Racehorse Lotto Handicap Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Derby Festival)

Updated: 376 Horse Racing

See which trainers and jockeys have performed well in this fact-packed blog for the Racehorse Lotto Handicap. This is a race that is hosted at Epsom during the Derby Festival with the race being run over a distance of 1m½f, see which trends the past winners of the Racehorse Lotto Handicap have set for this year.

Racehorse Lotto Handicap Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Derby Festival)
Andy Powell Content Editor

Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.

2024 Racehorse Lotto Handicap Preview

The World Pool Handicap is the second race at the Derby Festival and the first handicap, it takes place in June of each year and is contested over a distance of one mile and half a furlong with this class two race being open to runners aged four or older.

Racehorse Lotto Handicap Information:

Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Epsom 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 Races Covered at the Epsom Derby Festival section for links to these.

How competitive is the Racehorse Lotto Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 114%. The race in 2014 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 127%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Racehorse Lotto Handicap, the over-round has been 121%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £121 which is bet.

Racehorse Lotto Handicap 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 Racehorse Lotto Handicap next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -3.00. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page so you can get easy access to the OLBG racing picks on a daily basis.

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:42.35 was set by Abseil in 2014, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by James Doyle. The slowest winning time was set in 2016 when Examiner won in a time of 1:48.93, booked to ride was Oisin Murphy on this Stuart Williams trained runner.

These are the top three quickest-run Racehorse Lotto Handicap over the last 20 renewals:

  • 2014 - Abseil (1:42.35)
  • 2019 - Gossiping (1:42.76)
  • 2010 - Tartan Gigha (1:42.78)

Racehorse Lotto Handicap Past Winners

Here are the Racehorse Lotto Handicap 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 also the total number of runners in the race. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Racehorse Lotto Handicap as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Year Horse (Drawn) Info
2023
1:44.88
Austrian Theory (IRE)
4yo 9-2 (8 of 12) 7/1
Joe Fanning
Charlie Johnston (GB)
2022
1:43.94
Totally Charming (GB)
4yo 9-2 (1 of 15) 4/1F
William Buick
George Boughey (GB)
2021
1:48.85
Corazon Espinado (IRE)
6yo 8-5 (10 of 10) 12/1
Hollie Doyle
Simon Dow (GB)
2019
1:42.76
Gossiping (GB)
7yo 8-7 (9 of 14) 10/1
Andrea Atzeni
Gary Moore (GB)
2018
1:47.24
Medburn Dream (GB)
5yo 8-13 (7 of 9) 5/1
Franny Norton
Peter Hedger (GB)
2017
1:46.95
G K Chesterton (IRE)
4yo 8-10 (6 of 12) 3/1F
William Buick
Charlie Appleby (GB)
2016
1:48.93
Examiner (IRE)
5yo 9-0 (7 of 12) 11/2
Oisin Murphy
Stuart Williams (GB)
2015
1:43.85
Gratzie (GB)
4yo 8-5 (11 of 12) 7/1
Silvestre De Sousa
Mick Channon (GB)
2014
1:42.35
Abseil (USA)
4yo 9-3 (2 of 16) 5/2F
James Doyle
Sir Michael Stoute (GB)
2013
1:47.44
Vainglory (USA)
9yo 8-9 (11 of 14) 12/1
Martin Lane
David Simcock (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Racehorse Lotto Handicap have been based:

  • GB: 20 winners with an additional 45 placings from 267 runners
  • IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Racehorse Lotto Handicap Trainer Statistics

There are two leading trainers in the Racehorse Lotto Handicap over the last 20 renewals with both Mark Johnston and Andrew Balding who have both won the race two times. Mark Johnston winners have been with Tartan Gigha (2009 & 2010). Andrew Balding's winners have been Passing Glance (2003) and Highland Knight (2012). There are two trainers who have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Racehorse Lotto Handicap, Richard Fahey has sent a total of 21 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst David O'Meara has sent out 10 without a winner.

Here are some of the top Racehorse Lotto Handicap 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
Mark Johnston 14-2-3 -1.50 -4.15
Andrew Balding 13-2-6 +11.50 +8.44
Mick Channon 9-1-2 -1.00 -1.12
Kevin Ryan 9-1-1 -1.00 -3.62
Simon Dow 8-1-1 +5.00 +0.20
David Simcock 6-1-4 +7.00 +11.01
Gary Moore 4-1-2 +7.00 +4.63
J R Jenkins 3-1-2 +10.00 +8.50
Ed Vaughan 3-1-1 +5.50 +2.69
Stuart Williams 3-1-1 +3.50 +1.44

Racehorse Lotto Handicap Jockey Statistics

There are two leading jockeys in the Racehorse Lotto Handicap over the last 20 renewals with both Joe Fanning and William Buick who have both won the race two times. Joe Fanning winners have been with Tartan Gigha (2009) and Austrian Theory (2023). William Buick winners have been with G K Chesterton (2017) and Totally Charming (2022). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Racehorse Lotto Handicap, Paul Hanagan has ridden a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Racehorse Lotto Handicap 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
Joe Fanning 10-2-4 +3.50 +2.98
William Buick 6-2-5 +3.00 +5.82
Ryan Moore 12-1-6 -3.50 -0.59
Silvestre De Sousa 9-1-2 -1.00 -0.62
James Doyle 9-1-2 -5.50 -5.39
Andrea Atzeni 7-1-2 +4.00 +2.13
Neil Callan 7-1-2 +1.00 -0.24
David Probert 6-1-2 +1.50 +0.69
Franny Norton 6-1-1 +0.00 -2.00
Martin Dwyer 5-1-1 +12.00 +6.00

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 5, 1, (5, 14), (3, 12), 5, 3, 2, 3, 15, 10, 1, 3, 11, (1, 12), 3, 2, 5, (1, 9), 5

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 (70%) - Within the first 9 of market
  • 20 / 20 (71%) - No bigger than 16/1
  • 20 / 20 (82%) - Had 2 - 8 placings (1 Year)
  • 20 / 20 (84%) - Not in a Cl2/Cl3 (Debut)
  • 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 88+ (Last Win)
  • 20 / 20 (86%) - Carried 120 - 138lbs (LTO)
  • 20 / 20 (87%) - Highest Placed is not G2/Cl4/Cl5
  • 20 / 20 (88%) - Furthest ran 1mf - 1m2½f
  • 20 / 20 (88%) - Not on GS/FM/STD-SLW (Debut)
  • 19 / 20 (84%) - Achieved a TS of 80+ (Career)
  • 19 / 20 (86%) - No more than -16lbs (Vs Max Weight)
  • 19 / 20 (86%) - No more than +15lbs (Vs Min Weight)
  • 19 / 20 (87%) - Held an OR of 87+ (Career)
  • 18 / 20 (81%) - Carried no more than 130lbs
  • 18 / 20 (81%) - Held an OR of 85+

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Epsom racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Racehorse Lotto Handicap. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles like the How to Find Winners - 101 Tips to Choose A Winning Horse Racing Bet.

Are you already a member? If not, then why not? With over £6,000 given away each month in the tipster competition, why not get involved? Remember, It is completely FREE! So, head over to the registration page to sign up today! If you are already a member, then share your thoughts on the Racehorse Lotto Handicap by adding a tip on the race here.

Racehorse Lotto Handicap Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +7.50 is when runners last place was 1 start ago. The worst performing factor which has failed to produce a single winner is when runners last place was 3 starts ago, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-39.

Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:

  • 2023: Winner in 8 (3,4) [12 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 1 (6,8) [15 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 10 (2,1) [10 Runners]
  • 2019: Winner in 9 (1,13) [14 Runners]
  • 2018: Winner in 7 (2,3) [9 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Racehorse Lotto Handicap is Chester, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Chester last time out. The next best courses which have produced the second most winners are Newmarket (Rowley) and Sandown, there has been a total number of 3 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 256 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 12 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Racehorse Lotto Handicap, that stallion Green Desert has produced 2 winners (2010,2009).

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Racehorse Lotto Handicap despite multiple attempts:

  • Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 6 runners)
  • Pivotal (0 Wins from 6 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Passing Glance in 2003, winning for Andrew Balding at odds of 16/1 under the guidance of Martin Dwyer. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there has been a total of 4 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2024 Racehorse Lotto Handicap head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.

Races Covered at the Epsom Derby Festival

Here is the 2024 schedule for the two-day Epsom Derby Festival, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.

Epsom Derby Festival races for Friday 31st May 2024

Race 2023 Winner Info
14:00
Woodcote Stakes
Bobsleigh (IRE)
2yo - 5/1
Eve Johnson Houghton
Charles Bishop
14:35
Racehorse Lotto Handicap
Austrian Theory (IRE)
4yo - 7/1
Charlie Johnston
Joe Fanning
15:10
Coronation Cup
Emily Upjohn (GB)
4yo - 11/4
John & Thady Gosden
Frankie Dettori
15:45
Betfred Handicap
Cadillac (IRE)
5yo - 12/1
George Boughey
Kevin Stott
16:30
Epsom Oaks
Soul Sister (IRE)
3yo - 11/4
John & Thady Gosden
Frankie Dettori
17:10
Surrey Stakes
Olivia Maralda (IRE)
3yo - 3/1
Roger Varian
Kevin Stott
17:45
Winners Wear Cavani Handicap
Spanish Star (IRE)
8yo - 12/1
Patrick Chamings
Rhys Clutterbuck

Epsom Derby Festival races for Saturday 1st June 2024

Race 2023 Winner Info
12:50
Diomed Stakes
Regal Reality (GB)
8yo - 5/1
Sir Michael Stoute
Ryan Moore
13:30
Epsom Derby
Auguste Rodin (IRE)
3yo - 9/2
A P OBrien
Ryan Moore
14:10
Princess Elizabeth Stakes
Prosperous Voyage (IRE)
4yo - 6/4
Ralph Beckett
Frankie Dettori
14:45
Epsom 3yo Dash
Tatterstall (IRE)
3yo - 8/1
Michael Dods
Connor Beasley
15:20
Epsom Dash
Navello (GB)
4yo - 25/1
George Boughey
Andrea Atzeni
15:55
Betfred Lester Piggott Handicap
Torito (GB)
3yo - 4/1
John & Thady Gosden
Benoit De La Sayette
16:30
Northern Dancer Handicap
Sheer Rocks (GB)
4yo - 11/2
Eve Johnson Houghton
Harry Davies
17:05
JRA Tokyo Trophy Handicap
Badri (GB)
6yo - 10/1
Ruth Carr
Hollie Doyle

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