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2025 Coral Charge Preview
The Sprint Stakes is a Group 3 race run at Sandown in July of each year on the same day as the Eclipse Stakes and is known as the Coral Charge, the race is open to runners aged three years old or older and is run over five furlongs and ten yards (1,015m).
Three-year-old runners are assigned a weight of 8-12 whilst the older horses have to carry 9-3, fillies and mares get a 3lb allowance while Group winners get a penalty, Group 1 winners (7lbs), Group 2 winners (5lbs) and Group 3 winners (3lbs).
Coral Charge Information:
If you are interested in other predictions at Sandown then head over to the Sandown 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 Other Principal Races at Sandown Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Coral Charge market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2010 when the race had an over-round of 111%. The race in 2020 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 118%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Coral Charge, the over-round has been 116%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £116 which is bet.
Coral Charge 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 Coral Charge next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -11.50. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Coral Charge see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 58.57 was set by Battaash in 2017, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Charles Hills and ridden by Dane O'Neill. The slowest winning time was set in 2016 when Brando won in a time of 1:03.28, booked to ride was Tom Eaves by the trainer Kevin Ryan.
These are the top three quickest-run Coral Charge over the last 20 renewals:
- Battaash (58.57) in 2017
- Kurious (59.23) in 2019
- Tickled Pink (59.27) in 2013
Coral Charge Past Winners
Here are the Coral Charge 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 Coral Charge and the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:02.87 | Makarova (GB) 5yo 9-2 (2 of 8) 9/2 | Hector Crouch Ed Walker (GB) |
| 2023 1:00.16 | Equality (GB) 5yo 9-5 (4 of 10) 7/1 | William Buick Charles Hills (GB) |
| 2022 1:00.73 | Raasel (GB) 5yo 9-5 (6 of 8) 5/2 | James Doyle Michael Appleby (GB) |
| 2021 1:02.94 | Came From The Dark (IRE) 5yo 9-3 (9 of 10) 5/1 | Tom Marquand Ed Walker (GB) |
| 2020 1:00.43 | AAli (IRE) 3yo 8-12 (1 of 11) 12/1 | Frankie Dettori Simon & Ed Crisford (GB) |
| 2019 59.23 | Kurious (GB) 3yo 8-9 (6 of 9) 6/1 | Harry Bentley Henry Candy (GB) |
| 2018 59.72 | Judicial (IRE) 6yo 9-3 (4 of 10) 4/1F | Paul Mulrennan Julie Camacho (GB) |
| 2017 58.57 | Battaash (IRE) 3yo 8-12 (2 of 10) 5/2F | Dane O'Neill Charles Hills (GB) |
| 2016 1:03.28 | Brando (GB) 4yo 9-3 (8 of 12) 2/1F | Tom Eaves Kevin Ryan (GB) |
| 2015 1:00.40 | Waady (IRE) 3yo 8-12 (4 of 9) 5/2F | Paul Hanagan John Gosden (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Coral Charge have been based:
- GB: 19 winners with an additional 36 placings from 183 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
- AUS: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
- SWE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Coral Charge Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Coral Charge over the last 20 renewals with both Charles Hills and Ed Walker who have both won the race two times. Charles Hills winners have been with Battaash (2017) and Equality (2023). Ed Walker winners have been with Came From The Dark (2021) and Makarova (2024). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Coral Charge, Robert Cowell has sent a total of 13 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Coral Charge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Hills | 6-2-3 | +5.50 | +2.53 |
| Ed Walker | 3-2-3 | +8.50 | +6.20 |
| William Haggas | 7-1-4 | -4.12 | -2.11 |
| Henry Candy | 6-1-2 | +1.00 | +0.00 |
| Andrew Balding | 5-1-2 | +1.50 | +0.70 |
| Michael Bell | 5-1-2 | +0.50 | -0.64 |
| Michael Appleby | 5-1-2 | -1.50 | -0.90 |
| Kevin Ryan | 4-1-2 | -1.00 | -0.65 |
| Simon & Ed Crisford | 1-1-1 | +12.00 | +7.20 |
| Julie Camacho | 1-1-1 | +4.00 | +2.40 |
Coral Charge Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Coral Charge over the last 20 renewals is Frankie Dettori who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Ancien Regime (2008) and AAli (2020).
Here are some of the top Coral Charge 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 | 7-2-3 | +10.00 | +5.70 |
| Ryan Moore | 12-1-2 | -4.50 | -6.15 |
| William Buick | 7-1-1 | +1.00 | -1.80 |
| Jamie Spencer | 7-1-4 | -1.50 | -0.59 |
| James Doyle | 7-1-3 | -3.50 | -2.67 |
| Tom Marquand | 4-1-3 | +2.00 | +2.80 |
| Tom Queally | 4-1-1 | -0.50 | -1.44 |
| Shane Kelly | 4-1-3 | -1.00 | +0.51 |
| Tom Eaves | 3-1-1 | +0.00 | -0.80 |
| Hayley Turner | 2-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.00 |
2025 Coral Charge Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 2, 5, 3, 2, 1, 6, 4, 1, 5, 1, 1, 1, 1, 6, 2, (6, 7), 2, 8, 4
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 6 of the market
- 20 / 20 (64%) - No bigger than 12/1
- 20 / 20 (66%) - Ran in 6 - 25 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (73%) - Had 3 - 13 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (77%) - Fewer than 20 races (Trip)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Highest Placed is not G1/Cl3
- 20 / 20 (81%) - No older than a 6yo
- 20 / 20 (81%) - No more than +3yrs (Vs Min Age)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Furthest ran 5½f - 7f
- 20 / 20 (83%) - No bigger than 33/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Fewer than 12 placings (Trip)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Beaten no more -7½l (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Career Win)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Not in FRA/IRL/ITA/SWE/UAE/WAL (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved a TS of 80+ (Last 3)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Sandown racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Coral Charge. 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 like How to Find Winners - 101 Tips to Choose A Winning Horse Racing Bet.
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Coral Charge Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +5.50 is when runners were aged 3. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career place in higher class races, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-37.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 2 (7,4) [8 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 4 (7,2) [10 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 6 (1,3) [8 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 9 (7,8) [10 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 1 (6,4) [11 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Coral Charge is Ascot, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Sandown, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Sandown 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 157 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 5 winners from a total of 37 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Coral Charge:
- Dark Angel (2 Wins)
- Pivotal (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Coral Charge despite multiple attempts:
- Camacho (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Compton Place (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Dubawi (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Kyllachy (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Mujadil (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was AAli in 2020, winning for Simon & Ed Crisford at odds of 12/1 under the guidance of Frankie Dettori. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 7 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Coral Charge why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Coral Charge 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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