Ribblesdale Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Royal Ascot)

Explore the Ribblesdale Stakes, highlighting top trainers and jockeys. Examine past winners to discern trends in this Group 2 race for three-year-old fillies.
Ribblesdale Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Royal Ascot)
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.

2026 Ribblesdale Stakes Preview

Established in 1919, the Ribblesdale Stakes is a Group 2 race open to three-year-old fillies and is run at Royal Ascot each year in June.

The race is run over just shy of one mile and four furlongs (1m3f211yds), in which the previous Group 1 winners get a 3lb penalty.

This race is directly linked to both the Epsom and Irish Oaks. Watch out for Epsom Oaks runners coming here, seven of those in recent years have won this race.

Also, be sure to keep an eye on runners progressing to the Irish Oaks; this race has provided eleven winners of that race, including Bracelet in 2014.

Ribblesdale 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 Ribblesdale 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 Ribblesdale Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2022 when the race had an over-round of 112%. The race in 2016 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 127%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Ribblesdale Stakes, the over-round has been 119%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £119 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2026 Ribblesdale 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 Ribblesdale Stakes Trend Analysis.

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

  1. Magic Wand (2:28.52) in 2018
  2. Garden Of Eden (2:28.91) in 2025
  3. Port Fairy (2:29.04) in 2024

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Ribblesdale Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -1.25. Ahead of the 2026 Ribblesdale Stakes, why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?

The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2016 renewal when Even Song from A P O'Brien under the guidance of Ryan Moore, won in a time of 2:39.74, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Magic Wand, trained by A P O'Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore set the quickest time of 2:28.52 in the 2018 renewal.

What the expert says...
<p>Fourteen of the winners between 2006-24 went on to run in the Irish Oaks next time out, only three of those have been successful, Bracelet (2014), Star Catcher (2019) and Magical Lagoon (2022).</p>

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Ribblesdale Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Ribblesdale 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 and the jockey at the time of winning the Ribblesdale Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2025
2:28.91
Garden Of Eden (IRE)
3yo 9-2 (5 of 11) 7/1
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2024
2:29.04
Port Fairy (IRE)
3yo 9-2 (10 of 12) 12/1
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2023
2:30.41
Warm Heart (IRE)
3yo 9-2 (16 of 17) 13/2
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2022
2:31.36
Magical Lagoon (IRE)
3yo 9-2 (6 of 6) 11/4
Shane Foley
Mrs John Harrington (IRE)
2021
2:33.18
Loving Dream (GB)
3yo 9-0 (12 of 13) 18/1
Robert Havlin
John & Thady Gosden (GB)
2020
2:33.29
Frankly Darling (GB)
3yo 9-0 (6 of 11) 11/8F
Frankie Dettori
John Gosden (GB)
2019
2:33.52
Star Catcher (GB)
3yo 9-0 (6 of 11) 4/1
Frankie Dettori
John Gosden (GB)
2018
2:28.52
Magic Wand (IRE)
3yo 9-0 (1 of 10) 100/30
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)
2017
2:32.06
Coronet (GB)
3yo 9-0 (1 of 12) 9/1
Olivier Peslier
John Gosden (GB)
2016
2:39.74
Even Song (IRE)
3yo 9-0 (5 of 14) 15/8F
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien (IRE)

Where have the winning runners come from?

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

  • GB: 10 winners with an additional 30 placings from 174 runners
  • IRE: 10 winners with an additional 9 placings from 47 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
  • ITY: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

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Ribblesdale Stakes Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Ribblesdale Stakes over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien, who has won the race six times, with those six winners coming from Bracelet (2014), Even Song (2016), Magic Wand (2018), Warm Heart (2023), Port Fairy (2024) and Garden Of Eden (2025). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Ribblesdale Stakes are John Gosden (4 wins) and Saeed bin Suroor (2 wins). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Ribblesdale Stakes. Sir Michael Stoute has sent a total of 16 runners to the race without recording any wins, whilst Ralph Beckett has sent out 13 without a winner.

Here are some of the top Ribblesdale 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'Brien31-6-11+15.71+3.84
John Gosden30-4-10-8.29-5.02
Saeed bin Suroor4-2-2+7.00+3.40
John & Thady Gosden12-1-2+7.00+4.30
William Haggas8-1-2+18.00+8.73
J S Bolger2-1-2+2.00+1.40
Mrs John Harrington2-1-1+1.75+0.72
D K Weld1-1-1+8.50+5.10
Sir Michael Stoute16-0-5-16.00-11.10
Ralph Beckett13-0-2-13.00-10.90

Ribblesdale Stakes Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Ribblesdale Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore, who has won the race six times, with those six winners coming from Curvy (2015), Even Song (2016), Magic Wand (2018), Warm Heart (2023), Port Fairy (2024) and Garden Of Eden (2025). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Ribblesdale Stakes is Frankie Dettori (4 wins). Two jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Ribblesdale Stakes. William Buick has ridden 13 runners in the race without recording any wins, whilst James Doyle has ridden 11 without a winner.

Here are some of the top Ribblesdale 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 Moore20-6-10+21.21+11.35
Frankie Dettori15-4-5+3.38-1.87
Robert Havlin6-1-2+13.00+10.30
Tom Queally5-1-2+0.50+0.40
Shane Foley2-1-1+1.75+0.72
William Buick13-0-3-13.00-10.23
James Doyle11-0-3-11.00-6.10
Andrea Atzeni8-0-2-8.00-2.90
Jamie Spencer8-0-2-8.00-3.40
Oisin Murphy7-0-2-7.00-4.68

Ribblesdale Stakes Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +24.46, is when runners ran in Ireland on debut.

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career place, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-48.

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

  • 2025: Winner in 5 (4,3) [11 Runners]
  • 2024: Winner in 10 (6,1) [12 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 16 (8,7) [17 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 6 (4) [6 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 12 (11,1) [13 Runners]

The courses that have produced the most winners of the Ribblesdale Stakes are Epsom and Newmarket (Rowley); there have been a total of 3 winners from each of those courses.

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

  • Galileo (4 Wins)
  • Montjeu (2 Wins)
  • Singspiel (2 Wins)

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

  • Camelot (0 Wins from 6 runners)
  • Golden Horn (0 Wins from 5 runners)
  • Nathaniel (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Mont Etoile in 2006, winning for William Haggas at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Michael Hills. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 5 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.

Route to the Ribblesdale Stakes

Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Ribblesdale Stakes. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2025 - Garden Of Eden
Naas - 1st of 8 (6/1)
Darley Irish EBF Naas Oaks Trial Stakes
2024 - Port Fairy
Chester - 2nd of 6 (7/1)
Cheshire Oaks
2023 - Warm Heart
Newbury - 1st of 8 (5/2)
Haras De Bouquetot Fillies Trial Stakes
2022 - Magical Lagoon
Navan - 2nd of 9 (10/1)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Salsabil Stakes
2021 - Loving Dream
Lingfield - 5th of 8 (10/3)
Novibet Oaks Trial Fillies Stakes
2020 - Frankly Darling
Newcastle (AW) - 1st of 12 (10/11)
Betway Maiden Stakes
2019 - Star Catcher
Newbury - 3rd of 8 (6/1)
Haras De Bouquetot Fillies Trial Stakes
2018 - Magic Wand
Epsom - 4th of 9 (4/1)
Epsom Oaks
2017 - Coronet
Epsom - 5th of 9 (12/1)
Epsom Oaks
2016 - Even Song
Newmarket (Rowley) - 3rd of 9 (3/1)
Pretty Polly 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
Docklands (GB)
5yo - 14/1
Harry Eustace
Mark Zahra
15:05 Royal Ascot
Coventry Stakes
Gstaad (GB)
2yo - 7/2
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:40 Royal Ascot
King Charles III Stakes
American Affair (GB)
5yo - 11/1
Jim Goldie
Paul Mulrennan
16:20 Royal Ascot
St James's Palace Stakes
Field Of Gold (IRE)
3yo - 8/11
John & Thady Gosden
Colin Keane
17:00 Royal Ascot
Ascot Stakes
Ascending (IRE)
6yo - 20/1
Henry De Bromhead
W J Lee
17:35 Royal Ascot
Wolferton Stakes
Haatem (IRE)
4yo - 8/1
Richard Hannon
James Doyle
18:10 Royal Ascot
Copper Horse Stakes
French Master (IRE)
4yo - 5/2
John & Thady Gosden
James Doyle

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
True Love (IRE)
2yo - 9/4
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:05 Royal Ascot
Queen's Vase
Carmers (IRE)
3yo - 9/2
P Twomey
W J Lee
15:40 Royal Ascot
Duke of Cambridge Stakes
Crimson Advocate (USA)
4yo - 13/2
John & Thady Gosden
James McDonald
16:20 Royal Ascot
Prince of Wales's Stakes
Ombudsman (IRE)
4yo - 7/1
John & Thady Gosden
William Buick
17:00 Royal Ascot
Royal Hunt Cup
My Cloud (IRE)
4yo - 3/1
Roger Varian
Silvestre De Sousa
17:35 Royal Ascot
Kensington Palace Stakes
Miss Information (IRE)
4yo - 11/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy
18:10 Royal Ascot
Windsor Castle Stakes
Havana Hurricane (GB)
2yo - 7/1
Eve Johnson Houghton
Charles Bishop

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
Charles Darwin (IRE)
2yo - 8/13
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:05 Royal Ascot
King George V Stakes
Merchant (IRE)
3yo - 3/1
William Haggas
Tom Marquand
15:40 Royal Ascot
Ribblesdale Stakes
Garden Of Eden (IRE)
3yo - 7/1
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
16:20 Royal Ascot
Ascot Gold Cup
Trawlerman (IRE)
7yo - 85/40
John & Thady Gosden
William Buick
17:00 Royal Ascot
Britannia Stakes
Arabian Story (IRE)
3yo - 15/2
Saeed bin Suroor
Oisin Murphy
17:35 Royal Ascot
Hampton Court Stakes
Trinity College (IRE)
3yo - 5/2
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
18:10 Royal Ascot
Buckingham Palace Stakes
Never So Brave (IRE)
4yo - 4/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy

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
Venetian Sun (IRE)
2yo - 7/1
K R Burke
Clifford Lee
15:05 Royal Ascot
Commonwealth Cup
Time For Sandals (IRE)
3yo - 25/1
Harry Eustace
Richard Kingscote
15:40 Royal Ascot
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes
Ethical Diamond (IRE)
5yo - 3/1
W P Mullins
Ryan Moore
16:20 Royal Ascot
Coronation Stakes
Cercene (IRE)
3yo - 33/1
Joseph G Murphy
Gary Carroll
17:00 Royal Ascot
Sandringham Stakes
Never Let Go (GB)
3yo - 22/1
Ed Walker
Kieran Shoemark
17:35 Royal Ascot
King Edward VII Stakes
Amiloc (GB)
3yo - 11/8
Ralph Beckett
Rossa Ryan
18:10 Royal Ascot
Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes
Adrestia (GB)
3yo - 10/1
Simon & Ed Crisford
Oisin Murphy

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
Humidity (GB)
2yo - 4/1
Andrew Balding
James Doyle
15:05 Royal Ascot
Hardwicke Stakes
Rebels Romance (IRE)
7yo - 6/4
Charlie Appleby
William Buick
15:40 Royal Ascot
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
Lazzat (FR)
4yo - 9/2
J Reynier
James Doyle
16:20 Royal Ascot
Jersey Stakes
Noble Champion (IRE)
3yo - 25/1
Ed Walker
Kieran Shoemark
17:00 Royal Ascot
Wokingham Stakes
Get It (GB)
7yo - 28/1
George Baker
Seamie Heffernan
17:35 Royal Ascot
Golden Gates Stakes
Quai De Bethune (FR)
3yo - 12/1
Andrew Balding
Oisin Murphy
18:10 Royal Ascot
Queen Alexandra Stakes
Sober (FR)
6yo - 4/5
W P Mullins
Ryan Moore

Article Contributor Information

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