Richmond Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Glorious Goodwood)

2024 Richmond Stakes Preview

Named after the Duke of Richmond, a former owner of the Goodwood racecourse, the Richmond Stakes is a Group 2 race for two-year-old colts and geldings. It is run over six furlongs and takes place on day three of the Glorious Goodwood festival in late July or early August, runners are all set a weight of 9-1 but any previous Group 1 or Group 2 winners in the race will have to carry a 3lb penalty.

Richmond Stakes Information:

• Richmond Stakes Past Winners
• Richmond Stakes Trainer Statistics
• Richmond Stakes Jockey Statistics

If you are interested in other predictions at Goodwood then head over to the Goodwood 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 Glorious Goodwood section for links to these.

How competitive is the Richmond Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2016 when the race had an over-round of 109%. The race in 2014 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 128%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Richmond Stakes, the over-round has been 116%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £116 which is bet.

Richmond Stakes Trends:

• 2024 Richmond Stakes Trends
• Richmond Stakes Trend Analysis

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 Richmond Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -7.47. Before placing your bet on the 2024 Richmond Stakes see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:09.66 was set by Royal Scotsman in 2022, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Paul & Oliver Cole and ridden by Jim Crowley. The slowest winning time was set in 2017 when Barraquero won in a time of 1:15.42, booked to ride was William Buick on this Brian Meehan trained runner.

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

• 2022 - Royal Scotsman (1:09.66)
• 2014 - Ivawood (1:10.09)
• 2020 - Supremacy (1:10.13)

Richmond Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Richmond 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 Richmond Stakes as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

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

• GB: 18 winners with an additional 29 placings from 149 runners
• IRE: 1 winner with an additional 2 placings from 9 runners
• FR: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 4 runners
• HK: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Richmond Stakes Trainer Statistics

There are multiple leading trainers in the Richmond Stakes over the last 20 renewals with all of Richard Hannon, Clive Cox and Peter Chapple-Hyam having all won the race two times. Richard Hannon's winners have been Ivawood (2014) and Mehmas (2016). Clive Cox's winners have been Golden Horde (2019) and Supremacy (2020). Peter Chapple-Hyam winners have been with Montgomerys Arch (2004) and Hamoody (2006).

Here are some of the top Richmond 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):

Richmond Stakes Jockey Statistics

There are multiple leading jockeys in the Richmond Stakes over the last 20 renewals with all of Ryan Moore, Frankie Dettori and Adam Kirby having all won the race two times. Ryan Moore winners have been with Saayerr (2013) and Land Force (2018). Frankie Dettori winners have been with Shalaa (2015) and Mehmas (2016). Adam Kirby's winners have been Golden Horde (2019) and Supremacy (2020).

Here are some of the top Richmond 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):

2024 Richmond Stakes Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 6, (4, 6), 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 7, 4, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 2, 1, 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 (63%) - Within the first 5 of market
• 20 / 20 (64%) - No bigger than 12/1
• 20 / 20 (78%) - Highest Run is not G3/LST/Cl3
• 20 / 20 (80%) - Break of 13 - 78 days (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (83%) - Highest Won is not G3/Cl3
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Break of 13 - 61 days (Last Place)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Fewer than 2 starts (30 Days)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Achieved an RPR of 82+ (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - In a field of 6 - 15 (Debut)
• 20 / 20 (88%) - Off a break of 12 - 44 days
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Not in SCO (Last Win)
• 19 / 20 (77%) - Achieved a TS of 66+ (LTO)
• 19 / 20 (83%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career)
• 18 / 20 (68%) - Achieved an RPR of 85+ (Last Win)
• 18 / 20 (71%) - Won by at least ¾ (Last Win)

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Goodwood racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Richmond Stakes. You may want to do your own research into the race, there are times when there are a number of runners who pass the trends so you need to do your own research to find a bet, we have a Horse Racing Form Reading Made Easy & What to Look For article to help you do just this in the OLBG Betting School section.

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Richmond Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +3.11 is when runners ran on Good ground on debut. The worst performing factor which has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a highest class run of Class 1 (L), when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-27.

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

• 2023: Winner in 3 (1) [7 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 5 (6,7) [8 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 7 (4) [7 Runners]
• 2020: Winner in 2 (4) [7 Runners]
• 2019: Winner in 5 (1,7) [13 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Richmond Stakes is Newmarket (July), there has been a total number of 9 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (July) last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Ascot, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out.

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

• Acclamation (3 Wins)
• Zebedee (2 Wins)

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

• Bahamian Bounty (0 Wins from 5 runners)
• Dark Angel (0 Wins from 5 runners)
• Kheleyf (0 Wins from 5 runners)
• Kodiac (0 Wins from 5 runners)
• Oasis Dream (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Always Hopeful in 2005, winning for E J O'Neill at odds of 12/1 under the guidance of Graham Gibbons. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there has been a total of 10 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2024 Richmond Stakes head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.

Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood

Glorious Goodwood races for Tuesday 30th July 2024

• 13:50: Chesterfield Cup Handicap
• 14:25: Vintage Stakes
• 15:00: Lennox Stakes
• 15:35: Goodwood Cup

Glorious Goodwood races for Wednesday 31st July 2024

• 14:25: Oak Tree Stakes
• 15:00: Molecomb Stakes
• 15:35: Sussex Stakes

Glorious Goodwood races for Thursday 1st August 2024

• 13:50: Kincsem Handicap
• 14:25: Richmond Stakes
• 15:00: Gordon Stakes
• 15:35: Nassau Stakes

Glorious Goodwood races for Friday 2nd August 2024

• 13:50: Goodwood Handicap
• 14:25: Thoroughbred Stakes
• 15:00: Golden Mile Handicap
• 15:35: King George Stakes
• 16:10: Glorious Stakes

Glorious Goodwood races for Saturday 3rd August 2024

• 13:40: Stewards Sprint Handicap
• 14:10: Summer Handicap
• 14:45: Lillie Langtry Stakes
• 15:20: Stewards Cup