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2025 Champagne Stakes Preview
Established in 1823, the Champagne Stakes is run in September of each year during the St Leger Festival at Doncaster racecourse. It is a Group 2 race that is open to two-year-old colts and geldings and is run over a straight seven furlongs and six yards.
Champagne Stakes Information:
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Doncaster 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 during the Doncaster St Leger Festival section for links to these.
How competitive is the Champagne Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 19 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 106%. The race in 2018 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 115%, whilst on average over the last 19 renewals of the Champagne Stakes, the over-round has been 111%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £111 which is bet.
Champagne Stakes Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 19 if you had followed the winner of the Champagne Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -10.77. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Champagne Stakes remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
The runner that holds the record over the past 19 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2008 renewal when Super Pistachio from A P O'Brien under the guidance of Johnny Murtagh, won in a time of 1:28.52, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Vital Equine, trained by E J O'Neill and ridden by Richard Mullen set the quickest time of 1:23.29 in the 2006 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Champagne Stakes over the last 19 renewals:
- Vital Equine (1:23.29) in 2006
- Too Darn Hot (1:23.92) in 2018
- Estidhkaar (1:24.18) in 2014
Champagne Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Champagne 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 Champagne Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:25.02 | Bay City Roller (IRE) 2yo 9-2 (6 of 5) 9/2 | Callum Shepherd George Scott (GB) |
| 2023 1:27.35 | Iberian (IRE) 2yo 9-2 (3 of 5) 3/1 | Tom Marquand Charles Hills (GB) |
| 2022 1:27.01 | Chaldean (GB) 2yo 9-2 (1 of 3) 2/1 | Frankie Dettori Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2021 1:27.88 | Bayside Boy (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (2 of 4) 5/1 | David Egan Roger Varian (GB) |
| 2020 1:24.21 | Chindit (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (7 of 7) 15/8 | Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2019 1:25.42 | Threat (IRE) 2yo 9-3 (3 of 5) 6/5F | Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2018 1:23.92 | Too Darn Hot (GB) 2yo 9-0 (5 of 6) 4/11F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2017 1:25.78 | Seahenge (USA) 2yo 9-0 (6 of 7) 8/1 | Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2016 1:26.63 | Rivet (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (1 of 6) 7/4F | Andrea Atzeni William Haggas (GB) |
| 2015 1:27.49 | Emotionless (IRE) 2yo 9-0 (2 of 6) 8/13F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Champagne Stakes have been based:
- GB: 16 winners with an additional 13 placings from 89 runners
- IRE: 2 winners with an additional 5 placings from 22 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Champagne Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Champagne Stakes over the last 19 renewals is Richard Hannon who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Estidhkaar (2014), Threat (2019) and Chindit (2020). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Champagne Stakes are A P O'Brien (2 wins), Charlie Appleby (2 wins) and Saeed bin Suroor (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Champagne Stakes trainer statistics over the last 19 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 | 7-3-3 | -0.01 | -0.50 |
| A P O'Brien | 18-2-7 | -4.67 | -0.66 |
| Charlie Appleby | 6-2-3 | -1.75 | -1.83 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 4-2-3 | +0.21 | +0.13 |
| Charles Hills | 6-1-3 | -2.00 | +0.32 |
| Roger Varian | 3-1-1 | +3.00 | -2.00 |
| William Haggas | 3-1-2 | -0.25 | +0.15 |
| Andrew Balding | 2-1-1 | +1.00 | -1.00 |
| E J O'Neill | 1-1-1 | +16.00 | +9.60 |
| George Scott | 1-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.81 |
Champagne Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Champagne Stakes over the last 19 renewals is Frankie Dettori who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Poets Voice (2009), Saamidd (2010), Too Darn Hot (2018) and Chaldean (2022). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Champagne Stakes is Pat Dobbs (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Champagne Stakes jockey statistics over the last 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Dettori | 7-4-4 | +1.57 | -0.39 |
| Pat Dobbs | 4-2-2 | +1.08 | +0.93 |
| Ryan Moore | 6-1-3 | +3.00 | +2.38 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 5-1-1 | -2.25 | -2.91 |
| William Buick | 5-1-2 | -3.38 | -1.83 |
| David Egan | 2-1-1 | +4.00 | +0.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 2-1-1 | +2.00 | +0.88 |
| Richard Mullen | 1-1-1 | +16.00 | +9.60 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.81 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1-1-1 | +1.63 | +0.00 |
2025 Champagne Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 6, 8, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, (1, 2), 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4
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.
- 19 / 19 (68%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Career)
- 19 / 19 (73%) - No bigger than 15/2 (LTO)
- 19 / 19 (74%) - No bigger than 10/1 (Career Place)
- 19 / 19 (79%) - Not in a Cl5 (Last Win)
- 19 / 19 (79%) - No bigger than 16/1
- 19 / 19 (79%) - Highest Won is not Cl5
- 19 / 19 (81%) - Break of 14 - 93 days (Last Win)
- 19 / 19 (83%) - Won within last 2 starts
- 19 / 19 (85%) - No bigger than 10/1 (Career Win)
- 19 / 19 (86%) - In a field of 4 - 13 (Last Win)
- 19 / 19 (87%) - No bigger than 9/1 (Last Win)
- 19 / 19 (88%) - Achieved a TS of 50+ (Last Win)
- 19 / 19 (89%) - Highest Placed is not Cl5
- 18 / 19 (79%) - Achieved an RPR of 84+ (Last Win)
- 17 / 19 (68%) - Within the first 4 of the market
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Doncaster racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Champagne Stakes. You may want to do your research into the race, there are times when there are several runners who pass the trends so you need to do your research to find a bet, we have a Horse Racing Form Reading Made Easy & What to Look For article to help you do just this in the OLBG Betting School section.
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Champagne Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +22.09 is when runners ran on Good ground on debut. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a highest class won of Class 5, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-19.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 6 (4) [5 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 3 (4) [5 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 1 [3 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 2 [4 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 7 (5) [7 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Champagne Stakes is York, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at York last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Goodwood, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Goodwood last time out.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Champagne Stakes:
- Dubawi (2 Wins)
- New Bay (2 Wins)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 19 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Vital Equine in 2006, winning for E J O'Neill at odds of 16/1 under the guidance of Richard Mullen. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 19 renewals there have been 8 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Champagne Stakes why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Other Principal races during the Doncaster St Leger Festival
Here is the schedule for the four-day St Leger Festival for races which we cover with blogs, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.
Thursday at St Leger Festival
There are a couple of Group 2's which take centre-stage on the opening day of the St Leger Festival, the £120k May Hill Stakes where the two-year-olds feature and then the £150k Park Hill Fillies Stakes where the older fillies compete.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Red Fillies Nursery | Ghost Run (GB) 2yo - 5/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| Doncaster 2yo Stakes | Hallasan (GB) 2yo - 15/2 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| May Hill Stakes | Desert Flower (IRE) 2yo - 1/1 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| Park Hill Stakes | Nakheel (FR) 3yo - 10/1 | Owen Burrows Jim Crowley |
| St Leger Festival Class 3 1m4f Handicap | Kildare Legend (IRE) 3yo - 100/30 | James Ferguson Daniel Muscutt |
Friday at St Leger Festival
On Friday, the feature race of the day is the Group 2 Doncaster Cup which is part of the British Champion Series and carries a £140k purse. The Flying Childers Stakes is another race on Friday which carries a decent purse, £130k on offer for the two-year-olds.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Mallard Handicap | Faylaq (GB) 8yo - 18/1 | Jim Goldie Amie Waugh |
| Flying Scotsman Stakes | Benevento (IRE) 2yo - 7/1 | Raphael E Freire David Egan |
| Flying Childers Stakes | Aesterius (IRE) 2yo - 7/2 | Archie Watson James Doyle |
| Doncaster Cup | Sweet William (IRE) 5yo - 7/4 | John & Thady Gosden Robert Havlin |
Saturday at St Leger Festival
The feature race of the festival, the St Leger takes place on Saturday, another race which is part of the British Champion Series, this Group 1 carries a purse of £700k. The three races before the St Leger all carry decent purses too, the Champagne Stakes (£150k), the Portland (£100k) and the Park Stakes (£140k).
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Champagne Stakes | Bay City Roller (IRE) 2yo - 9/2 | George Scott Callum Shepherd |
| Portland Heritage Handicap | American Affair (GB) 4yo - 4/1 | Jim Goldie Paul Mulrennan |
| Park Stakes | Kinross (GB) 7yo - 11/4 | Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan |
| St Leger | Jan Brueghel (IRE) 3yo - 11/4 | A P O'Brien Sean Levey |
| PJ Towey Construction Handicap | Daysofourlives (IRE) 4yo - 100/30 | Marco Botti Jack Mitchell |
| St Leger Festival Class 2 Mile Handicap | Johan (GB) 7yo - 18/1 | Jack Channon Rossa Ryan |
Sunday at St Leger Festival
Sunday is a bit more low-key, only one class one race which is the £85k Sceptre Stakes for the fillies over 7f and there are also a couple of decent handicaps carrying good purses of £70k and £65k.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| City of Doncaster Handicap | Telemark (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | Simon & Ed Crisford Harry Davies |
| Sceptre Stakes | Great Generation (IRE) 3yo - 8/1 | Marco Botti Marco Ghiani |
| St Leger Festival Class 2 Sprint Handicap | Baldomero (IRE) 6yo - 10/1 | Michael Appleby Silvestre De Sousa |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Champagne 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.
James Banting
Tipster Competition Assistant
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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