Sir Charles Lowther Plate Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

The Sir Charles Lowther Plate, held annually at Bangor over a distance of 3m, is a race rich with history. In this preview, we uncover winning formulas by highlighting notable records and the key trends formed across past renewals.
Sir Charles Lowther Plate Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Expert Guide

You know how punters get lost in too much data or bet blindly? I break down the stats and trends so you can feel confident you’re betting with more than just gut instinct.

2025 Sir Charles Lowther Plate Preview

Scheduled to take place in November of each year at the Bangor Racecourse is the Sir Charles Lowther Plate. This handicap chase is the highlight of the season at Bangor, with this holding Class 2 status.

The race is open to runners aged four or older and is run over a trip of three miles, and because of the time of year that the race is run, it can be a demanding three miles.

Sir Charles Lowther Plate Information:

Our dedicated Bangor tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Sir Charles Lowther Plate, but will also have predictions for each meeting at Bangor throughout the season, so be sure to head over there.

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How competitive is the Sir Charles Lowther Plate market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 18 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2009 when the race had an over-round of 109%. The race in 2021 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 125%, whilst on average over the last 18 renewals of the Sir Charles Lowther Plate, the over-round has been 117%, which means the bookie expects to pay out ÂŁ100 for every ÂŁ117 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2025 Sir Charles Lowther Plate 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 Sir Charles Lowther Plate Trend Analysis.

These are the top three quickest-run Sir Charles Lowther Plate races over the last 18 renewals:

  1. Quartz De Thaix (6:06.70) in 2012
  2. Bob Bob Bobbin (6:06.80) in 2006
  3. Mohi Rahrere (6:11.10) in 2011

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 18 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Sir Charles Lowther Plate next time out, then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +3.00. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.

The runner that holds the record over the past 18 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2019 renewal when Graceful Legend from Ben Case under the guidance of Kielan Woods, won in a time of 6:41.84, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Quartz De Thaix, trained by Venetia Williams and ridden by Aidan Coleman set the quickest time of 6:06.70 in the 2012 renewal.

What the expert says...
A lot of the winners go on to run in some sort of a National next time out. The 2024 winner, Celebre d'Allen, headed to Aintree but picked up a DNF. Two have gone to the Welsh National (7th & 3rd) and one to the Midlands National (6th).

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Sir Charles Lowther Plate Past Winners

Here are the Sir Charles Lowther Plate 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. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Sir Charles Lowther Plate are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

Race Notes: No renewal in 2023 due to weather.

YearHorseInfo
2024
6:20.56
Celebre dAllen (FR)
12yo 11-5 15/2
Callum Pritchard (7lbs)
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White (GB)
2022
6:29.35
Le Milos (GB)
7yo 11-9 3/1F
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton (GB)
2021
6:29.00
Snow Leopardess (GB)
9yo 11-0 5/1F
Aidan Coleman
Charlie Longsdon (GB)
2020
6:29.52
Notachance (IRE)
6yo 10-9 6/1
Tom Cannon
Alan King (GB)
2019
6:41.84
Graceful Legend (GB)
8yo 10-12 16/1
Kielan Woods
Ben Case (GB)
2018
6:14.60
Yala Enki (FR)
8yo 11-12 20/1
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams (GB)
2017
6:18.70
Sir Mangan (IRE)
9yo 11-2 9/2
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton (GB)
2016
6:20.10
Valadom (FR)
7yo 10-9 7/1
Jamie Bargary (3lbs)
Richard Hobson (GB)
2015
6:27.00
What A Good Night (IRE)
7yo 10-4 9/1
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton (GB)
2014
6:25.80
Howards Legacy (IRE)
8yo 10-4 13/2
Liam Treadwell
Venetia Williams (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Sir Charles Lowther Plate have been based:

  • GB: 18 winners with an additional 36 placings from 195 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
  • IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Sir Charles Lowther Plate Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Sir Charles Lowther Plate over the last 18 renewals is Venetia Williams, who has won the race four times, with those four winners coming from Summery Justice (2010), Quartz De Thaix (2012), Howards Legacy (2014) and Yala Enki (2018). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Sir Charles Lowther Plate are Alan King (3 wins) and Dan Skelton (3 wins).

Here are some of the top Sir Charles Lowther Plate trainer statistics over the last 18 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):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
Venetia Williams13-4-4+42.50+22.40
Alan King12-3-5+25.33+14.54
Dan Skelton11-3-4+8.50+3.34
Henry Daly6-1-2+5.00+2.50
Charlie Longsdon6-1-2+0.00-0.17
Ben Case2-1-1+15.00+8.60
Richard Hobson2-1-2+6.00+8.01
Barry Leavy2-1-1+4.00+2.00
Martin Todhunter1-1-1+8.00+4.80
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White1-1-1+7.50+4.50

Sir Charles Lowther Plate Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Sir Charles Lowther Plate over the last 18 renewals is Harry Skelton, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from What A Good Night (2015), Sir Mangan (2017) and Le Milos (2022).

Here are some of the top Sir Charles Lowther Plate jockey statistics over the last 18 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):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Harry Skelton6-3-4+13.50+8.34
Danny Cook6-1-1+0.00-2.00
Charlie Deutsch5-1-1+16.00+8.50
Tom Cannon5-1-1+2.00-0.25
Kielan Woods3-1-1+14.00+7.60
Callum Pritchard1-1-1+7.50+4.50
Jamie Bargary1-1-1+7.00+4.38
Sam Twiston-Davies7-0-3-7.00-4.36
Sean Quinlan4-0-2-4.00-1.15
Sean Bowen4-0-2-4.00-1.68

Sir Charles Lowther Plate Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 9+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +47.83, is when runners ran in a Non Handicap when last winning.

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran at Cheltenham last time out, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-28.

The course which has produced the most winners of the Sir Charles Lowther Plate is Uttoxeter; there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Uttoxeter last time out.

The race is open to both sexes, with male runners having produced a total of 16 winners from a total of 190 runners, while female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 8 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Sir Charles Lowther Plate:

  • Midnight Legend (2 Wins)
  • Pistolet Bleu (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Sir Charles Lowther Plate despite multiple attempts:

  • Milan (0 Wins from 7 runners)
  • Flemensfirth (0 Wins from 6 runners)
  • Presenting (0 Wins from 6 runners)
  • Beneficial (0 Wins from 5 runners)
  • Bobs Return (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 18 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Midnight Appeal in 2013, winning for Alan King at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Wayne Hutchinson. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 18 renewals, there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.

Route to the Sir Charles Lowther Plate

Many trainers target races as preparation for the Sir Charles Lowther Plate. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2024 - Celebre dAllen
Aintree - 4th of 24 (29/1)
Topham Chase
2022 - Le Milos
Doncaster - 4th of 7 (9/2)
Grimthorpe Handicap Chase
2021 - Snow Leopardess
Aintree - 6th of 13 (8/1)
Freebooter Handicap Chase
2020 - Notachance
Newbury - 2nd of 8 (4/1)
Corbiere Handicap Chase
2019 - Graceful Legend
Uttoxeter - 7th of 11 (25/1)
Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Hurdle
2018 - Yala Enki
Kelso - 6th of 10 (7/2)
Liz Adam Memorial Handicap Chase
2017 - Sir Mangan
Newton Abbot - 2nd of 9 (13/2)
Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Hurdle
2016 - Valadom
Chepstow - 5th of 9 (20/1)
totepool Persian War Novices Hurdle
2015 - What A Good Night
Stratford - F of 10 (5/1)
ROA/Racing Post Handicap Chase
2014 - Howards Legacy
Wincanton - 8th of 10 (12/1)
Happy Retirement Joe Tizzard Handicap Chase

Article Contributor Information

We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this Sir Charles Lowther Plate Preview are Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team, looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.

Darren Brett

Darren Brett

Expert Guide

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Expert Guide

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for jump racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful national hunt racing blogs for OLBG.

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