Woodcote Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Derby Festival)

2024 Woodcote Stakes Preview

The Woodcote Stakes is a class two conditions race which is run at Epsom Racecourse in late May or early June. Established way back in 1794, it's a race that is open to two-year-old runners, it is run over six furlongs. Plenty of the winners have gone on to run at Royal Ascot next time out, so keep an eye out later in the month.

Woodcote Stakes Information:

• Woodcote Stakes Past Winners
• Woodcote Stakes Trainer Statistics
• Woodcote Stakes Jockey Statistics

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 Woodcote Stakes 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 108%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 121%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Woodcote Stakes, the over-round has been 115%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £115 which is bet.

Woodcote Stakes Trends:

• 2024 Woodcote Stakes Trends
• Woodcote Stakes Trend Analysis

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 Woodcote Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +3.50. Ahead of the 2024 Woodcote Stakes why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:08.43 was set by Chilworth Icon in 2012, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Mick Channon and ridden by Martin Harley. The slowest winning time was set in 2016 when Legendary Lunch won in a time of 1:13.55, booked to ride was Pat Dobbs on this Richard Hannon trained runner.

These are the top three quickest-run Woodcote Stakes over the last 20 renewals:

• 2012 - Chilworth Icon (1:08.43)
• 2017 - Cardsharp (1:08.54)
• 2015 - Buratino (1:08.82)

Woodcote Stakes Past Winners

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

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Woodcote Stakes have been based:

• GB: 19 winners with an additional 33 placings from 171 runners
• IRE: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
• FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Woodcote Stakes Trainer Statistics

There are two leading trainers in the Woodcote Stakes over the last 20 renewals with both Mark Johnston and Mick Channon who have both won the race three times. Mark Johnston winners have been with Fulbright (2011), Buratino (2015) and Cardsharp (2017). Mick Channon winners have been with Ba Foxtrot (2005), Chilworth Icon (2012) and Legend Of Xanadu (2022). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Woodcote Stakes is Richard Hannon (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Woodcote 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):

Woodcote Stakes Jockey Statistics

There are multiple leading jockeys in the Woodcote Stakes over the last 20 renewals with all of Silvestre De Sousa, William Buick and Martin Harley having all won the race two times. Silvestre De Sousa winners have been with Fulbright (2011) and Cardsharp (2017). William Buick winners have been with Buratino (2015) and Legend Of Xanadu (2022). Martin Harley winners have been with Chilworth Icon (2012) and Twaasol (2020). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Woodcote Stakes, Ryan Moore has ridden a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Woodcote 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):

2024 Woodcote Stakes Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, (1, 3, 8), 1, 8, 1, 11, 2, 4, 4, (1, 3), 1, 1, (1, 5), DSQ, 6, 1, (1, 2), 4, (1, 4), 3

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 (72%) - No bigger than 14/1
• 20 / 20 (78%) - Achieved a TS of 56+ (Career)
• 20 / 20 (79%) - Within the first 7 of market
• 20 / 20 (80%) - Achieved an RPR of 72+ (Career)
• 20 / 20 (81%) - Break of 7 - 43 days (Last Place)
• 20 / 20 (84%) - Highest Placed is not Cl6/Cl7
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Not at Bath or Haydock (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - In a field of 5 - 13 (Debut)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Beaten no more -5l (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Furthest Placed 5f - 6f
• 20 / 20 (88%) - Had 1 - 3 placings (Career)
• 19 / 20 (77%) - Not in FRA (Last Win)
• 19 / 20 (80%) - Beaten no more -6¾l (Debut)
• 18 / 20 (77%) - No bigger than 10/1 (LTO)
• 18 / 20 (78%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Career)

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Epsom racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Woodcote Stakes. You may want to do your own research into the race, there are times when there are a number of runners who pass the trends so you need to do your own 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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Woodcote Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +31.25 is when runners had 1 career win with the jockey. The worst performing factor which has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 season places, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-22.

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

• 2023: Winner in 6 (3,8) [12 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 9 (6,12) [12 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 2 (4,10) [10 Runners]
• 2020: Winner in 1 (2) [5 Runners]
• 2019: Winner in 5 (6) [6 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Woodcote Stakes is Windsor, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Windsor last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 148 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 28 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Woodcote Stakes:

• Exceed And Excel (2 Wins)
• Sixties Icon (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Woodcote Stakes despite multiple attempts:

• Acclamation (0 Wins from 9 runners)
• Kodiac (0 Wins from 6 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Corporal Maddox in 2009, winning for K R Burke at odds of 14/1 under the guidance of Jim Crowley. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there has been a total of 10 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 2024 Woodcote Stakes.

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

Epsom Derby Festival races for Saturday 1st June 2024