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2026 Winter Hill Stakes Preview
The Winter Hill Stakes is one of the top races at the Windsor racecourse, a Group 3 race which is run over one mile and two furlongs. The race is open to runners who are aged three or older, and it takes place in August of each year.
Winter Hill Stakes Information:
- Winter Hill Stakes Past Winners
- Winter Hill Stakes Trainer Statistics
- Winter Hill Stakes Jockey Statistics
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Windsor tips on the day of the race. Do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist, or are they predicting other runners?
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How competitive is the Winter Hill 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 109%. The race in 2011 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 122%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Winter Hill Stakes, the over-round has been 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £114 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Winter Hill 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 Winter Hill Stakes Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Winter Hill Stakes races over the last 20 renewals:
- Al Kazeem (2:01.62) in 2014
- Campanologist (2:02.44) in 2009
- Chain Of Daisies (2:02.58) in 2016
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 Winter Hill Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +0.00. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Winter Hill Stakes, see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Al Kazeem, trained by Roger Charlton and ridden by George Baker, who set the fastest winning time in the Winter Hill Stakes. That runner won the race in a time of 2:01.62 in 2014. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Roger Charlton and jockey Hollie Doyle with Extra Elusive who set the slowest winning time; the race-winning time was 2:11.38 in the 2020 renewal.
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Winter Hill Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Winter Hill 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 Winter Hill Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 2:03.41 | Silawi (IRE) 5yo 9-7 (3 of 5) 10/1 | Cieren Fallon Hamad Al Jehani (GB) |
| 2024 2:07.71 | My Prospero (IRE) 5yo 9-7 (1 of 7) 2/1F | Cieren Fallon William Haggas (GB) |
| 2023 2:03.94 | Passenger (USA) 3yo 9-0 (4 of 6) 3/1 | Richard Kingscote Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2022 2:03.01 | Regal Reality (GB) 7yo 9-7 (2 of 6) 9/1 | Richard Kingscote Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2021 2:07.46 | Solid Stone (IRE) 5yo 9-5 (3 of 4) 9/4 | Richard Kingscote Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2020 2:11.38 | Extra Elusive (GB) 5yo 9-8 (5 of 5) 3/1 | Hollie Doyle Roger Charlton (GB) |
| 2019 2:04.24 | Desert Encounter (IRE) 7yo 9-8 (1 of 5) 4/1 | Jamie Spencer David Simcock (GB) |
| 2018 2:08.03 | Fabricate (GB) 6yo 9-5 (4 of 5) 11/10F | James Doyle Michael Bell (GB) |
| 2017 2:04.25 | Fabricate (GB) 5yo 9-1 (7 of 6) 11/2 | Gerald Mosse Michael Bell (GB) |
| 2016 2:02.58 | Chain Of Daisies (GB) 4yo 8-12 (2 of 6) 15/2 | Fergus Sweeney Henry Candy (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Winter Hill Stakes have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 24 placings from 125 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
- SAF: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- UAE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- HK: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Winter Hill Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Winter Hill Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Sir Michael Stoute, who has won the race five times, with those five winners coming from Tam Lin (2006), Queens Best (2007), Solid Stone (2021), Regal Reality (2022) and Passenger (2023). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Winter Hill Stakes are Saeed bin Suroor (3 wins), Roger Charlton (2 wins) and Michael Bell (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Winter Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Michael Stoute | 15-5-9 | +14.75 | +7.03 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 9-3-6 | +13.60 | +8.00 |
| Roger Charlton | 4-2-3 | +1.73 | +1.97 |
| Michael Bell | 3-2-2 | +5.60 | +3.13 |
| Andrew Balding | 8-1-2 | -3.00 | -2.90 |
| William Haggas | 3-1-3 | +0.00 | +2.89 |
| Henry Candy | 2-1-1 | +6.50 | +3.69 |
| Tom Tate | 2-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.75 |
| Marco Botti | 2-1-1 | -0.50 | -0.69 |
| Hamad Al Jehani | 1-1-1 | +10.00 | +6.25 |
Winter Hill Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Winter Hill Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Richard Kingscote, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Solid Stone (2021), Regal Reality (2022) and Passenger (2023). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Winter Hill Stakes are Jamie Spencer (2 wins), Frankie Dettori (2 wins), Ryan Moore (2 wins) and Cieren Fallon (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Winter Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Kingscote | 3-3-3 | +14.25 | +7.51 |
| Jamie Spencer | 8-2-4 | +4.00 | +2.16 |
| Frankie Dettori | 7-2-4 | -3.40 | -2.34 |
| Ryan Moore | 5-2-4 | +7.50 | +4.74 |
| Cieren Fallon | 2-2-2 | +12.00 | +7.50 |
| Adam Kirby | 4-1-1 | +2.00 | +0.00 |
| William Buick | 4-1-2 | +1.50 | +0.53 |
| Gerald Mosse | 1-1-1 | +5.50 | +3.44 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.88 |
| James Doyle | 1-1-1 | +1.10 | +0.69 |
2026 Winter Hill Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 2, 5, 1, 2, 2, 3, 1, 1, 5, 2, 5, 1, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2
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 (77%) - No bigger than 14/1
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Not on HY/GS/STD (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Highest Placed is not Cl2/Cl4-5
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 103+ (Season)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Ran in England (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Not on HY/FM/STD-SLW/STD (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved an RPR of 77+ (Going)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved a TS of 51+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Within the first 6 of the market
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Ran in 1 - 5 races (90 Days)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Off a break of 8 - 90 days
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved a TS of 84+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved a TS of 39+ (Going)
- 19 / 20 (83%) - No bigger than 20/1 (LTO)
- 19 / 20 (86%) - Placed within last 3 starts
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Windsor racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Winter Hill 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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Winter Hill Stakes Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +32.00, is when runners have had 1 win in the past 90 days.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when a runner's last win was 2 starts ago, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-31.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 3 (5) [5 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 1 (5) [7 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 4 (7) [6 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 2 (4) [6 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 3 [4 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Winter Hill Stakes is Goodwood; there have been a total of 7 winners of this race who ran at Goodwood last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Newbury; there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Newbury 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 112 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 3 winners from a total of 20 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Winter Hill Stakes:
- Dubawi (2 Wins)
- Makfi (2 Wins)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Prince Siegfried in 2011, winning for Saeed bin Suroor at odds of 14/1 under the guidance of Ted Durcan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Winter Hill Stakes, head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters.
Route to the Winter Hill Stakes
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Winter Hill Stakes. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Silawi Goodwood - 5th of 18 (18/1) | Chesterfield Cup Handicap |
| 2024 - My Prospero Goodwood - 3rd of 7 (6/4) | Regent Seven Seas Cruises Bentinck Conditions Stakes |
| 2023 - Passenger Epsom - 12th of 14 (8/1) | Epsom Derby |
| 2022 - Regal Reality Goodwood - 8th of 8 (5/1) | Glorious Stakes |
| 2021 - Solid Stone Salisbury - 4th of 10 (7/2) | D & N Construction Sovereign Stakes |
| 2020 - Extra Elusive Haydock - 1st of 7 (11/2) | BetVictor Rose Of Lancaster Stakes |
| 2019 - Desert Encounter Goodwood - 1st of 5 (15/2) | Glorious Stakes |
| 2018 - Fabricate Ascot - 13th of 16 (14/1) | Wolferton Stakes |
| 2017 - Fabricate Goodwood - 1st of 16 (20/1) | Chesterfield Cup Handicap |
| 2016 - Chain Of Daisies Salisbury - 1st of 8 (11/2) | EBF Stallions Upavon Fillies Stakes |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Winter Hill 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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