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2025 Summer Plate Preview
The Summer Plate is run at Market Rasen in July of each year, the race is a Group 3 Handicap Chase which is run over two miles, five and a half furlongs for runners aged four years old or older who will face a total of fourteen fences during the race.
Summer Plate Information:
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Market Rasen 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 Summer Plate market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2006 when the race had an over-round of 119%. The race in 2010 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 134%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Summer Plate, the over-round has been 127%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £127 which is bet.
Summer Plate 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 Summer Plate next time out then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -2.12. Ahead of the 2025 Summer Plate why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
Over the last 20 renewals, it was More Bucks, trained by Peter Bowen and ridden by Sean Bowen who set the fastest winning time in the Summer Plate, the runner won the race in a time of 5:15.90 when winning the race in 2018. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Peter Bowen and jockey Paddy Merrigan with Iron Man who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 5:45.90 in the 2007 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Summer Plate over the last 20 renewals:
- More Bucks (5:15.90) in 2018
- Bobowen (5:16.20) in 2013
- Francky Du Berlais (5:16.40) in 2022
Summer Plate Past Winners
Here are the Summer 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 at the time of winning the Summer Plate and the jockey are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 5:21.58 | Sure Touch (GB) 8yo 11-13 14/1 | Harry Cobden Olly Murphy (GB) |
| 2023 5:28.51 | Born Famous (IRE) 6yo 10-3 3/1F | Harry Cobden Iain Jardine (GB) |
| 2022 5:16.40 | Francky Du Berlais (FR) 9yo 12-0 5/1F | James Bowen Peter Bowen (GB) |
| 2021 5:17.10 | Francky Du Berlais (FR) 8yo 10-13 11/1 | James Bowen Peter Bowen (GB) |
| 2020 5:22.10 | Really Super (GB) 6yo 10-4 25/1 | Jack Quinlan Amy Murphy (GB) |
| 2019 5:28.70 | Casablanca Mix (FR) 7yo 11-6 5/1F | Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson (GB) |
| 2018 5:15.90 | More Bucks (IRE) 8yo 10-5 6/1 | Sean Bowen Peter Bowen (GB) |
| 2017 5:21.30 | Alcala (FR) 7yo 11-7 9/1 | Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls (GB) |
| 2016 5:27.10 | Long House Hall (IRE) 8yo 10-12 6/1F | Harry Skelton Dan Skelton (GB) |
| 2015 5:19.20 | Brave Spartacus (IRE) 9yo 10-12 12/1 | James Reveley Keith Reveley (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Summer Plate have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 50 placings from 296 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 5 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Summer Plate Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Summer Plate over the last 20 renewals is Peter Bowen who has won the race six times with those six winners coming from Yes Sir (2006), Iron Man (2007), Snoopy Loopy (2008), More Bucks (2018) and Francky Du Berlais (2021 & 2022). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Summer Plate is Jonjo O'Neill (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Summer Plate, Alan King has sent a total of 11 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Summer Plate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bowen | 39-6-15 | +13.00 | +13.96 |
| Jonjo O'Neill | 20-2-6 | -12.50 | -3.93 |
| Paul Nicholls | 20-1-4 | -10.00 | -8.67 |
| David Pipe | 14-1-5 | -5.50 | -0.68 |
| Dr Richard Newland | 11-1-1 | -2.00 | -5.00 |
| Dan Skelton | 11-1-4 | -4.00 | -2.36 |
| Nicky Henderson | 6-1-2 | +0.00 | -0.62 |
| Nigel Twiston-Davies | 5-1-1 | +5.00 | +1.63 |
| Amy Murphy | 2-1-1 | +24.00 | +14.63 |
| Olly Murphy | 2-1-1 | +13.00 | +7.75 |
Summer Plate Jockey Statistics
There are multiple leading jockeys in the Summer Plate over the last 20 renewals with Sam Twiston-Davies, Harry Cobden and James Bowen having all won the race two times. Sam Twiston-Davies winners have been with Bobowen (2013) and Alcala (2017). Harry Cobden winners have been with Born Famous (2023) and Sure Touch (2024). James Bowen winners have been with Francky Du Berlais (2021 & 2022).
Here are some of the top Summer Plate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 11-2-3 | +8.00 | +3.26 |
| Harry Cobden | 5-2-2 | +14.00 | +7.63 |
| James Bowen | 5-2-3 | +13.00 | +8.64 |
| Harry Skelton | 9-1-4 | -2.00 | -0.36 |
| Sean Bowen | 8-1-3 | -1.00 | +0.38 |
| Graham Lee | 5-1-1 | +5.00 | +1.63 |
| Nico de Boinville | 3-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.13 |
| Jack Quinlan | 2-1-1 | +24.00 | +14.63 |
| David Bass | 2-1-1 | +8.00 | +4.63 |
| James Reveley | 1-1-1 | +12.00 | +7.50 |
2025 Summer Plate Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 3, 1, 5, 5, 1, (5, PU), PU, 2, (8, F), 1, 4, (1, 3), 3, 9, (1, PU), 12, 5, 1, 1, 10
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 (75%) - Highest Won is not G1-2/LST/Cl4-5
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Break of 6 - 121 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Had 1 - 6 placings (180 Days)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Within the first 12 of the market
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Furthest Placed 2m4½f - 3m2½f
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Ran over 1m1f - 2m3f (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Ran in 13 - 46 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Beaten no more -22l (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Off a break of 6 - 92 days
- 20 / 20 (89%) - In a field of 3 - 16 (LTO)
- 19 / 20 (75%) - Achieved an RPR of 119+ (LTO)
- 19 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career Place)
- 18 / 20 (70%) - Won within last 4 starts
- 18 / 20 (76%) - Placed within last 2 starts
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Market Rasen racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Summer Plate. 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 How to Find Winners - 101 Tips to Choose A Winning Horse Racing Bet.
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Summer Plate Trend Analysis
The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 places in the past 180 days, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-57.
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Summer Plate are Perth, Uttoxeter, Worcester and Stratford, 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 17 winners from a total of 289 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 3 winners from a total of 13 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Summer Plate, that stallion Saint Des Saints has produced 2 winners (2022,2021).
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Summer Plate despite multiple attempts:
- Kings Theatre (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Court Cave (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- Mahler (0 Wins from 5 runners)
- No Risk At All (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Really Super in 2020, winning for Amy Murphy at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Jack Quinlan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 7 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Summer Plate why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today? If you are interested in other races at the Market Rasen racecourse, then why not read our blog for the Summer Hurdle?
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Summer Plate 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 National Hunt Racing.
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