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2025 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Preview
Established in 1914, the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes was originally known as the Bessborough Stakes and is run at the Royal Ascot racing festival.
The race is a Class 2 handicap that is open to runners aged three and older and is run over just shy of one mile and four furlongs (1m3f211yds).
This is a handicap that can produce future Group winners, 2011 winner Fox Hunt went on to win the German St Leger.
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Information:
- Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Past Winners
- Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Trainer Statistics
- Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Jockey Statistics
If you are interested in other predictions at Royal Ascot then head over to the Royal Ascot 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. We cover every race at Royal Ascot and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. In addition to those, we also cover numerous races at Ascot during the flat season, you can find links to those here.
How competitive is the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2020 when the race had an over-round of 119%. The race in 2016 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 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, the over-round has been 129%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £129 which is bet.
Duke of Edinburgh 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 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -15.75. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Dash Of Spice, trained by David Elsworth and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa who set the fastest winning time in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, the runner won the race in a time of 2:27.76 when winning the race in 2018. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Hughie Morrison and jockey Oisin Murphy with Quickthorn who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 2:41.80 in the 2021 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Duke of Edinburgh Stakes over the last 20 renewals:
- Dash Of Spice (2:27.76) in 2018
- Notable Guest (2:28.01) in 2005
- Arab Dawn (2:28.12) in 2015
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Duke of Edinburgh 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 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes and the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:30.56 | Crystal Black (IRE) 6yo 9-10 (4 of 19) 11/1 | Colin Keane Gerard Keane (IRE) |
| 2023 2:30.49 | Okita Soushi (IRE) 5yo 9-9 (9 of 18) 9/1 | Ryan Moore Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 2:28.72 | Candleford (IRE) 4yo 8-12 (18 of 18) 11/2 | Tom Marquand William Haggas (GB) |
| 2021 2:41.80 | Quickthorn (GB) 4yo 9-3 (19 of 14) 7/2F | Oisin Murphy Hughie Morrison (GB) |
| 2020 2:35.40 | Scarlet Dragon (GB) 7yo 9-2 (12 of 14) 33/1 | Hollie Doyle Alan King (GB) |
| 2019 2:30.57 | Baghdad (FR) 4yo 9-8 (12 of 19) 7/2F | Ryan Moore Mark Johnston (GB) |
| 2018 2:27.76 | Dash Of Spice (GB) 4yo 9-3 (14 of 17) 7/2F | Silvestre De Sousa David Elsworth (GB) |
| 2017 2:31.15 | Rare Rhythm (GB) 5yo 9-2 (19 of 19) 20/1 | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2016 2:32.59 | Kinema (IRE) 5yo 9-4 (19 of 19) 8/1 | Fran Berry Ralph Beckett (GB) |
| 2015 2:28.12 | Arab Dawn (GB) 4yo 9-2 (21 of 17) 6/1F | Richard Hughes Hughie Morrison (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes have been based:
- GB: 18 winners with an additional 52 placings from 315 runners
- IRE: 2 winners with an additional 3 placings from 24 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 4 runners
- UAE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Sir Michael Stoute who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Notable Guest (2005), Sugar Ray (2008), Opinion (2013) and Arab Spring (2014). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes is Hughie Morrison (3 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, Andrew Balding (0-12), Saeed bin Suroor (0-12), Amanda Perrett (0-12) and Roger Varian (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Duke of Edinburgh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Michael Stoute | 13-4-7 | +13.75 | +9.13 |
| Hughie Morrison | 10-3-4 | +18.50 | +10.32 |
| Charlie Appleby | 10-1-2 | +11.00 | +4.88 |
| Alan King | 9-1-4 | +25.00 | +19.20 |
| John Gosden | 7-1-2 | -0.50 | -1.18 |
| John Quinn | 6-1-2 | +3.00 | +1.25 |
| William Haggas | 5-1-2 | +1.50 | +0.57 |
| David Elsworth | 5-1-1 | -0.50 | -1.81 |
| George Margarson | 4-1-3 | +25.00 | +19.00 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 4-1-1 | +6.00 | +2.63 |
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Sugar Ray (2008), Opinion (2013), Arab Spring (2014), Baghdad (2019) and Okita Soushi (2023). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes are William Buick (2 wins) and Silvestre De Sousa (2 wins). Multiple jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, Jim Crowley (0-12), James Doyle (0-11), Jamie Spencer (0-11) and Frankie Dettori (0-11) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple rides to the race.
Here are some of the top Duke of Edinburgh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 18-5-8 | +18.25 | +9.29 |
| William Buick | 13-2-4 | +14.50 | +7.32 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 9-2-4 | +8.50 | +7.07 |
| Joe Fanning | 7-1-1 | +8.00 | +2.75 |
| Tom Marquand | 7-1-2 | -0.50 | -0.68 |
| Oisin Murphy | 7-1-1 | -2.50 | -3.81 |
| Hollie Doyle | 4-1-1 | +30.00 | +17.63 |
| Colin Keane | 2-1-1 | +10.00 | +5.88 |
| Jim Crowley | 12-0-3 | -12.00 | -3.99 |
| Frankie Dettori | 11-0-2 | -11.00 | -8.49 |
2025 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 10, 2, 6, 2, 9, 2, 13, 1, 2, 1, (1, 9), 2, 16, 1, 1, 3, 1, (8, 11), 15, 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.
- 20 / 20 (76%) - No bigger than 15/2 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Dam is not CAN/FR/GER/IRE/USA bred
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Highest Won is not G2-3/LST/Cl5
- 20 / 20 (84%) - No bigger than 33/1
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Within the first 14 of the market
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Held an OR of 75+ (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Ran in 2 - 27 races (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Had 1 - 13 placings (Hcps)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Had 2 - 7 wins (Career)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Highest Run is not G1/Cl4
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not on HY/SFT/FM (LTO)
- 19 / 20 (81%) - Placed within last 3 starts
- 19 / 20 (88%) - Achieved an RPR of 97+ (Hcps)
- 18 / 20 (60%) - No bigger than 8/1 (LTO)
- 18 / 20 (76%) - No older than a 5yo
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Royal Ascot racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes. if you are unaware of what trends and statistics are, how they can be used etc then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read this Stats And Trends article which will make everything much clearer.
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Duke of Edinburgh Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +24.75 is when runners had a furthest trip placed of 1m4f. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a field of 11 on debut, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-43.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 4 (16,13,18) [19 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 9 (11,18,16) [18 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 18 (10,16,4) [18 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 19 (1,13) [14 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 12 (2,3) [14 Runners]
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes are Epsom and Newmarket (Rowley), there has been a total number of 4 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 333 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 11 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes:
- Danehill (2 Wins)
- Dubawi (2 Wins)
- Galileo (2 Wins)
- Teofilo (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- Cape Cross (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Dansili (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Halling (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- High Chaparral (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Montjeu (0 Wins from 7 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Scarlet Dragon in 2020, winning for Alan King at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Hollie Doyle. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.
Schedule for Tuesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
The five-day Royal Ascot meeting kicks off on Tuesday with three Group 1 events on the seven-race card with the Queen Anne Stakes, King Charles II Stakes and St James's Palace Stakes all part of the British Champions Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Queen Anne Stakes | Charyn (IRE) 4yo - 100/30 | Roger Varian Silvestre De Sousa |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Coventry Stakes | Rashabar (IRE) 2yo - 80/1 | Brian Meehan Billy Loughnane |
| 15:45 Royal Ascot King Charles III Stakes | Asfoora (AUS) 5yo - 5/1 | Henry Dwyer Oisin Murphy |
| 16:25 Royal Ascot St James's Palace Stakes | Rosallion (IRE) 3yo - 5/2 | Richard Hannon Sean Levey |
| 17:05 Royal Ascot Ascot Stakes | Pledgeofallegiance (IRE) 4yo - 20/1 | Sir Mark Prescott Bt Luke Morris |
| 17:40 Royal Ascot Wolferton Stakes | Israr (GB) 5yo - 11/4 | John & Thady Gosden Jim Crowley |
| 18:15 Royal Ascot Copper Horse Stakes | Belloccio (FR) 6yo - 4/1 | W P Mullins William Buick |
Schedule for Wednesday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
The feature race on the second day of Royal Ascot is the Prince of Wales's Stakes, a race which carries a prize fund of £1m and is part of the British Champions Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Queen Mary Stakes | Leovanni (IRE) 2yo - 22/1 | K R Burke James Doyle |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Queen's Vase | Illinois (IRE) 3yo - 7/4 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:45 Royal Ascot Duke of Cambridge Stakes | Running Lion (GB) 4yo - 6/1 | John & Thady Gosden Oisin Murphy |
| 16:25 Royal Ascot Prince of Wales's Stakes | Auguste Rodin (IRE) 4yo - 13/8 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 17:05 Royal Ascot Royal Hunt Cup | Wild Tiger (GB) 5yo - 11/2 | Saeed bin Suroor Oisin Murphy |
| 17:40 Royal Ascot Kensington Palace Stakes | Doha (GB) 4yo - 10/1 | Ralph Beckett Hector Crouch |
| 18:15 Royal Ascot Windsor Castle Stakes | Aint Nobody (IRE) 2yo - 5/1 | Kevin Ryan Jamie Spencer |
Schedule for Thursday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
There are a couple of decent handicaps on the third day of Royal Ascot, the highlight of the day though is the Ascot Gold Cup, a Group 1 marathon for the flat runners.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Norfolk Stakes | Shareholder (USA) 2yo - 12/1 | K R Burke James Doyle |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot King George V Stakes | Going The Distance (IRE) 3yo - 9/1 | Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan |
| 15:45 Royal Ascot Ribblesdale Stakes | Port Fairy (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 16:25 Royal Ascot Ascot Gold Cup | Kyprios (IRE) 6yo - 11/10 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 17:05 Royal Ascot Britannia Stakes | Mickley (IRE) 3yo - 15/2 | Edward Bethell Callum Rodriguez |
| 17:40 Royal Ascot Hampton Court Stakes | Jayarebe (FR) 3yo - 7/1 | Brian Meehan Sean Levey |
| 18:15 Royal Ascot Buckingham Palace Stakes | English Oak (GB) 4yo - 100/30 | Ed Walker James Doyle |
Schedule for Friday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
A couple of British Champions Series races on the Friday at Royal Ascot, the Commonwealth Cup over six furlongs and then the Coronation Stakes over just shy of a mile.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Albany Stakes | Fairy Godmother (IRE) 2yo - 15/8 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Commonwealth Cup | Inisherin (GB) 3yo - 9/4 | Kevin Ryan Tom Eaves |
| 15:45 Royal Ascot Coronation Stakes | Porta Fortuna (IRE) 3yo - 7/2 | Donnacha Aidan O'Brien Tom Marquand |
| 16:25 Royal Ascot Duke of Edinburgh Stakes | Crystal Black (IRE) 6yo - 11/1 | Gerard Keane Colin Keane |
| 17:05 Royal Ascot Sandringham Stakes | Soprano (IRE) 3yo - 14/1 | George Boughey Billy Loughnane |
| 17:40 Royal Ascot King Edward VII Stakes | Calandagan (IRE) 3yo - 11/2 | F-H Graffard Stephane Pasquier |
| 18:15 Royal Ascot Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes | Pilgrim (GB) 3yo - 18/1 | David & Nicola Barron Joe Fanning |
Schedule for Saturday at the Royal Ascot Meeting
The final day of Royal Ascot is all about the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, a Group 1 race run over six furlongs which is part of the British Champions Series and carries a prize fund of £1m.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 Royal Ascot Chesham Stakes | Bedtime Story (IRE) 2yo - 11/8 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:05 Royal Ascot Hardwicke Stakes | Isle Of Jura (GB) 4yo - 16/1 | George Scott Callum Shepherd |
| 15:45 Royal Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes | Khaadem (IRE) 8yo - 14/1 | Charles Hills Oisin Murphy |
| 16:25 Royal Ascot Jersey Stakes | Haatem (IRE) 3yo - 7/2 | Richard Hannon James Doyle |
| 17:05 Royal Ascot Wokingham Stakes | Unequal Love (GB) 4yo - 12/1 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| 17:40 Royal Ascot Golden Gates Stakes | Hand Of God (GB) 3yo - 9/4 | Harry Charlton William Buick |
| 18:15 Royal Ascot Queen Alexandra Stakes | Uxmal (IRE) 5yo - 2/1 | Joseph Patrick O'Brien Dylan Browne McMonagle |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Duke of Edinburgh 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
Other Principal Races at Ascot Racecourse
Here are some other notable races at the Ascot racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.
Races in January
Races in February
Races in May
Races in July
Races in August (Shergar Cup)
- Shergar Cup Challenge
- Shergar Cup Classic
- Shergar Cup Dash
- Shergar Cup Mile
- Shergar Cup Sprint
- Shergar Cup Stayers
Races in October (Champions Day)
- Balmoral Handicap
- British Champion Stakes
- British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes
- British Champions Long Distance Cup
- British Champions Sprint Stakes
- Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
