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2025 Roses Stakes Preview
A Listed race which is run over five furlongs, the Roses Stakes is restricted to two-year-old runners only, in which fillies and mares receive a 5lb allowance, previous group winners have to carry a 5lb penalty, and previous listed winners have to carry a 3lb penalty.
The race is currently featured on the final day of the four-day York Ebor Festival, which takes place in August of each year.
Roses Stakes Information:
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated York tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Other Principal Races at York Racecourse section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Roses Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2023 when the race had an over-round of 106%. The race in 2024 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 129%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Roses Stakes, the over-round has been 116%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £116 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2025 Roses 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 Roses Stakes Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Roses Stakes races over the last 20 renewals:
- Big Time Baby (57.11) in 2016
- Star Rover (57.33) in 2009
- Alligator Alley (57.69) in 2019
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 Roses Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 20 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -13.17. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Roses Stakes.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2004 renewal when Dance Night from B A McMahon under the guidance of Graham Gibbons, won in a time of 1:02.13, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Big Time Baby, trained by Tom Dascombe and ridden by Frankie Dettori set the quickest time of 57.11 in the 2016 renewal.
Roses Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Roses 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 Roses Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 58.18 | Tropical Storm (GB) 2yo 9-2 (1 of 16) 5/2F | Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2023 58.65 | Inquisitively (GB) 2yo 9-2 (7 of 10) 6/1 | William Buick Kevin Philippart De Foy (GB) |
| 2022 57.71 | Treasure Trove (IRE) 2yo 8-12 (4 of 9) 4/1 | W J Lee P Twomey (IRE) |
| 2021 58.59 | Attagirl (GB) 2yo 8-9 (7 of 9) 7/2 | Daniel Tudhope K R Burke (GB) |
| 2020 59.48 | Acklam Express (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (2 of 10) 100/30F | Tom Marquand Nigel Tinkler (GB) |
| 2019 57.69 | Alligator Alley (GB) 2yo 9-0 (10 of 12) 11/8F | Donnacha O'Brien Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2018 58.90 | Well Done Fox (GB) 2yo 9-3 (1 of 11) 13/2 | Jim Crowley Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2017 59.19 | Sound And Silence (GB) 2yo 9-3 (9 of 12) 9/2 | James Doyle Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2016 57.11 | Big Time Baby (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (5 of 8) 6/1 | Frankie Dettori Tom Dascombe (GB) |
| 2015 59.20 | Shadow Hunter (IRE) 2yo 8-9 (8 of 9) 33/1 | Phillip Makin Paul DArcy (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Roses Stakes have been based:
- GB: 18 winners with an additional 33 placings from 179 runners
- IRE: 2 winners with an additional 2 placings from 8 runners
- USA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Roses Stakes Trainer Statistics
There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Roses Stakes; Richard Fahey has sent a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Roses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Ryan | 14-1-1 | -10.00 | -11.12 |
| K R Burke | 10-1-1 | -5.50 | -6.90 |
| Richard Hannon | 5-1-2 | +2.50 | +1.30 |
| Tom Dascombe | 5-1-3 | +2.00 | +5.00 |
| Bryan Smart | 5-1-2 | -2.50 | -2.00 |
| Michael Bell | 4-1-1 | +0.00 | -1.12 |
| David Evans | 3-1-2 | +12.00 | +8.25 |
| Charlie Appleby | 3-1-2 | +2.50 | +1.60 |
| Andrew Balding | 3-1-2 | +0.50 | -0.03 |
| John Quinn | 2-1-1 | +7.50 | +4.10 |
Roses Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Roses Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Jamie Spencer, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Hoyam (2012), Hot Streak (2013) and Mind Of Madness (2014). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Roses Stakes are J F Egan (2 wins) and Frankie Dettori (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Roses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Spencer | 6-3-3 | +7.00 | +3.16 |
| J F Egan | 2-2-2 | +17.50 | +10.94 |
| Frankie Dettori | 2-2-2 | +10.00 | +6.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 8-1-2 | -3.50 | -2.60 |
| Ryan Moore | 7-1-4 | -4.50 | -1.94 |
| Jim Crowley | 5-1-3 | +2.50 | +2.80 |
| William Buick | 4-1-2 | +3.00 | +1.50 |
| James Doyle | 3-1-1 | +2.50 | +0.70 |
| Tom Marquand | 3-1-2 | +1.33 | +1.70 |
| Oisin Murphy | 3-1-2 | +0.50 | -0.03 |
2025 Roses Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 4, 4, 3, 1, 2, 8, 4, 2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 1, 1, 9, 2, 2, 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 (75%) - Not in a G1/Cl3/Cl5-6 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Carried 124 - 131lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Within the first 8 of the market
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Highest Run is not G1/Cl3/Cl5
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Achieved an RPR of 76+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Highest Placed is not Cl3/Cl6
- 20 / 20 (85%) - In a field of 6 - 23 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Achieved a TS of 49+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved an RPR of 80+ (Career)
- 19 / 20 (88%) - No bigger than 22/1 (Career Place)
- 18 / 20 (80%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 17 / 20 (41%) - No bigger than 7/1
- 17 / 20 (70%) - Break of 23 - 129 days (Last Win)
- 17 / 20 (77%) - Not on FM/STD-SLW/STD (Last Win)
- 17 / 20 (83%) - Not in FRA/SCO/USA/WAL (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the York racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Roses Stakes. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Roses Stakes Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +37.00, is when the runner's last place was 2 starts ago.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a highest class placed of Class 3, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-28.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 1 (16,12) [16 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 7 (6,9) [10 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 4 (6,2) [9 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 7 (10,2) [9 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 2 (10,8) [10 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Roses Stakes is Goodwood; there have been a total of 9 winners of this race who ran at Goodwood last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Newmarket (July); there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (July) last time out.
The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 15 winners from a total of 134 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 5 winners from a total of 55 runners.
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Roses Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Kodiac (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Showcasing (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Kyllachy (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Soldiers Call (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Shadow Hunter in 2015, winning for Paul DArcy at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Phillip Makin. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Roses Stakes, why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Route to the Roses Stakes
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Roses Stakes. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2024 - Tropical Storm Goodwood - 8th of 9 (9/2) | Richmond Stakes |
| 2023 - Inquisitively Ascot - 3rd of 23 (18/1) | Windsor Castle Stakes |
| 2022 - Treasure Trove Curragh - 2nd of 7 (9/2) | Qatar Racing And Equestrian Club Curragh Stakes |
| 2021 - Attagirl Newbury - 2nd of 17 (14/1) | BetVictor St Hughs Stakes |
| 2020 - Acklam Express Goodwood - 1st of 8 (10/3) | Tatler Nursery Handicap |
| 2019 - Alligator Alley Goodwood - 2nd of 13 (8/1) | Molecomb Stakes |
| 2018 - Well Done Fox Goodwood - 7th of 11 (12/1) | Molecomb Stakes |
| 2017 - Sound And Silence Newmarket (July) - 11th of 12 (7/1) | July Stakes |
| 2016 - Big Time Baby Goodwood - 5th of 9 (9/1) | Molecomb Stakes |
| 2015 - Shadow Hunter Newbury - 4th of 12 (33/1) | Bathwick Tyres St Hughs Stakes |
Other Principal races during the York Ebor Festival
Remember to head over to the York predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters support in the Roses Stakes. Below are the other principal races that we cover during the Ebor Festival, with links to each race blog and information for last year's winners.
Wednesday at the Ebor Festival
The highlight of the opening day of the Ebor Festival is the Juddmonte International, a Group 1 race with a purse of £1.25 million, which is part of the British Champion Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 York Symphony Group Handicap | Jm Jungle (IRE) 4yo - 10/1 | John & Sean Quinn Jason Hart |
| 14:25 York Acomb Stakes | The Lion In Winter (IRE) 2yo - 2/1 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:00 York Great Voltigeur Stakes | Los Angeles (IRE) 3yo - 5/4 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:35 York Juddmonte International Stakes | City Of Troy (USA) 3yo - 5/4 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 16:10 York Ebor Festival Stayers Heritage Handicap | Extensio (IRE) 7yo - 14/1 | P F O'Donnell J M Sheridan |
Thursday at the Ebor Festival
The fillies and mares take centre stage on Thursday at the festival in the Yorkshire Oaks, another Group 1 which is part of the British Champion Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 York Lowther Stakes | Celandine (GB) 2yo - 13/2 | Ed Walker Tom Marquand |
| 14:25 York Premier Yearling Stakes | Diligently (GB) 2yo - 22/1 | Clive Cox Rossa Ryan |
| 15:00 York Clipper Handicap | Thunder Run (IRE) 3yo - 6/1 | K R Burke David Egan |
| 15:35 York Yorkshire Oaks | Content (IRE) 3yo - 3/1 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 16:10 York Galtres Stakes | Scenic (FR) 4yo - 8/1 | Ed Walker Oisin Murphy |
| 17:20 York Ebor Festival Fillies Heritage Handicap | Alfa Kellenic (GB) 3yo - 17/2 | Craig Lidster Tom Eaves |
Friday at the Ebor Festival
The British Champion Series race for Friday at the Ebor Festival is the 500k Nunthrope over the sprint distance of five furlongs. The Lonsdale Cup is also part of the British Champion Series on Friday.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 York Ebor Festival Sky Bet Heritage Handicap | Shadow Dance (GB) 4yo - 6/1 | Roger Varian James Doyle |
| 14:25 York Lonsdale Cup | Vauban (FR) 6yo - 11/2 | W P Mullins William Buick |
| 15:00 York Gimcrack Stakes | Cool Hoof Luke (GB) 2yo - 8/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 15:35 York Nunthorpe Stakes | Bradsell (GB) 4yo - 3/1 | Archie Watson Hollie Doyle |
| 17:20 York Ebor Festival 3yo Heritage Handicap | Treasure Time (GB) 3yo - 13/2 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
Saturday at the Ebor Festival
The highlight on the final day of the Ebor Festival is the Ebor Handicap itself, a stamina-testing class two handicap which carries a purse of 500k.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 York Strensall Stakes | See The Fire (GB) 3yo - 3/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 14:25 York Melrose Heritage Handicap | Tabletalk (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | Tom Clover Rossa Ryan |
| 15:00 York City of York Stakes | Breege (GB) 4yo - 33/1 | John & Sean Quinn Colin Keane |
| 15:35 York Ebor Handicap | Magical Zoe (IRE) 6yo - 11/2 | Henry De Bromhead W J Lee |
| 16:45 York Roses Stakes | Tropical Storm (GB) 2yo - 5/2 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 17:20 York Ebor Festival Finale Heritage Handicap | Sir Busker (IRE) 8yo - 14/1 | William Knight Brandon Wilkie |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Roses 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.
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