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
- 11.1 Where is the Hambleton Stakes ran?
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:

Hambleton Handicap Date: Thursday 18th of May 2023 Time: 15:00 Details: 11 Runners York.
Lattam	6/1
Awaal	8/1
Northern Express	9/1
Cruyff Turn	12/1
Wanees	14/1
The Gatekeeper	16/1
Tropez Power	20/1
Symbol Of Light	25/1
The Turpinator	33/1
Gweedore	40/1
Sound Of Iona	100/1

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Hambleton Stakes Tips

Here are some tips for Hambleton Stakes in May 2023:

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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.

Here is a list of today’s betting predictions for the York Races from excellent wagerers who consider important data like the York Draw Bias.

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Hambleton Stakes Previous Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Weight	Jockey	Trainer	Time
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!
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— SBK (@sbk) May 12, 2022

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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.