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2025 Sun Chariot Stakes Preview
Scheduled to take place in October of each year at the Newmarket racecourse is the Sun Chariot Stakes, a Group 1 race that is part of the British Champions Mile Series, this race is open to only fillies and mares who are aged three or older with three-year-olds having to carry 9-0 whilst the older runners have to carry 3lb more (9-3).
Sun Chariot Stakes Information:
- Sun Chariot Stakes Past Winners
- Sun Chariot Stakes Trainer Statistics
- Sun Chariot Stakes Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Newmarket 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 Newmarket Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Sun Chariot Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2006 when the race had an over-round of 108%. The race in 2017 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 Sun Chariot Stakes, the over-round has been 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £114 which is bet.
Sun Chariot Stakes 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 Sun Chariot Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 17 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -9.65. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Sahpresa, trained by Rod Collet and ridden by Ted Durcan who set the fastest winning time in the Sun Chariot Stakes, the runner won the race in a time of 1:34.40 when winning the race in 2009. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer John Gosden and jockey Jim Crowley with Nazeef who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:42.21 in the 2020 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Sun Chariot Stakes over the last 20 renewals:
- Sahpresa (1:34.40) in 2009
- Siyouma (1:34.66) in 2012
- Roly Poly (1:34.88) in 2017
Sun Chariot Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Sun Chariot 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 Sun Chariot Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:40.48 | Tamfana (GER) 3yo 9-2 (6 of 6) 2/1F | Colin Keane David Menuisier (GB) |
| 2023 1:35.65 | Inspiral (GB) 4yo 9-5 (3 of 8) 10/11F | Frankie Dettori John & Thady Gosden (GB) |
| 2022 1:35.53 | Fonteyn (GB) 3yo 9-2 (8 of 9) 16/1 | Neil Callan Kevin Ryan (GB) |
| 2021 1:40.58 | Saffron Beach (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (3 of 12) 5/1 | William Buick Jane Chapple-Hyam (GB) |
| 2020 1:42.21 | Nazeef (GB) 4yo 9-3 (12 of 12) 17/2 | Jim Crowley John Gosden (GB) |
| 2019 1:38.01 | Billesdon Brook (GB) 4yo 9-3 (1 of 9) 16/1 | Sean Levey Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2018 1:37.94 | Laurens (FR) 3yo 9-0 (9 of 9) 11/4F | Daniel Tudhope K R Burke (GB) |
| 2017 1:34.88 | Roly Poly (USA) 3yo 9-0 (1 of 13) 4/1 | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2016 1:37.46 | Alice Springs (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (7 of 8) 13/8F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2015 1:35.87 | Esoterique (IRE) 5yo 9-3 (1 of 9) 11/8F | Pierre-Charles Boudot A Fabre (FR) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Sun Chariot Stakes have been based:
- GB: 12 winners with an additional 28 placings from 122 runners
- FR: 5 winners with an additional 5 placings from 24 runners
- IRE: 3 winners with an additional 3 placings from 31 runners
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Sun Chariot Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Sun Chariot Stakes over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Halfway To Heaven (2008), Alice Springs (2016) and Roly Poly (2017). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Sun Chariot Stakes is Sir Michael Stoute (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Sun Chariot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A P O'Brien | 16-3-5 | +0.63 | -2.75 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 16-2-8 | -3.50 | +0.43 |
| Richard Hannon | 7-1-3 | +10.00 | +8.00 |
| John Gosden | 7-1-5 | +2.50 | +4.09 |
| A Fabre | 7-1-3 | -4.62 | -3.40 |
| John & Thady Gosden | 6-1-4 | -4.09 | -0.09 |
| K R Burke | 3-1-1 | +0.75 | -0.35 |
| Jane Chapple-Hyam | 2-1-1 | +4.00 | +2.00 |
| Kevin Ryan | 1-1-1 | +16.00 | +9.60 |
| David Menuisier | 1-1-1 | +2.00 | +1.25 |
Sun Chariot Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Sun Chariot Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Integral (2014), Alice Springs (2016) and Roly Poly (2017).
Here are some of the top Sun Chariot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 15-3-8 | -2.87 | -1.62 |
| William Buick | 9-1-3 | -3.00 | -2.33 |
| Frankie Dettori | 6-1-3 | -4.09 | -2.63 |
| Sean Levey | 4-1-2 | +13.00 | +7.70 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 4-1-1 | +5.00 | +1.80 |
| Neil Callan | 2-1-1 | +15.00 | +8.60 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 2-1-1 | +3.50 | +1.70 |
| Colin Keane | 2-1-1 | +1.00 | +0.25 |
| Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | 2-1-2 | +0.63 | +0.88 |
| Gerald Mosse | 1-1-1 | +12.00 | +7.20 |
2025 Sun Chariot Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 5, 3, 3, 2, 2, 4, 1, 7, 1, (1, 2, 3, 4), 1, 1, 2, 1, (7, 8), 4, 2, 8, 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 (69%) - Break of 21 - 200 days (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (71%) - Carried 122 - 129lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (72%) - No bigger than 16/1
- 20 / 20 (72%) - Had 1 - 3 wins (Season)
- 20 / 20 (77%) - Within the first 7 of the market
- 20 / 20 (79%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Break of 15 - 141 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Achieved a TS of 69+ (Class)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Had 1 - 4 wins (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 94+ (Class)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Not on HY/STD-SLW/STD (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved a TS of 82+ (Trip)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not in a G2/Cl2/Cl4 (LTO)
- 17 / 20 (83%) - No older than a 4yo
- 16 / 20 (47%) - Achieved a TS of 96+ (Season)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Newmarket racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Sun Chariot Stakes. if you are unaware of what trends and statistics are, how they can be used etc then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read this Stats And Trends article which will make everything much clearer.
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Sun Chariot Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +51.29 is when runners had 2 starts in the past 90 days. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 season wins, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-41.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 6 (1) [6 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 3 (7,8) [8 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 8 (7,9) [9 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 3 (10,9) [12 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 12 (1,9) [12 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Sun Chariot Stakes is Deauville, there has been a total number of 7 winners of this race who ran at Deauville last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Leopardstown, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Leopardstown last time out.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Sun Chariot Stakes:
- Sahm (3 Wins)
- Pivotal (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Sun Chariot Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Dansili (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Sea The Stars (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Shamardal (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Billesdon Brook in 2019, winning for Richard Hannon at odds of 16/1 under the guidance of Sean Levey. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 8 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Sun Chariot Stakes remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Sun Chariot 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.
Darren Brett
Tipster Competition Manager
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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