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2026 Windsor Castle Stakes Preview
The Windsor Castle Stakes is run as part of the Royal Ascot festival, which takes place in June. The race is open to only two-year-old runners and is run over a straight five furlongs.
All runners run off a weight of 9-3 except for fillies who receive a five-pound allowance, meaning they run off 8-12.
Windsor Castle Stakes Information:
- Windsor Castle Stakes Past Winners
- Windsor Castle Stakes Trainer Statistics
- Windsor Castle Stakes Jockey Statistics
If you are interested in other predictions at Royal Ascot, then head over to the Royal Ascot tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. We cover every race at Royal Ascot, and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. In addition to those, we also cover numerous races at Ascot during the flat season; you can find links to those here.
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How competitive is the Windsor Castle 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 122%. The race in 2018 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 146%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Windsor Castle Stakes, the over-round has been 131%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £131 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Windsor Castle Stakes Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Windsor Castle Stakes Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Windsor Castle Stakes races over the last 20 renewals:
- Hootenanny (59.05) in 2014
- Sound And Silence (59.20) in 2017
- Aint Nobody (59.32) in 2024
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Windsor Castle Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +1.90. Ahead of the 2026 Windsor Castle Stakes, why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 59.05 was set by Hootenanny in 2014, which is the quickest time over that period. The runner was trained by Wesley A Ward and ridden by Victor Espinoza. The slowest winning time was set in 2019 when Southern Hills won in a time of 1:03.05, booked to ride was Ryan Moore by trainer A P O'Brien.
Windsor Castle Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Windsor Castle 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 Windsor Castle Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 1:00.06 | Havana Hurricane (GB) 2yo 9-5 (8 of 23) 7/1 | Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton (GB) |
| 2024 59.32 | Aint Nobody (IRE) 2yo 9-5 (27 of 27) 5/1 | Jamie Spencer Kevin Ryan (GB) |
| 2023 59.91 | Big Evs (IRE) 2yo 9-5 (19 of 23) 20/1 | Jason Hart Michael Appleby (GB) |
| 2022 1:00.33 | Little Big Bear (IRE) 2yo 9-5 (2 of 24) 6/5F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2021 59.78 | Chipotle (GB) 2yo 9-3 (1 of 27) 22/1 | Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton (GB) |
| 2020 1:00.04 | Tactical (GB) 2yo 9-3 (20 of 18) 7/2F | James Doyle Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2019 1:03.05 | Southern Hills (IRE) 2yo 9-3 (24 of 21) 7/1 | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2018 1:00.25 | Soldiers Call (GB) 2yo 9-3 (22 of 28) 12/1 | Daniel Tudhope Archie Watson (GB) |
| 2017 59.20 | Sound And Silence (GB) 2yo 9-3 (12 of 22) 16/1 | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2016 1:02.56 | Ardad (IRE) 2yo 9-3 (1 of 22) 20/1 | Robert Havlin John Gosden (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Windsor Castle Stakes have been based:
- GB: 15 winners with an additional 33 placings from 373 runners
- IRE: 3 winners with an additional 7 placings from 51 runners
- USA: 2 winners with an additional 1 placing from 22 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 5 runners
- NOR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
- AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
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Windsor Castle Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Windsor Castle Stakes over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Washington DC (2015), Southern Hills (2019) and Little Big Bear (2022). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Windsor Castle Stakes are Wesley A Ward (2 wins), Kevin Ryan (2 wins) and Eve Johnson Houghton (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Windsor Castle Stakes. Richard Hannon (0-15), K R Burke (0-11), David Evans (0-11) and Tom Dascombe (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Windsor Castle 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 | 21-3-6 | -4.80 | -7.90 |
| Wesley A Ward | 18-2-2 | +20.50 | +2.25 |
| Kevin Ryan | 11-2-5 | +10.00 | +2.00 |
| Eve Johnson Houghton | 6-2-2 | +25.00 | +10.50 |
| Archie Watson | 16-1-2 | -3.00 | -8.50 |
| Richard Fahey | 16-1-3 | -10.50 | -11.30 |
| John Best | 8-1-3 | +93.00 | +44.00 |
| Andrew Balding | 7-1-1 | -2.50 | -4.25 |
| John Gosden | 4-1-1 | +17.00 | +7.00 |
| David Brown | 4-1-1 | -0.75 | -1.87 |
Windsor Castle Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Windsor Castle Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Washington DC (2015), Southern Hills (2019) and Little Big Bear (2022). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Windsor Castle Stakes is Charles Bishop (2 wins). Two jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Windsor Castle Stakes. Frankie Dettori has ridden 14 runners in the race without recording any wins, whilst Richard Kingscote has ridden 10 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Windsor Castle 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 | 18-3-5 | -1.80 | -7.40 |
| Charles Bishop | 4-2-2 | +27.00 | +12.50 |
| William Buick | 14-1-1 | +3.00 | -5.00 |
| James Doyle | 13-1-4 | -8.50 | -8.75 |
| Jamie Spencer | 9-1-3 | -3.00 | -4.50 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 6-1-2 | +7.00 | +1.50 |
| John R Velazquez | 4-1-1 | +30.00 | +13.50 |
| Jason Hart | 2-1-1 | +19.00 | +9.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 2-1-1 | +19.00 | +9.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1-1-1 | +20.00 | +10.00 |
2026 Windsor Castle Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 8, 3, 2, 8, 9, 1, 9, 3, 1, 3, 20, 22, 17, (4, 13), 1, 7, 1, 2, 13, 8
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 (78%) - No bigger than 17/2 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Career)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Dam is not CAN/GER/IRE/USA bred
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Break of 6 - 63 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - No more than -4lbs (Vs Max Weight)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Sex is not Filly
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Ran in 1 - 3 races (Career)
- 17 / 20 (42%) - No bigger than 20/1
- 17 / 20 (46%) - Within the first 10 of the market
- 16 / 20 (58%) - Not on HY/FM/STD-SLW/STD (Last Win)
- 16 / 20 (64%) - Break of 6 - 63 days (Last Win)
- 16 / 20 (66%) - In a field of 4 - 12 (Last Win)
- 16 / 20 (67%) - Won by at least a head (Last Win)
- 16 / 20 (67%) - Not in FRA/WAL (Last Win)
- 16 / 20 (68%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Career Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Royal Ascot racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Windsor Castle Stakes. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Windsor Castle Stakes Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +45.25, is when runners were GB-bred.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had an IRE-bred dam, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-60.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 8 (17,23,6) [23 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 27 (26,22) [27 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 19 (15,16) [23 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 2 (21,9) [24 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 1 (25,3) [27 Runners]
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Windsor Castle Stakes are Sandown and Carlisle; there have been a total of 2 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 402 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 54 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Windsor Castle Stakes:
- Exceed And Excel (2 Wins)
- Havana Gold (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Windsor Castle Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Mehmas (0 Wins from 17 runners)
- Acclamation (0 Wins from 13 runners)
- Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 12 runners)
- Kheleyf (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Bungle Inthejungle (0 Wins from 7 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Flashmans Papers in 2008, winning for John Best at odds of 100/1 under the guidance of Steve Drowne. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Windsor Castle Stakes, head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters.
Route to the Windsor Castle Stakes
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Windsor Castle Stakes. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Havana Hurricane Epsom - 2nd of 9 (9/2) | Woodcote Stakes |
| 2024 - Aint Nobody Carlisle - 1st of 6 (8/1) | Daily Football Offers At Rhino.Bet EBF Restricted Novice Stakes |
| 2023 - Big Evs Redcar - 2nd of 14 (19/2) | Celebration Of Tom Hamiltons Life EBF Restricted Novice Stakes |
| 2022 - Little Big Bear Naas - 1st of 9 (4/9) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden |
| 2021 - Chipotle Sandown - 6th of 7 (313/100) | Coral "Beaten By A Length" National Stakes |
| 2020 - Tactical Newmarket (Rowley) - 3rd of 10 (3/1) | Betway EBF Stallions Novice Stakes |
| 2019 - Southern Hills Navan - 2nd of 6 (2/1) | Lynn Lodge Stud Irish EBF Maiden |
| 2018 - Soldiers Call Haydock - 1st of 6 (8/15) | 188Bet Mobile Bet10 Get20 Novice Stakes |
| 2017 - Sound And Silence Sandown - 4th of 5 (2/1) | Better Odds With Matchbook National Stakes |
| 2016 - Ardad Yarmouth - 1st of 7 (3/1) | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes |
Schedule for Tuesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
The five-day Royal Ascot meeting kicks off on Tuesday with three Group 1 events on the seven-race card, with the Queen Anne Stakes, King Charles II Stakes and St James's Palace Stakes all part of the British Champions Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Queen Anne Stakes | Docklands (GB) 5yo - 14/1 | Harry Eustace Mark Zahra |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Coventry Stakes | Gstaad (GB) 2yo - 7/2 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot King Charles III Stakes | American Affair (GB) 5yo - 11/1 | Jim Goldie Paul Mulrennan |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot St James's Palace Stakes | Field Of Gold (IRE) 3yo - 8/11 | John & Thady Gosden Colin Keane |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Ascot Stakes | Ascending (IRE) 6yo - 20/1 | Henry De Bromhead W J Lee |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Wolferton Stakes | Haatem (IRE) 4yo - 8/1 | Richard Hannon James Doyle |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Copper Horse Stakes | French Master (IRE) 4yo - 5/2 | John & Thady Gosden James Doyle |
Schedule for Wednesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
The feature race on the second day of Royal Ascot is the Prince of Wales's Stakes, a race which carries a prize fund of £1m and is part of the British Champions Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Queen Mary Stakes | True Love (IRE) 2yo - 9/4 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Queen's Vase | Carmers (IRE) 3yo - 9/2 | P Twomey W J Lee |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Duke of Cambridge Stakes | Crimson Advocate (USA) 4yo - 13/2 | John & Thady Gosden James McDonald |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Prince of Wales's Stakes | Ombudsman (IRE) 4yo - 7/1 | John & Thady Gosden William Buick |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Royal Hunt Cup | My Cloud (IRE) 4yo - 3/1 | Roger Varian Silvestre De Sousa |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Kensington Palace Stakes | Miss Information (IRE) 4yo - 11/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Windsor Castle Stakes | Havana Hurricane (GB) 2yo - 7/1 | Eve Johnson Houghton Charles Bishop |
Schedule for Thursday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
There are a couple of decent handicaps on the third day of Royal Ascot, the highlight of the day, though, is the Ascot Gold Cup, a Group 1 marathon for the flat runners.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Norfolk Stakes | Charles Darwin (IRE) 2yo - 8/13 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot King George V Stakes | Merchant (IRE) 3yo - 3/1 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Ribblesdale Stakes | Garden Of Eden (IRE) 3yo - 7/1 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Ascot Gold Cup | Trawlerman (IRE) 7yo - 85/40 | John & Thady Gosden William Buick |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Britannia Stakes | Arabian Story (IRE) 3yo - 15/2 | Saeed bin Suroor Oisin Murphy |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Hampton Court Stakes | Trinity College (IRE) 3yo - 5/2 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Buckingham Palace Stakes | Never So Brave (IRE) 4yo - 4/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
Schedule for Friday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
A couple of British Champions Series races on the Friday at Royal Ascot, the Commonwealth Cup over six furlongs and then the Coronation Stakes over just shy of a mile.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Albany Stakes | Venetian Sun (IRE) 2yo - 7/1 | K R Burke Clifford Lee |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Commonwealth Cup | Time For Sandals (IRE) 3yo - 25/1 | Harry Eustace Richard Kingscote |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Duke of Edinburgh Stakes | Ethical Diamond (IRE) 5yo - 3/1 | W P Mullins Ryan Moore |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Coronation Stakes | Cercene (IRE) 3yo - 33/1 | Joseph G Murphy Gary Carroll |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Sandringham Stakes | Never Let Go (GB) 3yo - 22/1 | Ed Walker Kieran Shoemark |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot King Edward VII Stakes | Amiloc (GB) 3yo - 11/8 | Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes | Adrestia (GB) 3yo - 10/1 | Simon & Ed Crisford Oisin Murphy |
Schedule for Saturday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
The final day of Royal Ascot is all about the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, a Group 1 race run over six furlongs which is part of the British Champions Series and carries a prize fund of £1m.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Chesham Stakes | Humidity (GB) 2yo - 4/1 | Andrew Balding James Doyle |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Hardwicke Stakes | Rebels Romance (IRE) 7yo - 6/4 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| 15:40 Royal Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes | Lazzat (FR) 4yo - 9/2 | J Reynier James Doyle |
| 16:20 Royal Ascot Jersey Stakes | Noble Champion (IRE) 3yo - 25/1 | Ed Walker Kieran Shoemark |
| 17:00 Royal Ascot Wokingham Stakes | Get It (GB) 7yo - 28/1 | George Baker Seamie Heffernan |
| 17:35 Royal Ascot Golden Gates Stakes | Quai De Bethune (FR) 3yo - 12/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 18:10 Royal Ascot Queen Alexandra Stakes | Sober (FR) 6yo - 4/5 | W P Mullins Ryan Moore |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Windsor Castle 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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