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2025 Robert Sangster Stakes Preview
Scheduled to take place in May of each year at the Morphettville racecourse is the Robert Sangster Stakes, this Group 1 race was inaugurated in 1983 and originally known as the Swettenham Stud Stakes and has undergone several name changes due to sponsorship changes but is registered as the Robert Sangster Stakes.
The race named in honour of Robert Sangster, an owner and breeder who sadly passed away in 2004, is restricted to only fillies and mares and is contested over a distance of 1,200m with the race taking place during the Autumn Carnival.
Robert Sangster Stakes Information:
- Robert Sangster Stakes Past Winners
- Robert Sangster Stakes Trainer Statistics
- Robert Sangster Stakes Jockey Statistics
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Morphettville tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners?
How competitive is the Robert Sangster Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 10 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2020 when the race had an over-round of 116%. The race in 2017 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 134%, whilst on average over the last 10 renewals of the Robert Sangster Stakes, the over-round has been 122%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £122 which is bet.
Robert Sangster Stakes Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 10 if you had followed the winner of the Robert Sangster Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 8 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -4.00. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Robert Sangster Stakes see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
The runner that holds the record over the past 10 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2020 renewal when Bella Vella from Will Clarken under the guidance of Todd Pannell, won in a time of 1:11.07, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Secret Agenda, trained by Mick Price and ridden by Damien Oliver set the quickest time of 1:09.15 in the 2017 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Robert Sangster Stakes over the last 10 renewals:
- Secret Agenda (1:09.15) in 2017
- Shoals (1:09.19) in 2018
- Spright (1:09.28) in 2019
Robert Sangster Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Robert Sangster 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 trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Robert Sangster Stakes as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:09.75 | Climbing Star (NZ) 4yo 8-13 (14 of 14) 25/1 | Lachlan Neindorf Phillip Stokes (AUS) |
| 2023 1:09.85 | Ruthless Dame (NZ) 3yo 8-9 (12 of 14) 13/1 | John Allen Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (AUS) |
| 2022 1:10.14 | Snapdancer (AUS) 5yo 8-13 (15 of 15) 16/1 | Ethan Brown Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (AUS) |
| 2021 1:09.62 | Instant Celebrity (AUS) 3yo 8-9 (6 of 16) 8/1 | Craig A Williams Phillip Stokes (AUS) |
| 2020 1:11.07 | Bella Vella (AUS) 5yo 8-13 (11 of 16) 40/1 | Todd Pannell Will Clarken (AUS) |
| 2019 1:09.28 | Spright (AUS) 5yo 8-13 (13 of 13) 5/1 | Damien Oliver Garry Frazer (AUS) |
| 2018 1:09.19 | Shoals (AUS) 3yo 8-9 (15 of 17) 11/1 | Timothy Clark Anthony Freedman (AUS) |
| 2017 1:09.15 | Secret Agenda (AUS) 4yo 8-13 (16 of 20) 14/1 | Damien Oliver Mick Price (AUS) |
| 2016 1:09.49 | Precious Gem (AUS) 6yo 8-13 (6 of 20) 20/1 | Jake Noonan Henry Dwyer (AUS) |
| 2015 1:09.72 | Miracles Of Life (AUS) 4yo 8-13 (6 of 15) 16/5 | Hugh Bowman Peter & Paul Snowden (AUS) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Robert Sangster Stakes have been based:
- AUS: 10 winners with an additional 20 placings from 158 runners
- NZ: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- SIN: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Robert Sangster Stakes Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Robert Sangster Stakes over the last 10 renewals with both Ciaron Maher & David Eustace and Phillip Stokes who have both won the race two times. Ciaron Maher & David Eustace winners have been with Snapdancer (2022) and Ruthless Dame (2023). Phillip Stokes winners have been with Instant Celebrity (2021) and Climbing Star (2024).
Here are some of the top Robert Sangster Stakes trainer statistics over the last 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 10-2-4 | +21.00 | +11.05 |
| Phillip Stokes | 5-2-2 | +30.00 | +16.00 |
| Mick Price | 6-1-2 | +9.00 | +2.50 |
| Will Clarken | 5-1-1 | +36.00 | +16.00 |
| Henry Dwyer | 2-1-1 | +19.00 | +9.00 |
| Anthony Freedman | 2-1-2 | +10.00 | +5.00 |
| Peter & Paul Snowden | 2-1-1 | +2.20 | +0.92 |
| Garry Frazer | 1-1-1 | +5.00 | +3.00 |
| David A & B Hayes & Tom Dabernig | 9-0-0 | -9.00 | -9.00 |
| James Cummings | 7-0-1 | -7.00 | -6.20 |
Robert Sangster Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Robert Sangster Stakes over the last 10 renewals is Damien Oliver who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Secret Agenda (2017) and Spright (2019).
Here are some of the top Robert Sangster Stakes jockey statistics over the last 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Oliver | 7-2-4 | +14.00 | +6.30 |
| Craig A Williams | 8-1-3 | +1.00 | -0.90 |
| Todd Pannell | 5-1-1 | +36.00 | +16.00 |
| John Allen | 4-1-1 | +10.00 | +4.80 |
| Lachlan Neindorf | 2-1-1 | +24.00 | +14.00 |
| Ethan Brown | 2-1-1 | +15.00 | +8.60 |
| Timothy Clark | 2-1-1 | +10.00 | +4.50 |
| Jake Noonan | 1-1-1 | +20.00 | +10.00 |
| Hugh Bowman | 1-1-1 | +3.20 | +1.92 |
| Mark Zahra | 6-0-0 | -6.00 | -6.00 |
2025 Robert Sangster Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 7, 17, 11, 9, (2, 12), 16, 14, 3, 6, 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. The trend information is based on the available information on the racing post in terms of previous runs etc.
- 10 / 10 (71%) - In a field of 11 - 17 (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (75%) - Within the first 11 of the market
- 10 / 10 (77%) - No bigger than 40/1 (Career)
- 10 / 10 (79%) - No bigger than 40/1
- 10 / 10 (80%) - Ran over 5½f - 1m (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (83%) - Had 2 - 11 placings (Career)
- 10 / 10 (84%) - Ran in 0 - 3 races (Course)
- 10 / 10 (84%) - Not on HY/GS/GF/STD (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (85%) - Achieved an RPR of 90+ (Last 3)
- 10 / 10 (85%) - Not BB/BK/CG/GB/GR in colour
- 10 / 10 (86%) - Highest Run is not G3
- 10 / 10 (86%) - In a field of 5 - 14 (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (88%) - Ran in 4 - 26 races (Career)
- 10 / 10 (88%) - Ran in 1 - 5 races (180 Days)
- 10 / 10 (88%) - Not in a Cl2 (LTO)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Morphettville racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Robert Sangster Stakes. If you are looking to place on a bet this race well in advance of the actual running, then there may be an ante-post market available for you to place your bet. If you are unfamiliar with this type of betting then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read our Ante-Post Horse Racing article which explains how ante-post betting works.
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Robert Sangster Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 5+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +54.00 is when runners had a furthest trip placed of 1m. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 3 starts in the past 90 days, 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:
- 2024: Winner in 14 (13,1) [14 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 12 (13,11) [14 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 15 (1,5) [15 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 6 (5,4) [16 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 11 (10,5) [16 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Robert Sangster Stakes is Randwick, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Randwick last time out.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Robert Sangster Stakes, that stallion Not A Single Doubt has produced 3 winners (2021,2017,2015).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Robert Sangster Stakes despite multiple attempts:
- I Am Invincible (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Written Tycoon (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Street Boss (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Testa Rossa (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 10 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Bella Vella in 2020, winning for Will Clarken at odds of 40/1 under the guidance of Todd Pannell. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 10 renewals there have been 0 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 Robert Sangster Stakes. All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post. If you are interested in other races at the Morphettville racecourse, then why not read our blog for the Australasian Oaks?
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Robert Sangster 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 International racing.
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