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2025 Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes Preview
Known as the Weatherbys Super Sprint for sponsorship purposes, the Super Sprint is run at Newbury racecourse each year in July, the race is open to two-year-old thoroughbreds and is run over a trip of five furlongs. Fillies receive five-pound allowances and weights are worked out by the sale price of each runner, each runner receives a one-pound allowance for each £5k below the most expensive purchase in the race.
Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes Information:
- Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes Past Winners
- Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes Trainer Statistics
- Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes Jockey Statistics
Our dedicated Newbury tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes but will also have predictions for each meeting at Newbury throughout the season so be sure to head over there. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Newbury Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 125%. The race in 2011 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 136%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes, the over-round has been 132%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £132 which is bet.
Weatherbys Super Sprint 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 Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -2.71. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2012 renewal when Body And Soul from Tim Easterby under the guidance of Duran Fentiman, won in a time of 1:06.55, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Peniaphobia, trained by Richard Fahey and ridden by Paul Hanagan set the quickest time of 59.50 in the 2013 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes over the last 20 renewals:
- Peniaphobia (59.50) in 2013
- Tiggy Wiggy (59.85) in 2014
- Caburn (1:00.10) in 2024
Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Weatherbys Super Sprint 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 at the time of winning the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes and the jockey are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:00.10 | Caburn (IRE) 2yo 9-1 (10 of 19) 12/1 | Dylan Hogan Jack Jones (GB) |
| 2023 1:01.25 | Relief Rally (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (18 of 20) 1/1F | Tom Marquand William Haggas (GB) |
| 2022 1:00.33 | Eddies Boy (GB) 2yo 9-2 (21 of 20) 15/2 | Hollie Doyle Archie Watson (GB) |
| 2021 1:00.54 | Gubbass (IRE) 2yo 8-10 (15 of 22) 4/1 | Sean Levey Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2020 1:00.82 | Happy Romance (IRE) 2yo 8-5 (16 of 25) 100/30F | Sean Levey Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2019 1:05.32 | Bettys Hope (GB) 2yo 8-4 (25 of 24) 14/1 | Silvestre De Sousa Rod Millman (GB) |
| 2018 1:01.85 | Ginger Nut (IRE) 2yo 8-5 (19 of 25) 16/1 | Harry Bentley Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2017 1:04.05 | Bengali Boys (IRE) 2yo 8-7 (13 of 23) 12/1 | Barry McHugh Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2016 1:01.19 | Mrs Danvers (GB) 2yo 8-0 (13 of 23) 9/2F | Luke Morris Jonathan Portman (GB) |
| 2015 1:00.76 | Lathom (GB) 2yo 9-0 (15 of 22) 28/1 | Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 40 placings from 450 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
- AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Richard Hannon who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Tiggy Wiggy (2014), Ginger Nut (2018), Happy Romance (2020) and Gubbass (2021). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes are Richard Fahey (3 wins) and William Haggas (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes, Kevin Ryan (0-26), Eve Johnson Houghton (0-14), K R Burke (0-12) and Bryan Smart (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Weatherbys Super Sprint 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hannon | 41-4-7 | -11.17 | -22.58 |
| Richard Fahey | 52-3-8 | -4.00 | -24.00 |
| William Haggas | 9-2-4 | +14.00 | +4.50 |
| Rod Millman | 19-1-2 | -4.00 | -10.50 |
| Tim Easterby | 10-1-1 | -4.50 | -6.75 |
| Brian Meehan | 9-1-1 | -2.50 | -5.25 |
| Sylvester Kirk | 7-1-1 | +3.00 | -1.50 |
| Archie Watson | 7-1-3 | +1.50 | -1.25 |
| Andrew Balding | 3-1-1 | +23.00 | +10.50 |
| Jonathan Portman | 3-1-1 | +2.50 | +0.25 |
Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Sean Levey who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Happy Romance (2020) and Gubbass (2021). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes, Jimmy Quinn has ridden 17 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Weatherbys Super Sprint 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Levey | 7-2-3 | +2.33 | -0.83 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 9-1-1 | +6.00 | -1.00 |
| Tony Hamilton | 6-1-1 | +23.00 | +9.00 |
| Luke Morris | 6-1-1 | -0.50 | -2.75 |
| Liam Jones | 5-1-1 | +16.00 | +6.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 5-1-3 | +3.50 | +0.75 |
| Richard Mullen | 5-1-1 | +1.00 | -1.50 |
| Duran Fentiman | 5-1-1 | +0.50 | -1.75 |
| Tom Marquand | 5-1-1 | -3.00 | -3.50 |
| Harry Bentley | 4-1-1 | +13.00 | +5.00 |
2025 Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 8, 6, 7, 1, 10, (2, 5), 1, 2, 1, 5, (1, 3), 3, (3, 14), 4, 1, 9, 8, 1, 9
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%) - Achieved a TS of 48+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Within the first 17 of the market
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Carried 123 - 131lbs (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Off a break of 9 - 99 days
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Achieved a TS of 50+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran in England (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - In a field of 7 - 19 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - No bigger than 40/1 (Career)
- 19 / 20 (60%) - Break of 14 - 99 days (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (61%) - Not in FRA/IRL/SCO/WAL (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (62%) - Won by at least a neck (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (64%) - Carried 116 - 131lbs (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (65%) - Highest Won is not G2-3/Cl6
- 19 / 20 (69%) - No bigger than 20/1 (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Newbury racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes. If you are looking to place on a bet 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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Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +49.83 is when runners had the same jockey as when last winning. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a best-in-five result of 2nd, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-74.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 10 (4,1) [19 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 18 (5,8) [20 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 21 (8,18) [20 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 15 (14,18) [22 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 16 (22,21) [25 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes is Ascot, there has been a total number of 8 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 10 winners from a total of 249 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 10 winners from a total of 208 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes:
- Dandy Man (2 Wins)
- Kodiac (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Acclamation (0 Wins from 14 runners)
- Exceed And Excel (0 Wins from 12 runners)
- Pastoral Pursuits (0 Wins from 12 runners)
- Camacho (0 Wins from 11 runners)
- Zebedee (0 Wins from 10 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Lady Livius in 2005, winning for Richard Hannon Snr at odds of 100/1 under the guidance of Martin Dwyer. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Weatherbys Super Sprint 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 Weatherbys Super Sprint 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.
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