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2025 Suffolk Stakes Preview
The current version of the Suffolk Stakes has been in place since 2005, the race features during the Guineas Festival at Newmarket in early May and is a Class 2 handicap. Open to runners who are aged three or older, this race is contested over a distance of one mile and one furlong.
Suffolk Stakes Information:
We also have a dedicated Newmarket tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race, see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information during the Guineas Festival, head down to the Other Principal races during the Newmarket Guineas Festival section for links to these. In addition to those, we also cover numerous races at Newmarket during the flat season, you can find links to those here.
How competitive is the Suffolk Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 19 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2022 when the race had an over-round of 112%. The race in 2006 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 129%, whilst on average over the last 19 renewals of the Suffolk Stakes, the over-round has been 122%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £122 which is bet.
Suffolk Stakes Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 19 if you had followed the winner of the Suffolk Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +0.50. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page so you can get easy access to the OLBG racing picks daily.
The runner that holds the record over the past 19 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2012 renewal when Tullius from Andrew Balding under the guidance of Jimmy Fortune, won in a time of 1:55.36, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Kew Green, trained by Paul Webber and ridden by Dane O'Neill set the quickest time of 1:47.70 in the 2005 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Suffolk Stakes over the last 19 renewals:
- Kew Green (1:47.70) in 2005
- Boonga Roogeta (1:48.85) in 2013
- Supaseus (1:49.10) in 2007
Suffolk Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Suffolk 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 trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Suffolk Stakes as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:50.76 | Liberty Lane (IRE) 4yo 9-7 (2 of 13) 9/1 | Clifford Lee K R Burke (GB) |
| 2023 1:54.88 | King Of Conquest (GB) 4yo 9-7 (3 of 17) 7/1 | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2022 1:50.47 | Cap Francais (GB) 6yo 8-11 (7 of 9) 22/1 | James Doyle Ian Williams (GB) |
| 2021 1:50.43 | Bell Rock (GB) 5yo 9-4 (5 of 10) 13/2 | William Carver (5lbs) Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2019 1:50.67 | Elector (GB) 4yo 8-7 (9 of 10) 9/1 | Joe Fanning Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2018 1:49.31 | Oasis Charm (GB) 4yo 8-11 (2 of 16) 4/1F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2017 1:51.91 | Playful Sound (GB) 4yo 8-12 (5 of 9) 10/1 | William Buick Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2016 1:50.93 | Knight Owl (GB) 6yo 8-1 (4 of 14) 20/1 | George Wood (7lbs) James Fanshawe (GB) |
| 2015 1:51.70 | Balty Boys (IRE) 6yo 9-3 (12 of 10) 8/1 | Richard Hughes Brian Ellison (GB) |
| 2014 1:52.40 | Niceofyoutotellme (GB) 5yo 8-8 (6 of 19) 10/1 | Jim Crowley Ralph Beckett (GB) |
Suffolk Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Suffolk Stakes over the last 19 renewals is Sir Michael Stoute who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Confront (2009), Playful Sound (2017) and Elector (2019). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Suffolk Stakes are Andrew Balding (2 wins) and Charlie Appleby (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Suffolk Stakes, Richard Fahey has sent a total of 13 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Suffolk Stakes trainer statistics over the last 19 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 | 10-3-4 | +20.00 | +11.03 |
| Andrew Balding | 14-2-6 | +6.50 | +7.61 |
| Charlie Appleby | 5-2-3 | +8.00 | +5.18 |
| William Haggas | 8-1-3 | -0.50 | -0.81 |
| Ralph Beckett | 6-1-1 | +5.00 | +1.25 |
| Brian Meehan | 5-1-1 | +5.00 | +1.63 |
| Roger Charlton | 5-1-2 | +4.00 | +2.19 |
| James Fanshawe | 4-1-1 | +17.00 | +9.50 |
| Hughie Morrison | 4-1-1 | +7.00 | +3.25 |
| Brian Ellison | 4-1-2 | +5.00 | +3.05 |
Suffolk Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Suffolk Stakes over the last 19 renewals is William Buick who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Playful Sound (2017), Oasis Charm (2018) and King Of Conquest (2023).
Here are some of the top Suffolk Stakes jockey statistics over the last 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 14-3-7 | +10.00 | +8.48 |
| Joe Fanning | 13-1-2 | -3.00 | -5.29 |
| Ryan Moore | 10-1-2 | -1.00 | -2.37 |
| James Doyle | 9-1-3 | +14.00 | +10.20 |
| Jim Crowley | 5-1-3 | +6.00 | +3.90 |
| J F Egan | 3-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.25 |
| William Carver | 2-1-1 | +5.50 | +2.90 |
| George Wood | 1-1-1 | +20.00 | +12.50 |
| Clifford Lee | 1-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.63 |
| Dane O'Neill | 1-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.81 |
2025 Suffolk Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 12, 2, 14, 12, (6, 11), 2, 3, (2, 5), 11, 7, (7, 8), 2, 1, 5, 5, 3, 8, (3, 5)
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.
- 19 / 19 (76%) - Ran over 7f - 1m2f (Debut)
- 19 / 19 (77%) - No bigger than 22/1
- 19 / 19 (80%) - Within the first 11 of the market
- 19 / 19 (82%) - Achieved an RPR of 94+ (Career)
- 19 / 19 (83%) - Sex is not Colt/Horse/Mare
- 19 / 19 (83%) - Fewer than 3 races (Trip)
- 19 / 19 (84%) - Carried 117 - 133lbs (Last Win)
- 19 / 19 (85%) - Highest Won is not G2-3/LST/Cl5-6
- 19 / 19 (85%) - Not in a G2-3/LST/Cl5-6 (Last Win)
- 19 / 19 (85%) - Held an OR of 86+
- 19 / 19 (86%) - No bigger than 66/1 (Career)
- 19 / 19 (87%) - Had 2 - 13 placings (Career)
- 19 / 19 (88%) - Ran in England (Debut)
- 19 / 19 (89%) - Fewer than 26 races (Hcps)
- 18 / 19 (71%) - No bigger than 14/1 (LTO)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Newmarket racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Suffolk Stakes. If you are a newcomer to horse racing betting, then the number of types of bets can be scary! Don't let that put you off though, head over to this Types Of Horse Racing Bet article and have a read, you will then have a better knowledge of betting on racing in the future and there are plenty of other articles in the OLBG Betting School too.
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Suffolk Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +52.00 is when runners had 0 starts in the past 90 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career win over further, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-63.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 2 (1,9) [13 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 3 (11,15,16) [17 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 7 (10,6) [9 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 5 (8,6) [10 Runners]
- 2019: Winner in 9 (2,6) [10 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Suffolk Stakes is Newmarket (Rowley), there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (Rowley) last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 17 winners from a total of 258 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 11 runners.
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Suffolk Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Pivotal (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Dubawi (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Iffraaj (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Zoffany (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 19 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Cap Francais in 2022, winning for Ian Williams at odds of 22/1 under the guidance of James Doyle. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 19 renewals there have been 2 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Suffolk Stakes remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Other Principal races during the Newmarket Guineas Festival
Remember to head over to the Newmarket predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters are supporting in the Suffolk Stakes. Below are the other principal races that we cover during the Guineas Festival with links to each race blog as well as information for last year's winners.
Friday at the Guineas Festival
The highlight on Friday is the Jockey Club Stakes, a group 2 contested over one mile and four furlongs.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:25 Newmarket King Charles II Stakes | Boiling Point (IRE) 3yo - 11/8 | Roger Varian James Doyle |
| 15:00 Newmarket Newmarket Stakes | Caviar Heights (IRE) 3yo - 7/1 | K R Burke Clifford Lee |
| 15:35 Newmarket Jockey Club Stakes | Outbox (GB) 9yo - 50/1 | Archie Watson Hollie Doyle |
Saturday at the Guineas Festival
Saturday's highlight is the 2,000 Guineas, part of the British Champion Series, we see the 3-year-old runners compete over a mile.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:45 Newmarket Rowley Handicap Stakes | Desert Cop (GB) 4yo - 22/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 14:20 Newmarket Suffolk Stakes | Liberty Lane (IRE) 4yo - 9/1 | K R Burke Clifford Lee |
| 14:55 Newmarket Palace House Stakes | Seven Questions (IRE) 3yo - 33/1 | George Scott Callum Shepherd |
| 15:35 Newmarket Qipco 2000 Guineas | Notable Speech (GB) 3yo - 16/1 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
Sunday at the Guineas Festival
Sunday is all about the fillies with the 1,000 Guineas taking centre stage, the three-year-olds will compete over a mile trip.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 Newmarket Pretty Polly Stakes | Friendly Soul (GB) 3yo - 10/1 | John & Thady Gosden Kieran Shoemark |
| 14:25 Newmarket Dahlia Stakes | Stay Alert (GB) 5yo - 5/1 | Hughie Morrison David Egan |
| 15:40 Newmarket Qipco 1000 Guineas | Elmalka (GB) 3yo - 28/1 | Roger Varian Silvestre De Sousa |
Other Principal Races at Newmarket Racecourse
Here are some other notable races at the Newmarket racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.
Races in April (Craven Meeting)
Races in July (July Festival)
- Bahrain Trophy Stakes
- bet365 Sprint Handicap Stakes
- July Stakes
- Princess of Wales's Stakes
- bet365 Handicap Stakes
- Duchess of Cambridge Stakes
- Falmouth Stakes
- bet365 Mile Handicap Stakes
- Bunbury Cup
- July Cup
- Superlative Stakes
Races in September (Cambridgeshire Meeting)
- Jockey Club Rose Bowl
- Tattersall Stakes
- Godolphin Stakes
- Joel Stakes
- Princess Royal Stakes
- Rockfel Stakes
- Rosemary Stakes
- Cambridgeshire Handicap
- Cambridgeshire Meeting 7f Handicap
- Cheveley Park Stakes
- Jersey Lily Fillies Nursery
- Middle Park Stakes
- Royal Lodge Stakes
Races in October
Races in October (Future Champions Festival)
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Suffolk Stakes Preview are at hand, Andy and James. 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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