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)
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.

2024 Princess Elizabeth Stakes Preview

The current version of the Princess Elizabeth Stakes was established in 1995 and was originally called the Victress Stakes, prior to 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:

We also have a dedicated Epsom 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 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. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page so you can get easy access to the OLBG racing picks on a daily basis.

Over the last 20 renewals, it was the Richard Hannon trained Anna Nerium 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 was set 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:

  • 2019 - Anna Nerium (1:40.82)
  • 2017 - Laugh Aloud (1:41.54)
  • 2014 - Thistle Bird (1:42.65)

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 also the total number of runners in the race. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Princess Elizabeth Stakes as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Year Horse (Drawn) Info
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)
2014
1:42.65
Thistle Bird (GB)
6yo 9-6 (6 of 10) 7/2
James Doyle
Roger Charlton (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 149 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 4 placings from 9 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 four times with those four winners coming from Gonfilia (2004), Sundrop (2005) and Antara (2010 & 2011). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes are Sir Michael Stoute (2 wins), Mick Channon (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):

Trainer R-W-P Win EW
Saeed bin Suroor 6-4-4 +3.36 +0.62
Sir Michael Stoute 10-2-4 -4.37 -3.07
Mick Channon 7-2-2 +7.00 +2.40
Roger Charlton 2-2-2 +6.50 +3.90
Richard Hannon 5-1-3 +0.50 +0.52
William Haggas 5-1-2 -2.00 -2.00
John Gosden 5-1-3 -3.20 -1.57
Archie Watson 4-1-2 +1.00 +0.70
David Elsworth 3-1-2 +7.00 +5.10
Sir Mark Prescott Bt 3-1-2 +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 six times with those six winners coming from Gonfilia (2004), 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 a total of 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):

Jockey R-W-P Win EW
Frankie Dettori 12-6-6 +4.36 -0.34
James Doyle 4-3-4 +6.30 +4.18
Silvestre De Sousa 6-2-3 +13.00 +8.10
Tom Marquand 4-2-3 +4.50 +2.80
William Buick 9-1-5 +1.00 +2.68
Oisin Murphy 5-1-1 +0.00 -1.60
Tom Queally 3-1-2 +5.00 +3.35
Luke Morris 2-1-1 +6.00 +3.20
Kerrin McEvoy 2-1-1 +0.75 +0.05
Ryan Moore 12-0-4 -12.00 -7.50

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 1, 1, 1, (2, 5), 3, 1, 1, 5, 1, 3, 3, 2, 1, (1, 3), 3, 5, 3, 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 (59%) - Had 2 - 6 wins (Non-Hcps)
  • 20 / 20 (59%) - No bigger than 9/1
  • 20 / 20 (65%) - Achieved an RPR of 96+ (Last Win)
  • 20 / 20 (66%) - Not in a Cl3/Cl4/Cl5 (Last Win)
  • 20 / 20 (67%) - Held an OR of 97+
  • 20 / 20 (70%) - Achieved an RPR of 100+ (Last 5)
  • 20 / 20 (74%) - Within the first 6 of market
  • 20 / 20 (78%) - Had 2 - 6 wins (Career)
  • 20 / 20 (78%) - Highest Placed is not Cl2-5
  • 20 / 20 (82%) - Not in a Cl2/Cl3 (Debut)
  • 20 / 20 (84%) - Won within last 6 starts
  • 20 / 20 (85%) - Carried 121 - 136lbs (Last Win)
  • 20 / 20 (85%) - Ran in a Non Handicap (LTO)
  • 20 / 20 (87%) - Made 5 - 19 starts (Career)
  • 20 / 20 (87%) - Not in FRA/IRL/SCO/USA (LTO)

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Epsom racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Princess Elizabeth Stakes. 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 too in the OLBG Betting School.

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Princess Elizabeth Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +11.11 is when runners had a highest class run of Class 1 (G1). The worst performing factor which has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career win in Non-Handicap races, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-59.

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

  • 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]
  • 2019: Winner in 6 (3,5) [8 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 has been a total of 11 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2024 Princess Elizabeth Stakes why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?

Races Covered at the Epsom Derby Festival

Here is the 2024 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 31st May 2024

Race 2023 Winner Info
14:00
Woodcote Stakes
Bobsleigh (IRE)
2yo - 5/1
Eve Johnson Houghton
Charles Bishop
14:35
Racehorse Lotto Handicap
Austrian Theory (IRE)
4yo - 7/1
Charlie Johnston
Joe Fanning
15:10
Coronation Cup
Emily Upjohn (GB)
4yo - 11/4
John & Thady Gosden
Frankie Dettori
15:45
Betfred Handicap
Cadillac (IRE)
5yo - 12/1
George Boughey
Kevin Stott
16:30
Epsom Oaks
Soul Sister (IRE)
3yo - 11/4
John & Thady Gosden
Frankie Dettori
17:10
Surrey Stakes
Olivia Maralda (IRE)
3yo - 3/1
Roger Varian
Kevin Stott
17:45
Winners Wear Cavani Handicap
Spanish Star (IRE)
8yo - 12/1
Patrick Chamings
Rhys Clutterbuck

Epsom Derby Festival races for Saturday 1st June 2024

Race 2023 Winner Info
12:50
Diomed Stakes
Regal Reality (GB)
8yo - 5/1
Sir Michael Stoute
Ryan Moore
13:30
Epsom Derby
Auguste Rodin (IRE)
3yo - 9/2
A P OBrien
Ryan Moore
14:10
Princess Elizabeth Stakes
Prosperous Voyage (IRE)
4yo - 6/4
Ralph Beckett
Frankie Dettori
14:45
Epsom 3yo Dash
Tatterstall (IRE)
3yo - 8/1
Michael Dods
Connor Beasley
15:20
Epsom Dash
Navello (GB)
4yo - 25/1
George Boughey
Andrea Atzeni
15:55
Betfred Lester Piggott Handicap
Torito (GB)
3yo - 4/1
John & Thady Gosden
Benoit De La Sayette
16:30
Northern Dancer Handicap
Sheer Rocks (GB)
4yo - 11/2
Eve Johnson Houghton
Harry Davies
17:05
JRA Tokyo Trophy Handicap
Badri (GB)
6yo - 10/1
Ruth Carr
Hollie Doyle

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