Hambleton Stakes
The Hambleton Stakes is a handicap for four-year-olds and upwards over a mile.
The Hambleton Stakes takes place on Thursday 18th May 2023.
It takes place at the York Dante meeting in May. Notable past winners include True Panache (1989), Soviet Line (1994), Navajo Chief (2013, 2014) and Here Comes When (2017).
Find out more about the Hambleton Stakes:
Contents
- 1 Race Overview – Hambleton Stakes
- 2 Hambleton Stakes 2023 Odds
- 3 Hambleton Stakes Tips
- 4 Hambleton Stakes Previous Winners
- 5 Famous Hambleton Stakes Winners
- 6 Key Hambleton Stakes Trials
- 7 Hambleton Stakes Betting Trends
- 8 Hambleton Stakes – Top Trainers and Jockeys
- 9 Betting on the Hambleton Stakes
- 10 Hambleton Stakes Previous Result
- 11 Popular Questions
- 12 Summary of Hambleton Stakes
- 13 Related York Dante Festival Posts
Race Overview – Hambleton Stakes
The Hambleton Stakes is a flat handicap horse event held in the UK for horses aged four and above.
It is held each year in May at York across a distance of seven furlongs and 192 yards (1,584 metres).
Before 2018, it was raced as a listed handicap, but the British Horseracing Authority downgraded it to a handicap race.
Hambleton Stakes 2023 Odds
Here are the latest odds for the Hambleton Stakes in May 2023:
The odds of today’s York Horse Racing are here!
Hambleton Stakes Tips
Here are some tips for Hambleton Stakes in May 2023:
- 2 points to win for TBC at odds of TBC
- 1 point each way for TBC at odds of TBC
Some of the horses competing in Hambleton Stakes will be found in other races throughout the year. Make sure to keep a lookout on the horses to see how they do or place your wagers on ante-post betting.
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Hambleton Stakes Previous Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1988 | Sharblask | 4 | 9-03 | Paul Cook | Nick Vigors | 1:40.72 |
1989 | True Panache | 4 | 8-06 | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Tree | 1:36.14 |
1990 | Power Take Off | 4 | 8-11 | Steve Cauthen | Peter Makin | 1:37.35 |
1991 | Mellottie | 6 | 9-01 | John Lowe | Mary Reveley | 1:39.54 |
1992 | Band On The Run | 5 | 8-11 | Richard Quinn | Bryan McMahon | 1:35.98 |
1993 | Risk Master | 4 | 8-09 | Richard Hills | Con Horgan | 1:39.09 |
1994 | Soviet Line | 4 | 8-13 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 1:35.13 |
1995 | Jawaal | 5 | 8-07 | John Reid | Lady Herries | 1:38.91 |
1996 | First Island | 4 | 9-07 | Ray Cochrane | Geoff Wragg | 1:36.40 |
1997 | Centre Stalls | 4 | 9-07 | Richard Quinn | Fulke Johnson Houghton | 1:39.01 |
1998 | Ramooz | 5 | 9-07 | Pat Eddery | Ben Hanbury | 1:39.04 |
1999 | Sugarfoot | 5 | 9-04 | Michael Kinane | Nigel Tinkler | 1:40.64 |
2000 | Mayaro Bay | 4 | 8-11 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1:37.27 |
2001 | Soviet Flash | 4 | 9-00 | Frankie Dettori | Ed Dunlop | 1:37.13 |
2002 | Sea Star | 4 | 8-11 | Richard Quinn | Henry Cecil | 1:35.62 |
2003 | Funfair | 4 | 8-07 | Kieren Fallon | Michael Stoute | 1:36.44 |
2004 | Autumn Glory | 4 | 8-07 | Steve Drowne | Geoff Wragg | 1:40.75 |
2005 | Quito | 8 | 9-07 | Tony Culhane | David Chapman | 1:27.21 |
2006 | Zero Tolerance | 6 | 9-01 | Jamie Spencer | David Barron | 1:42.32 |
2007 | Blythe Knight | 7 | 8-09 | Graham Gibbons | John Quinn | 1:38.77 |
2008 | Mia's Boy | 4 | 8-07 | Jimmy Quinn | Chris Dwyer | 1:37.41 |
2009 | Yamal | 4 | 9-01 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:39.23 |
2010 | Fareer | 4 | 9-01 | Richard Hills | Ed Dunlop | 1:36.42 |
2011 | St Moritz | 5 | 9-02 | Adrian Nicholls | David Nicholls | 1:37.23 |
2012 | Fury | 4 | 9-04 | Ryan Moore | William Haggas | 1:39.27 |
2013 | Navajo Chief | 6 | 9-01 | Michael Murphy | Alan Jarvis | 1:39.64 |
2014 | Navajo Chief | 7 | 9-00 | Kieren Fallon | Alan Jarvis | 1:37.70 |
2015 | Alfred Hutchinson | 7 | 8-07 | Barry McHugh | Geoff Oldroyd | 1:36.96 |
2016 | Always Smile | 4 | 9-04 | James Doyle | Saeed bin Suroor | 1:36.34 |
2017 | Here Comes When | 7 | 9-01 | Oisin Murphy | Andrew Balding | 1:35.96 |
2018 | Afaak | 4 | 9-01 | Jim Crowley | Charles Hills | 1:36.84 |
2019 | What's The Story | 5 | 9-05 | Joe Fanning | Keith Dalgleish | 1:38.15 |
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2021 | Kynren | 7 | 9-02 | Connor Beasley | David Barron | 1:37.52 |
2022 | Cruyff Turn | 5 | 9-05 | David Allan | Tim Easterby | 1:36.71 |
Famous Hambleton Stakes Winners
The Hambleton Stakes is one of the most competitive mile handicaps of the flat racing season. It was formerly run with Listed status prior to BHA rule change, removing all handicap races from listed or Group race level.
True Panache won here in 1989 for Jeremy Tree and Pat Eddery. He gained his biggest career victory in the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot. Popular handicappers Mellottie (1991) and Band On The Run (1992) both picked up this valuable prize. There have also been some high-class winners, none more so than Soviet Line (1994), trained by Michael Stoute and ridden by Walter Swinburn. He won the Hong Kong Bowl in 1994 and the Lockinge Stakes in 1995 and 1996. He then raced in the United States and was successful in several major handicaps.
The only dual winner of the Hambleton Stakes was Navajo Chief for Trainer Alan Jarvis in 2013 and 2014.
Here Comes When won here as a seven-year-old for Andrew Balding and later that season sprang a surprise in the Group 1 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.
Key Hambleton Stakes Trials
The Hambleton Stakes usually attracts exposed handicappers that have featured in races like the Lincoln and the Cambridgeshire.
It is also on the radar for improving four-year-olds.
The winners of this race often have the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot on their agenda while several have gone to be competitive in Group race company.
Hambleton Stakes Betting Trends
Favourites have a poor recent record in this race.
Always Smile (2016) managed to win as the 8-1 co-favourite for Saeed bin Suroor but he is the only market leader to prevail in the last nine seasons.
Alfred Hutchinson (2015) was the longest-priced winner during that time at 20-1 while Navajo Chief returned at 12-1 and 15-2 for his two victories.
There have been some well-supported winners including Afaak (2018) at 9-2 and Kynren (2021) at 15-2.
There has been no obvious age bias with horses winning from ages four to seven in recent seasons.
Quito (2005) was the oldest winner to date at the age of eight.
Hambleton Stakes – Top Trainers and Jockeys
There has been a wide spread of winning trainers and jockeys in the Hambleton Stakes.
Among those on the two-winner mark are Sir Michael Stoute, Saeed bin Suroor and Alan Jarvis.
The last twenty renewals have been won by different jockeys. Dual-winning jockeys include Richard Hills, Pat Eddery and Frankie Dettori.
Betting on the Hambleton Stakes
The Hambleton Stakes is a very competitive handicap and has proved particularly difficult for punters in recent seasons.
It can produce the occasional Group horse but more typically provides clues to the big mile handicaps later in the summer, notably the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot.
Hambleton Stakes Previous Result
Check out this result on the York Racing Track:
???? The superbly-named Cruyff Turn takes the Hambleton Handicap at York's #DanteFestival!
???? At 3:35, it's the Dante Stakes, in which our sponsored jockey @RKingscote rides Derby hopeful Desert Crown, currently 41/10 joint favourite, with El Bodegon!
pic.twitter.com/svFtpowGIB— SBK (@sbk) May 12, 2022
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Popular Questions
Where is the Hambleton Stakes ran?
The Hambleton Stakes is held at York Racecourse.
Summary of Hambleton Stakes
Thank you for reading our Hambleton Stakes guide.
The Hambleton Stakes takes place on day 2 of the York Dante Festival which is the same day as the Dante Stakes, Middleton Fillies’ Stakes and the Westow Stakes.
It is one of the toughest handicaps of the season often producing a tight finish.
Check out our guides to all the other UK Premier Handicap horse races.
Here are all the related posts for the 2023 York Dante Festival.
- Dante Festival
- Dante Stakes
- Duke of York Stakes
- Hambleton Stakes
- Horse Racing At York Today
- Marygate Fillies' Stakes
- Michael Seely Memorial Stakes
- Middleton Stakes
- Musidora Stakes
- Westow Stakes
- York Betting Odds
- York Betting Tips
- York Dante Festival Free Bets
- York Draw Bias
- York Horse Racing Results
- York Racecourse
- Yorkshire Cup