time out.

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

  • Dubawi (3 Wins)
  • Danehill (2 Wins)
  • Kingman (2 Wins)
  • Platini (2 Wins)
  • Selkirk (2 Wins)
  • Zoffany (2 Wins)

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

  • Cape Cross (0 Wins from 6 runners)
  • Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Summer Romance in 2020, winning for Charlie Appleby at odds of 9/1 under the guidance of William Buick. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 10 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Princess Elizabeth Stakes head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.

Races Covered at the Epsom Derby Festival

Here is the 2025 schedule for the two-day Epsom Derby Festival, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.

Epsom Derby Festival races for Friday 6th June 2025

RaceLast WinnerInfo
14:00
Woodcote Stakes
Teej A (IRE)
2yo - 7/2
K R Burke
Clifford Lee
14:35
Trustatrader Handicap
Two Tempting (IRE)
5yo - 12/1
Jonathan Portman
David Egan
15:10
Coronation Cup
Luxembourg (IRE)
5yo - 9/4
A P OBrien
Ryan Moore
15:45
Betfred Handicap
Bolster (GB)
4yo - 5/1
K R Burke
Pierre-Louis Jamin
16:30
Epsom Oaks
Ezeliya (FR)
3yo - 13/2
D K Weld
Chris Hayes
17:10
Surrey Stakes
Evade (FR)
3yo - 10/1
Archie Watson
Oisin Murphy
17:40
Tattenham Handicap
Rhoscolyn (GB)
6yo - 9/1
David OMeara
James Doyle

Epsom Derby Festival races for Saturday 7th June 2025

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:25
Lester Piggott Handicap
Persica (IRE)
3yo - 9/2
Richard Hannon
Sean Levey
14:00
Princess Elizabeth Stakes
Breege (GB)
4yo - 5/1
John & Sean Quinn
Jason Hart
14:35
Diomed Stakes
Royal Scotsman (IRE)
4yo - 17/2
Paul & Oliver Cole
Jamie Spencer
15:10
Epsom 3yo Dash
Blue Storm (GB)
3yo - 8/1
Gemma Tutty
Rossa Ryan
15:45
Epsom Dash
Dream Composer (FR)
6yo - 6/1
James Evans
Joe Leavy
16:30
Epsom Derby
City Of Troy (USA)
3yo - 3/1
A P OBrien
Ryan Moore
17:15
Northern Dancer Handicap
Relentless Voyager (GB)
4yo - 7/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy
17:50
JRA Tokyo Trophy Handicap
Misty Grey (IRE)
7yo - 7/1
David OMeara
Rossa Ryan

Article Contributor Information

We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Princess Elizabeth Stakes Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. 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.

Darren Brett

Darren Brett

Tipster competition manager

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.
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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