The Henry II Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse event held in the United Kingdom for horses aged four and up.

The Henry II Stakes takes place on 23rd May 2024.

The Henry II Stakes is a Group 3 race for four-year-olds and upwards over two miles. It is run at Sandown Park in late May and is a recognised trial for the Ascot Gold Cup.

Notable past winners include Buckskin (1979), Ardross (1982), Drum Taps (1992), Double Trigger (1995, 1996) and Persian Punch (1997, 1998 and 2000).

This guide has all of the most recent tips, odds, and the option to view prior year’s winners. We hope you will enjoy it.

Contents

1 Race Overview – Henry II Stakes
2 Henry II Stakes 2024 Odds
3 Henry II Stakes 2024 Tips
4 What Happened In The 2023 Henry II Stakes
5 Henry II Stakes Previous Winners
6 Betting On The Henry II Stakes Group 3 Race
7 Famous Henry II Stakes Winners
8 Key Henry II Stakes Trials
9 Henry II Stakes Betting Trends
10 Henry II Stakes – Top Trainers and Jockeys
11 Betting on the Henry II Stakes
12 Summary of the Henry II Stakes
13 Popular Questions
- 13.1 Where is the Henry II Stakes held?
14 Related May Articles
15 Resources
16 Searches Associated With Henry II Stakes

Race Overview – Henry II Stakes

Henry II Stakes is held every year in late May in Sandown Park over a distance of 2 miles and 50 yards.

Henry II Stakes 2024 Odds

The Henry II Stakes 2024 odds are below:

These odds have not yet been released.

Henry II Stakes 2024 Tips

Our Henry II Stakes Tips are below:

2 points to win for TBC
1 point each way for TBC

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What Happened In The 2023 Henry II Stakes

Check out this previous result from Henry II Stakes:

Tough as nails 👊

Roberto Escobarr (7-5f) pours it on from the front to deny Nate The Great in the @RacehorseLotto Henry II Stakes @Sandownpark under @RKingscote 👀

A deserved first Group-race success for William Haggas' inmate. pic.twitter.com/48bWO020P1
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) May 25, 2023

Henry II Stakes Previous Winners

Take a look at the previous winners for the Henry II Stakes:

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1978	Smuggler	5	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	–
1979	Buckskin	6	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	–
1980	Billion	6	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	–
1981	no race 1981 [a]	–	–	–	–
1982	Ardross	6	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	–
1983	Ore	5	Lester Piggott	Willie Musson	–
1984	Harly	4	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	–
1985	Destroyer	4	Simon Whitworth	Kim Brassey	–
1986	Longboat	5	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	3:37.83
1987	Saronicos	4	Tony Ives	Clive Brittain	3:30.47
1988	Primitive Rising	4	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	3:40.95
1989	Sadeem	6	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	3:29.93
1990	Teamster	4	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	3:33.88
1991	Top of the World	4	Michael Roberts	Clive Brittain	3:35.59
1992	Drum Taps	6	Frankie Dettori	Lord Huntingdon	3:32.75
1993	Brier Creek	4	Michael Roberts	John Gosden	3:39.64
1994	My Patriarch	4	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	3:38.34
1995	Double Trigger	4	Jason Weaver	Mark Johnston	3:33.01
1996	Double Trigger	5	Jason Weaver	Mark Johnston	3:41.15
1997	Persian Punch	4	Ray Cochrane	David Elsworth	3:35.15
1998	Persian Punch	5	Walter Swinburn	David Elsworth	3:35.58
1999	Arctic Owl	5	Ray Cochrane	James Fanshawe	3:33.18
2000	Persian Punch	7	Philip Robinson	David Elsworth	3:53.45
2001	Solo Mio	7	Michael Kinane	Amanda Perrett	3:37.43
2002	Akbar	6	Richard Hills	Mark Johnston	3:32.44
2003	Mr Dinos	4	Frankie Dettori	Paul Cole	3:30.50
2004	Papineau	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	3:34.17
2005	Fight Your Corner	6	Kerrin McEvoy	Saeed bin Suroor	3:38.77
2006	Tungsten Strike	5	Ryan Moore	Amanda Perrett	3:45.55
2007	Allegretto	4	Seb Sanders	Sir Michael Stoute	3:39.47
2008	Finalmente	6	Frankie Dettori	Simon Callaghan	3:54.30
2009	Geordieland	8	Shane Kelly	Jamie Osborne	3:30.07
2010	Akmal	4	Richard Hills	John Dunlop	3:37.92
2011	Blue Bajan	9	Daniel Tudhope	David O'Meara	3:41.33
2012	Opinion Poll	6	Frankie Dettori	Mahmood Al Zarooni	3:34.80
2013	Gloomy Sunday	4	Olivier Peslier	Christophe Ferland	3:44.57
2014	Brown Panther	6	Richard Kingscote	Tom Dascombe	3:47.94
2015	Vent De Force	4	Richard Hughes	Hughie Morrison	3:37.86
2016	Pallasator	7	Oisin Murphy	Sir Mark Prescott	3:43.12
2017	Big Orange	6	Frankie Dettori	Michael Bell	3:32.67
2018	Magic Circle	6	Fran Berry	Ian Williams	3:41.09
2019	Dee Ex Bee	4	Silvestre de Sousa	Mark Johnston	3:34.00
2020 [b]	Dashing Willoughby	4	Oisin Murphy	Andrew Balding	3:35.36
2021	Lismore	4	Jamie Spencer	Henry De Bromhead	3:50.22
2022	Quickthorn	5	Tom Marquand	Hughie Morrison	3:38.27
2023	Roberto Escobarr	6	Richard Kingscote	William Haggas	3:38.67

Betting On The Henry II Stakes Group 3 Race

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Famous Henry II Stakes Winners

The Henry II Stakes was first run in 1963 with victory going to Gaul. The race was run as a Group 2 between 2002 and 2012 before reverting to Group 3 status. 1979 winner Buckskin was a top class stayer but victory in the Ascot Gold Cup eluded him, partly due to recurring health problems. He did manage to win the Prix du Cadran in his native France in 1997 and 1998.

1982 winner Ardross was a Champion Stayer, winning the Ascot Gold Cup in 1981 and 1982. He also won the Yorkshire Cup twice and the Doncaster Cup and was a close second in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Drum Taps (1992) also added the Ascot Gold Cup in 1992 and 1993 while popular stayer Double Trigger won this race in successive seasons in 1995 and 1996.

The only three-time winner of the Henry II Stakes was Persian Punch, a grand stayer trained by David Elsworth. He was famous for his tenacious front-running performances, winning here in 1997, 1998 and 2000. Other notable winners include Mr Dinos (2003), Papineau (2004) and Brown Panther (2014). The last horse to win this race and the Ascot Gold Cup in the same season was Big Orange in 2017. He held off the hot favourite Order of St George by a short-head. He then became the first horse in history to win the Goodwood Cup for three successive seasons.

Key Henry II Stakes Trials

Three of the last twelve winners of the Henry II Stakes had raced in the Sagaro Stakes at Ascot on their previous start. One had been successful and two were placed. The winner of this race often goes to Royal Ascot next time for the Gold Cup. Seven of the last twelve ran at Ascot with only Big Orange winning both races. 2022 winner Quickthorn won the Prix Maurice de Nieuil at Longchamp on his next start.

Henry II Stakes Betting Trends

Seven of the last twelve Henry II Stakes winners started favourite. Big Orange (2017) and Dee Ex Bee (2019) were both odds-on, starting at 4-5 and 4-7 respectively. There have been a couple of surprise winners; Gloomy Sunday (2013) at 20-1 and Lismore (2021) at 14-1. Four-year-olds has won five of the last twelve renewals. The oldest winner in modern times was Geordieland (2009) at the age of eight.

Henry II Stakes – Top Trainers and Jockeys

The most successful trainer in the history of the Henry II Stakes is Major Dick Hern with six winners. Mark Johnston trained the winner four times, most recently with Dee Ex Bee in 2019. Frankie Dettori leads the jockey stats with six victories, his last coming aboard Big Orange in 2017.

Betting on the Henry II Stakes

The Henry II Stakes is an established trial for the Royal Ascot Gold Cup, although the recent record of winners going to Ascot has been poor. Favourites have a good record here and shock results have been few and far between.