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 Woodcote Stakes Preview
The Woodcote Stakes is a class two conditions race which is run at Epsom Racecourse in late May or early June.
Established way back in 1794, it's a race that is open to two-year-old runners, it is run over six furlongs.
Plenty of the winners have gone on to run at Royal Ascot next time out, so keep an eye out later in the month.
Woodcote Stakes Information:
If you are interested in other predictions at Epsom then head over to the Epsom 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. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Races Covered at the Epsom Derby Festival section for links to these.
How competitive is the Woodcote 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 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 121%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Woodcote Stakes, the over-round has been 115%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £115 which is bet.
Woodcote 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 Woodcote Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +3.50. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Woodcote Stakes remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:08.43 was set by Chilworth Icon in 2012, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Mick Channon and ridden by Martin Harley. The slowest winning time was set in 2016 when Legendary Lunch won in a time of 1:13.55, booked to ride was Pat Dobbs by the trainer Richard Hannon.
These are the top three quickest-run Woodcote Stakes over the last 20 renewals:
- Chilworth Icon (1:08.43) in 2012
- Cardsharp (1:08.54) in 2017
- Buratino (1:08.82) in 2015
Woodcote Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Woodcote 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 Woodcote Stakes and the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:13.44 | Teej A (IRE) 2yo 9-2 (6 of 10) 7/2 | Clifford Lee K R Burke (GB) |
| 2023 1:08.99 | Bobsleigh (IRE) 2yo 9-7 (6 of 12) 5/1 | Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton (GB) |
| 2022 1:09.10 | Legend Of Xanadu (GB) 2yo 9-7 (9 of 12) 4/1F | William Buick Mick Channon (GB) |
| 2021 1:12.02 | Oscula (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (2 of 10) 15/2 | Mark Crehan George Boughey (GB) |
| 2020 1:09.73 | Twaasol (GB) 2yo 9-5 (1 of 5) 9/4F | Martin Harley Owen Burrows (GB) |
| 2019 1:09.22 | Pinatubo (IRE) 2yo 9-5 (5 of 6) 1/1F | James Doyle Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2018 1:11.95 | Cosmic Law (IRE) 2yo 9-5 (5 of 7) 10/1 | P J McDonald Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2017 1:08.54 | Cardsharp (GB) 2yo 9-5 (4 of 7) 7/4 | Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2016 1:13.55 | Legendary Lunch (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (3 of 6) 5/2F | Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2015 1:08.82 | Buratino (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (6 of 9) 2/1F | William Buick Mark Johnston (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Woodcote Stakes have been based:
- GB: 19 winners with an additional 33 placings from 173 runners
- IRE: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Woodcote Stakes Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Woodcote Stakes over the last 20 renewals with both Richard Hannon and K R Burke who have both won the race two times. Richard Hannon winners have been with Baitha Alga (2014) and Legendary Lunch (2016). K R Burke winners have been with Corporal Maddox (2009) and Teej A (2024).
Here are some of the top Woodcote 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 | 13-2-5 | -6.62 | -5.82 |
| K R Burke | 6-2-2 | +13.50 | +6.50 |
| Richard Fahey | 10-1-4 | +1.00 | +0.13 |
| Kevin Ryan | 6-1-2 | -3.50 | -2.76 |
| Eve Johnson Houghton | 4-1-2 | +2.00 | +2.70 |
| William Jarvis | 3-1-2 | +2.00 | +4.20 |
| Charlie Appleby | 3-1-2 | -1.00 | -0.59 |
| Peter Chapple-Hyam | 2-1-1 | +3.50 | +1.70 |
| George Boughey | 1-1-1 | +7.50 | +4.50 |
| Owen Burrows | 1-1-1 | +2.25 | +1.41 |
Woodcote Stakes Jockey Statistics
There are multiple leading jockeys in the Woodcote Stakes over the last 20 renewals with Silvestre De Sousa, William Buick and Martin Harley having all won the race two times. Silvestre De Sousa winners have been with Fulbright (2011) and Cardsharp (2017). William Buick winners have been with Buratino (2015) and Legend Of Xanadu (2022). Martin Harley winners have been with Chilworth Icon (2012) and Twaasol (2020). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Woodcote Stakes, Ryan Moore has ridden 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Woodcote 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvestre De Sousa | 9-2-4 | -2.25 | +0.53 |
| William Buick | 7-2-5 | +1.00 | +1.21 |
| Martin Harley | 2-2-2 | +14.25 | +8.91 |
| Neil Callan | 7-1-2 | -4.50 | -3.36 |
| Pat Dobbs | 4-1-2 | -0.50 | -0.72 |
| Frankie Dettori | 4-1-3 | -1.12 | +1.23 |
| Jim Crowley | 3-1-1 | +12.00 | +6.40 |
| Charles Bishop | 3-1-2 | +3.00 | +3.70 |
| Clifford Lee | 3-1-1 | +1.50 | +0.10 |
| James Doyle | 3-1-2 | -1.00 | -0.47 |
2025 Woodcote Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): (1, 3, 8), 1, 8, 1, 11, 2, 4, 4, (1, 3), 1, 1, (1, 5), DSQ, 6, 1, (1, 2), 4, (1, 4), 3, 7
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 (67%) - Achieved an RPR of 72+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (70%) - No bigger than 14/1
- 20 / 20 (75%) - Carried 121 - 133lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (75%) - In a field of 5 - 11 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Not on FM/STD-SLW (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Won by at least a short head (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (77%) - Not in FRA (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Within the first 7 of the market
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Break of 7 - 43 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Achieved an RPR of 72+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Highest Placed is not Cl6-7
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Achieved a TS of 48+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Beaten no more -5l (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Furthest Placed 5f - 6f
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Had 1 - 3 placings (Career)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Epsom racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Woodcote Stakes. If there is anything that you do not understand in this blog, please leave a comment or head over to the Horse Racing Terms and Abbreviations article which is available in the OLBG Betting School section.
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Woodcote Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +33.75 is when runners had 1 career win with the jockey. 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 0-40.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 6 (9,4) [10 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 6 (3,8) [12 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 9 (6,12) [12 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 2 (4,10) [10 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 1 (2) [5 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Woodcote Stakes is Windsor, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Windsor last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 18 winners from a total of 147 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 31 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Woodcote Stakes:
- Exceed And Excel (2 Wins)
- Sixties Icon (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Woodcote Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Acclamation (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Kodiac (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Corporal Maddox in 2009, winning for K R Burke at odds of 14/1 under the guidance of Jim Crowley. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 10 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 Woodcote Stakes.
Races Covered at the Epsom Derby Festival
Here is the 2025 schedule for the two-day Epsom Derby Festival, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.
Epsom Derby Festival races for Friday 6th June 2025
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 Woodcote Stakes | Teej A (IRE) 2yo - 7/2 | K R Burke Clifford Lee |
| 14:35 Trustatrader Handicap | Two Tempting (IRE) 5yo - 12/1 | Jonathan Portman David Egan |
| 15:10 Coronation Cup | Luxembourg (IRE) 5yo - 9/4 | A P OBrien Ryan Moore |
| 15:45 Betfred Handicap | Bolster (GB) 4yo - 5/1 | K R Burke Pierre-Louis Jamin |
| 16:30 Epsom Oaks | Ezeliya (FR) 3yo - 13/2 | D K Weld Chris Hayes |
| 17:10 Surrey Stakes | Evade (FR) 3yo - 10/1 | Archie Watson Oisin Murphy |
| 17:40 Tattenham Handicap | Rhoscolyn (GB) 6yo - 9/1 | David OMeara James Doyle |
Epsom Derby Festival races for Saturday 7th June 2025
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:25 Lester Piggott Handicap | Persica (IRE) 3yo - 9/2 | Richard Hannon Sean Levey |
| 14:00 Princess Elizabeth Stakes | Breege (GB) 4yo - 5/1 | John & Sean Quinn Jason Hart |
| 14:35 Diomed Stakes | Royal Scotsman (IRE) 4yo - 17/2 | Paul & Oliver Cole Jamie Spencer |
| 15:10 Epsom 3yo Dash | Blue Storm (GB) 3yo - 8/1 | Gemma Tutty Rossa Ryan |
| 15:45 Epsom Dash | Dream Composer (FR) 6yo - 6/1 | James Evans Joe Leavy |
| 16:30 Epsom Derby | City Of Troy (USA) 3yo - 3/1 | A P OBrien Ryan Moore |
| 17:15 Northern Dancer Handicap | Relentless Voyager (GB) 4yo - 7/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 17:50 JRA Tokyo Trophy Handicap | Misty Grey (IRE) 7yo - 7/1 | David OMeara Rossa Ryan |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Woodcote 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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