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2025 PJ Towey Construction Handicap Preview
Scheduled to take place in September of each year at the Doncaster Racecourse during the St Leger festival is this handicap which is contested over one mile and two furlongs, the race is open to runners who are aged three or older.
PJ Towey Construction Handicap Information:
- PJ Towey Construction Handicap Past Winners
- PJ Towey Construction Handicap Trainer Statistics
- PJ Towey Construction Handicap Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Doncaster 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 during the Doncaster St Leger Festival section for links to these.
How competitive is the PJ Towey Construction Handicap 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 109%. The race in 2020 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 125%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the PJ Towey Construction Handicap, the over-round has been 116%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £116 which is bet.
PJ Towey Construction Handicap 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 PJ Towey Construction Handicap next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -5.00. Whilst we wait for the 2025 PJ Towey Construction Handicap remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:04.81 was set by Red Gala in 2007, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Ryan Moore. The slowest winning time was set in 2019 when Davydenko won in a time of 2:15.67, booked to ride was Ryan Moore by the trainer Sir Michael Stoute.
These are the top three quickest-run PJ Towey Construction Handicap over the last 20 renewals:
- Red Gala (2:04.81) in 2007
- Anmaat (2:05.56) in 2021
- Mawatheeq (2:06.14) in 2009
PJ Towey Construction Handicap Past Winners
Here are the PJ Towey Construction Handicap 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 PJ Towey Construction Handicap are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:07.66 | Daysofourlives (IRE) 4yo 9-1 (3 of 10) 100/30F | Jack Mitchell Marco Botti (GB) |
| 2023 2:11.88 | La Yakel (GB) 4yo 9-7 (4 of 5) 13/8F | Tom Marquand William Haggas (GB) |
| 2022 2:08.53 | Mujtaba (GB) 4yo 9-13 (7 of 11) 7/2 | Jim Crowley William Haggas (GB) |
| 2021 2:05.56 | Anmaat (IRE) 3yo 9-4 (3 of 7) 11/4 | William Buick Owen Burrows (GB) |
| 2020 2:07.91 | Irish Homie (IRE) 3yo 8-4 (11 of 14) 6/1 | Andrea Atzeni Jedd O'Keeffe (GB) |
| 2019 2:15.67 | Davydenko (GB) 3yo 9-7 (1 of 7) 11/10F | Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2018 2:09.01 | Another Eclipse (IRE) 4yo 8-10 (1 of 10) 11/2 | Andrea Atzeni David Simcock (GB) |
| 2017 2:14.60 | Euginio (IRE) 3yo 9-4 (4 of 4) 11/4 | Andrea Atzeni Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2016 2:10.88 | Central Square (IRE) 4yo 9-6 (10 of 10) 6/1 | Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian (GB) |
| 2015 2:06.80 | Blue Waltz (GB) 4yo 8-12 (2 of 10) 10/1 | Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the PJ Towey Construction Handicap have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 31 placings from 172 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
PJ Towey Construction Handicap Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the PJ Towey Construction Handicap over the last 20 renewals is Sir Michael Stoute who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Rohaani (2006), Red Gala (2007) and Davydenko (2019). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the PJ Towey Construction Handicap are William Haggas (2 wins) and David Simcock (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the PJ Towey Construction Handicap, Saeed bin Suroor has sent a total of 12 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top PJ Towey Construction Handicap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Michael Stoute | 9-3-7 | +1.85 | +4.66 |
| William Haggas | 7-2-4 | +0.13 | +1.35 |
| David Simcock | 5-2-2 | +8.00 | +4.74 |
| Richard Hannon | 5-1-1 | -1.25 | -4.00 |
| Marco Botti | 4-1-1 | +0.33 | -1.00 |
| David Barron | 3-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.20 |
| Jedd O'Keeffe | 3-1-1 | +4.00 | +1.75 |
| Roger Varian | 2-1-2 | +5.00 | +3.40 |
| Ed Dunlop | 2-1-1 | +3.00 | +2.40 |
| Marcus Tregoning | 2-1-1 | +2.50 | +1.19 |
PJ Towey Construction Handicap Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the PJ Towey Construction Handicap over the last 20 renewals is Andrea Atzeni who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Central Square (2016), Euginio (2017), Another Eclipse (2018) and Irish Homie (2020). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the PJ Towey Construction Handicap are Ryan Moore (3 wins), Jamie Spencer (2 wins) and Jim Crowley (2 wins).
Here are some of the top PJ Towey Construction Handicap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Atzeni | 7-4-5 | +17.25 | +8.45 |
| Ryan Moore | 12-3-7 | -2.15 | -0.60 |
| Jamie Spencer | 7-2-2 | +8.33 | +3.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 3-2-3 | +8.00 | +5.74 |
| William Buick | 8-1-1 | -4.25 | -5.28 |
| Joe Fanning | 6-1-2 | +9.00 | +4.69 |
| Tom Marquand | 3-1-2 | -0.37 | +0.40 |
| Adam Kirby | 2-1-1 | +2.50 | +1.19 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1-1-1 | +3.33 | +2.00 |
| Frankie Dettori | 7-0-0 | -7.00 | -6.00 |
2025 PJ Towey Construction Handicap Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 2, 1, 2, (1, 2, 3, 6), 3, 2, 3, 3, 8, 8, 2, (2, 4), 7, 1, 2, 2, 2, 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 (55%) - Had 3 - 7 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (55%) - Ran in 1 - 9 races (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (66%) - Fewer than 6 placings (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (68%) - No bigger than 33/1 (Career)
- 20 / 20 (69%) - Ran in 4 - 19 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Ran in 1 - 8 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Had 1 - 4 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - No bigger than 14/1
- 20 / 20 (77%) - Ran in 1 - 6 races (Season)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Fewer than 2 wins (Class)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Placed within last 4 starts
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Not in a G3/Cl2-3/Cl6 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Fewer than 5 wins (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Within the first 8 of the market
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved an RPR of 93+ (Last 3)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Doncaster racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the PJ Towey Construction Handicap. If you are looking to place a bet on this race well in advance of the actual running, then there may be an ante-post market available for you to place your bet. If you are unfamiliar with this type of betting then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read our Ante-Post Horse Racing article which explains how ante-post betting works.
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PJ Towey Construction Handicap Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +20.10 is when runners had 4 season starts. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 2 career wins in the class, 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 3 (11,6) [10 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 4 (2) [5 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 7 (11,4) [11 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 3 (4) [7 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 11 (10,8) [14 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the PJ Towey Construction Handicap is York, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at York last time out. The next best courses which have produced the second most winners are Ascot and Newmarket (July), there has been a total number of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 167 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 6 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the PJ Towey Construction Handicap, that stallion Pivotal has produced 2 winners (2015,2008).
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Leos Luckyman in 2005, winning for Mark Johnston at odds of 14/1 under the guidance of Joe Fanning. 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 use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 PJ Towey Construction Handicap.
Other Principal races during the Doncaster St Leger Festival
Here is the schedule for the four-day St Leger Festival for races which we cover with blogs, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.
Thursday at St Leger Festival
There are a couple of Group 2's which take centre-stage on the opening day of the St Leger Festival, the £120k May Hill Stakes where the two-year-olds feature and then the £150k Park Hill Fillies Stakes where the older fillies compete.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Red Fillies Nursery | Ghost Run (GB) 2yo - 5/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| Doncaster 2yo Stakes | Hallasan (GB) 2yo - 15/2 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| May Hill Stakes | Desert Flower (IRE) 2yo - 1/1 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| Park Hill Stakes | Nakheel (FR) 3yo - 10/1 | Owen Burrows Jim Crowley |
| St Leger Festival Class 3 1m4f Handicap | Kildare Legend (IRE) 3yo - 100/30 | James Ferguson Daniel Muscutt |
Friday at St Leger Festival
On Friday, the feature race of the day is the Group 2 Doncaster Cup which is part of the British Champion Series and carries a £140k purse. The Flying Childers Stakes is another race on Friday which carries a decent purse, £130k on offer for the two-year-olds.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Mallard Handicap | Faylaq (GB) 8yo - 18/1 | Jim Goldie Amie Waugh |
| Flying Scotsman Stakes | Benevento (IRE) 2yo - 7/1 | Raphael E Freire David Egan |
| Flying Childers Stakes | Aesterius (IRE) 2yo - 7/2 | Archie Watson James Doyle |
| Doncaster Cup | Sweet William (IRE) 5yo - 7/4 | John & Thady Gosden Robert Havlin |
Saturday at St Leger Festival
The feature race of the festival, the St Leger takes place on Saturday, another race which is part of the British Champion Series, this Group 1 carries a purse of £700k. The three races before the St Leger all carry decent purses too, the Champagne Stakes (£150k), the Portland (£100k) and the Park Stakes (£140k).
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Champagne Stakes | Bay City Roller (IRE) 2yo - 9/2 | George Scott Callum Shepherd |
| Portland Heritage Handicap | American Affair (GB) 4yo - 4/1 | Jim Goldie Paul Mulrennan |
| Park Stakes | Kinross (GB) 7yo - 11/4 | Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan |
| St Leger | Jan Brueghel (IRE) 3yo - 11/4 | A P O'Brien Sean Levey |
| PJ Towey Construction Handicap | Daysofourlives (IRE) 4yo - 100/30 | Marco Botti Jack Mitchell |
| St Leger Festival Class 2 Mile Handicap | Johan (GB) 7yo - 18/1 | Jack Channon Rossa Ryan |
Sunday at St Leger Festival
Sunday is a bit more low-key, only one class one race which is the £85k Sceptre Stakes for the fillies over 7f and there are also a couple of decent handicaps carrying good purses of £70k and £65k.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| City of Doncaster Handicap | Telemark (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | Simon & Ed Crisford Harry Davies |
| Sceptre Stakes | Great Generation (IRE) 3yo - 8/1 | Marco Botti Marco Ghiani |
| St Leger Festival Class 2 Sprint Handicap | Baldomero (IRE) 6yo - 10/1 | Michael Appleby Silvestre De Sousa |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this PJ Towey Construction Handicap 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
Tipster Competition Manager
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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