Suffolk Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Guineas Festival)

Contested over a distance of 1m1f is the Suffolk Stakes which is scheduled to take place at Newmarket during the Guineas Festival. Below we have detailed past winners along with both trainer and jockey records in the race and see which trends have been set based on past winners of the Suffolk Stakes.
Suffolk Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Guineas Festival)
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Content Editor

Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.

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:

  1. Kew Green (1:47.70) in 2005
  2. Boonga Roogeta (1:48.85) in 2013
  3. 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.

YearHorse (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):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
Sir Michael Stoute10-3-4+20.00+11.03
Andrew Balding14-2-6+6.50+7.61
Charlie Appleby5-2-3+8.00+5.18
William Haggas8-1-3-0.50-0.81
Ralph Beckett6-1-1+5.00+1.25
Brian Meehan5-1-1+5.00+1.63
Roger Charlton5-1-2+4.00+2.19
James Fanshawe4-1-1+17.00+9.50
Hughie Morrison4-1-1+7.00+3.25
Brian Ellison4-1-2+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):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
William Buick14-3-7+10.00+8.48
Joe Fanning13-1-2-3.00-5.29
Ryan Moore10-1-2-1.00-2.37
James Doyle9-1-3+14.00+10.20
Jim Crowley5-1-3+6.00+3.90
J F Egan3-1-1+8.00+4.25
William Carver2-1-1+5.50+2.90
George Wood1-1-1+20.00+12.50
Clifford Lee1-1-1+9.00+5.63
Dane O'Neill1-1-1+4.50+2.81

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.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
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.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
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.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
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

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.

James Banting

James Banting

Tipster Competition Assistant

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Content Editor

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for flat racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful flat racing blogs for OLBG.

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