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2025 Coral Sprint Trophy Preview
This class two heritage handicap is one of the final big handicaps of the flat season and is scheduled to take place in October of each year at the York racecourse.
The race is run over a sprint distance of six furlongs and is open to runners who are aged three or older, being one of the final big handicaps of the season, the race generally attracts a large field.
Coral Sprint Trophy Information:
- Coral Sprint Trophy Past Winners
- Coral Sprint Trophy Trainer Statistics
- Coral Sprint Trophy Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated York tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? 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 Sprint Trophy market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2005 when the race had an over-round of 122%. The race in 2020 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 Coral Sprint Trophy, the over-round has been 130%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £130 which is bet.
Coral Sprint Trophy 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 Coral Sprint Trophy next time out then you would have backed a total of 8 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +40.00. Ahead of the 2025 Coral Sprint Trophy why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2010 renewal when Fathsta from David Simcock under the guidance of Silvestre De Sousa, won in a time of 1:16.07, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Teruntum Star, trained by Kevin Ryan and ridden by Kevin Stott set the quickest time of 1:11.02 in the 2017 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Coral Sprint Trophy over the last 20 renewals:
- Teruntum Star (1:11.02) in 2017
- Sirius Prospect (1:11.14) in 2011
- Intisaab (1:11.24) in 2016
What the expert says...
Coral Sprint Trophy Past Winners
Here are the Coral Sprint Trophy 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 Sprint Trophy are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:14.35 | Strike Red (IRE) 6yo 9-0 (9 of 21) 6/1 | Billy Garritty Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2023 1:14.07 | Montassib (GB) 5yo 9-9 (7 of 22) 10/1 | Cieren Fallon William Haggas (GB) |
| 2022 1:12.72 | Strike Red (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (4 of 19) 12/1 | Billy Garritty Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2021 1:14.19 | Volatile Analyst (USA) 4yo 9-2 (7 of 21) 11/1 | Callum Rodriguez Keith Dalgleish (GB) |
| 2020 1:14.61 | Gulliver (GB) 6yo 9-7 (6 of 21) 20/1 | Martin Harley David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2019 1:14.54 | Gulliver (GB) 5yo 9-5 (5 of 22) 16/1 | Jason Hart David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2018 1:12.25 | Major Jumbo (GB) 4yo 9-7 (5 of 17) 12/1 | Josephine Gordon Kevin Ryan (GB) |
| 2017 1:11.02 | Teruntum Star (FR) 5yo 9-3 (2 of 20) 10/1 | Kevin Stott Kevin Ryan (GB) |
| 2016 1:11.24 | Intisaab (GB) 5yo 9-6 (15 of 20) 14/1 | Shelley Birkett (3lbs) David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2015 1:13.68 | Shared Equity (GB) 4yo 9-1 (1 of 19) 7/1 | P J McDonald Jedd O'Keeffe (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Coral Sprint Trophy have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 58 placings from 377 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 11 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Coral Sprint Trophy Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Coral Sprint Trophy over the last 20 renewals is Richard Fahey who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Fonthill Road (2007), Kaldoun Kingdom (2009) and Strike Red (2022 & 2024). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Coral Sprint Trophy are David O'Meara (3 wins), Kevin Ryan (2 wins) and Michael Dods (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Coral Sprint Trophy, Tim Easterby has sent a total of 20 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Coral Sprint Trophy 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 Fahey | 45-4-12 | -10.50 | -2.62 |
| David O'Meara | 24-3-6 | +29.00 | +16.50 |
| Kevin Ryan | 40-2-9 | -16.00 | -8.43 |
| Michael Dods | 11-2-3 | +17.00 | +9.13 |
| David Barron | 15-1-3 | -2.00 | -2.74 |
| William Haggas | 9-1-1 | +2.00 | -1.75 |
| Jedd O'Keeffe | 5-1-2 | +3.00 | +5.88 |
| Dean Ivory | 4-1-2 | +3.50 | +2.69 |
| David Simcock | 1-1-1 | +14.00 | +8.75 |
| Milton Bradley | 1-1-1 | +14.00 | +8.75 |
Coral Sprint Trophy Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Coral Sprint Trophy over the last 20 renewals with both P J McDonald and Billy Garritty who have both won the race two times. P J McDonald winners have been with Mass Rally (2013) and Shared Equity (2015). Billy Garritty winners have been with Strike Red (2022 & 2024). Multiple jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Coral Sprint Trophy, Tom Eaves (0-11), Paul Mulrennan (0-11), Daniel Tudhope (0-11) and David Allan (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple rides to the race.
Here are some of the top Coral Sprint Trophy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| P J McDonald | 8-2-2 | +15.00 | +7.13 |
| Billy Garritty | 4-2-2 | +16.00 | +9.25 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 6-1-1 | +9.00 | +3.75 |
| Kevin Stott | 6-1-3 | +5.00 | +5.50 |
| Jason Hart | 5-1-2 | +12.00 | +7.56 |
| Franny Norton | 5-1-3 | +8.00 | +9.38 |
| Connor Beasley | 5-1-1 | +8.00 | +3.50 |
| Barry McHugh | 5-1-1 | +2.00 | -0.25 |
| Royston Ffrench | 4-1-2 | +17.00 | +11.25 |
| Shane Kelly | 4-1-2 | +3.50 | +2.69 |
2025 Coral Sprint Trophy Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 19, (11, 15), (2, 13), 6, 1, 11, 1, 5, 14, 10, 6, 20, 8, (12, 2), 21, 2, 2, 14, 18, 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 (67%) - No bigger than 20/1
- 20 / 20 (70%) - Within the first 13 of the market
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Highest Won is not G2-3/LST/Cl5
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Ran over 6f - 7f (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Achieved an RPR of 97+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Break of 7 - 147 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Had 3 - 11 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 98+ (Class)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Achieved a TS of 83+ (Class)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Furthest Won 6f - 7f
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Not in a Non Handicap (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - In a field of 9 - 26 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Not on HY/SFT/FM/SLW/STD-FS/FS (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 28/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Ran in 6 - 54 races (Hcps)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the York racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Coral Sprint Trophy. 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 Sprint Trophy Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +75.00 is when runners had a furthest trip run of 1m. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 2 places in the past year, 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 9 (14,22,21) [21 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 7 (8,14,4) [22 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 4 (13,7,2) [19 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 7 (2,10,14) [21 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 6 (10,14,19) [21 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Coral Sprint Trophy is Ayr, there has been a total number of 9 winners of this race who ran at Ayr last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Ascot, there has been a total number of 4 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 19 winners from a total of 376 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 14 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Coral Sprint Trophy:
- Dark Angel (2 Wins)
- Elnadim (2 Wins)
- Sayif (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Coral Sprint Trophy despite multiple attempts:
- Acclamation (0 Wins from 11 runners)
- Piccolo (0 Wins from 11 runners)
- Lope De Vega (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Pastoral Pursuits (0 Wins from 7 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Borderlescott in 2005, winning for Robin Bastiman at odds of 20/1 under the guidance of Royston Ffrench. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 2 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 Coral Sprint Trophy.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Coral Sprint Trophy 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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