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2025 Coral Handicap Stakes Preview
This class two handicap was established in 2013, the race is run over a distance of one mile, two and a half furlongs in which runners aged three or older are permitted entry. The race is scheduled to take place in October of each year at the York racecourse.
Coral Handicap Stakes Information:
- Coral Handicap Stakes Past Winners
- Coral Handicap Stakes Trainer Statistics
- Coral Handicap Stakes Jockey Statistics
Our dedicated York tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Coral Handicap Stakes but will also have predictions for each meeting at York 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 York Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Coral Handicap Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 12 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2022 when the race had an over-round of 108%. The race in 2023 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 122%, whilst on average over the last 12 renewals of the Coral Handicap Stakes, the over-round has been 117%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £117 which is bet.
Coral Handicap Stakes Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 12 if you had followed the winner of the Coral Handicap Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 10 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +1.03. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Coral Handicap Stakes see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 12 renewals, a time of 2:08.36 was set by Dark Red in 2017, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Ed Dunlop and ridden by Franny Norton. The slowest winning time was set in 2021 when Bay Bridge won in a time of 2:16.01, booked to ride was Richard Kingscote by the trainer Sir Michael Stoute.
These are the top three quickest-run Coral Handicap Stakes over the last 12 renewals:
- Dark Red (2:08.36) in 2017
- Seussical (2:09.03) in 2013
- Captain Cook (2:11.12) in 2016
Coral Handicap Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Coral Handicap 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 Coral Handicap Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:14.67 | Bolster (GB) 4yo 10-0 (13 of 13) 7/1 | Pierre-Louis Jamin K R Burke (GB) |
| 2023 2:15.42 | Certain Lad (GB) 7yo 9-7 (3 of 12) 9/2 | George Bass (3lbs) Jack Channon (GB) |
| 2022 2:15.05 | Algiers (IRE) 5yo 9-11 (3 of 5) 11/1 | Harry Burns (3lbs) Simon & Ed Crisford (GB) |
| 2021 2:16.01 | Bay Bridge (GB) 3yo 9-6 (4 of 10) 15/8F | Richard Kingscote Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2020 2:14.89 | Ilaraab (IRE) 3yo 8-13 (11 of 13) 3/1F | Daniel Tudhope William Haggas (GB) |
| 2019 2:13.06 | Coolagh Forest (IRE) 3yo 8-6 (1 of 7) 7/2 | Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2018 2:13.57 | Aquarium (GB) 3yo 9-4 (4 of 14) 16/1 | Franny Norton Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2017 2:08.36 | Dark Red (IRE) 5yo 9-4 (8 of 12) 10/1 | Franny Norton Ed Dunlop (GB) |
| 2016 2:11.12 | Captain Cook (GB) 3yo 8-13 (8 of 9) 11/2 | Ted Durcan Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2015 2:14.43 | Chancery (USA) 7yo 9-1 (2 of 8) 9/1 | Jack Garritty (3lbs) David O'Meara (GB) |
Coral Handicap Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Coral Handicap Stakes over the last 12 renewals is Sir Michael Stoute who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Captain Cook (2016) and Bay Bridge (2021).
Here are some of the top Coral Handicap Stakes trainer statistics over the last 12 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 | 3-2-2 | +6.38 | +3.43 |
| Richard Fahey | 11-1-2 | -6.50 | -5.31 |
| David O'Meara | 9-1-4 | +1.00 | +0.73 |
| William Haggas | 4-1-4 | +0.00 | +1.86 |
| Ed Dunlop | 3-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.25 |
| Simon & Ed Crisford | 1-1-1 | +11.00 | +6.88 |
| K R Burke | 1-1-1 | +7.00 | +4.38 |
| Charlie Appleby | 1-1-1 | +6.50 | +3.90 |
| Jack Channon | 1-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.81 |
| Andrew Balding | 8-0-2 | -8.00 | -5.55 |
Coral Handicap Stakes Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Coral Handicap Stakes over the last 12 renewals with both Adam Kirby and Franny Norton who have both won the race two times. Adam Kirby's winners have been with Seussical (2013) and Sudden Wonder (2014). Franny Norton winners have been with Dark Red (2017) and Aquarium (2018).
Here are some of the top Coral Handicap Stakes jockey statistics over the last 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Kirby | 4-2-2 | +10.50 | +5.65 |
| Franny Norton | 3-2-2 | +25.00 | +15.25 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 5-1-3 | -1.00 | +0.08 |
| Richard Kingscote | 4-1-1 | -1.12 | -1.87 |
| Jack Garritty | 2-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.40 |
| Harry Burns | 1-1-1 | +11.00 | +6.88 |
| Pierre-Louis Jamin | 1-1-1 | +7.00 | +4.38 |
| George Bass | 1-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.81 |
| David Allan | 5-0-3 | -5.00 | -0.12 |
| David Nolan | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
2025 Coral Handicap Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 5, 4, 4, 2, (5, 6), 8, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 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.
- 12 / 12 (66%) - Highest Won is not G2/LST/Cl3
- 12 / 12 (70%) - Had 2 - 10 placings (Season)
- 12 / 12 (72%) - In a field of 6 - 18 (LTO)
- 12 / 12 (72%) - Not on HY/SFT/STD-SLW/STD (Last Win)
- 12 / 12 (74%) - Held an OR of 95+
- 12 / 12 (77%) - No bigger than 16/1
- 12 / 12 (78%) - Had 2 - 10 placings (1 Year)
- 12 / 12 (78%) - Break of 21 - 237 days (Last Place)
- 12 / 12 (78%) - Achieved an RPR of 97+ (Last 3)
- 12 / 12 (82%) - Within the first 9 of the market
- 12 / 12 (82%) - Ran over 1m - 1m2½f (Last Win)
- 12 / 12 (83%) - In a field of 8 - 16 (Debut)
- 12 / 12 (86%) - Placed within last 4 starts
- 12 / 12 (87%) - Ran over 1m - 1m3f (LTO)
- 12 / 12 (88%) - Fewer than 3 wins (Class)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the York racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Coral Handicap Stakes. If you are a newcomer to horse racing betting, then the number of types of bets can be scary! Don't let that put you off though, head over to this Types Of Horse Racing Bet article and have a read, you will then have a better knowledge of betting on racing in the future and there are plenty of other articles in the OLBG Betting School too.
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Coral Handicap Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 6+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +21.88 is when runners ran at Newbury last time out. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had the highest class won of Class 3, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-29.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 13 (9,10) [13 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 3 (12,1) [12 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 3 (2) [5 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 4 (3,5) [10 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 11 (1,9) [13 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Coral Handicap Stakes is Newbury, there has been a total number of 6 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 12 winners from a total of 122 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 3 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 12 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Aquarium in 2018, winning for Mark Johnston at odds of 16/1 under the guidance of Franny Norton. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 12 renewals there have been 2 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Coral Handicap Stakes why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Coral Handicap 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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- Dante Stakes
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- Lindum York Handicap
- Middleton Stakes
- Knights Solicitors Handicap
- Yorkshire Cup
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- Great Voltigeur Stakes
- Juddmonte International Stakes
- Symphony Group Handicap
- York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap
- Clipper Handicap
- Galtres Stakes
- Lowther Stakes
- Premier Yearling Stakes
- Yorkshire Oaks
- Gimcrack Stakes
- Lonsdale Cup
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- York Ebor Festival Sky Bet Handicap
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- Melrose Heritage Handicap
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