Kachy Stakes

The Kachy Stakes is a listed race over six furlongs at Lingfield Park in February. It has been named after the dual race winner and Lingfield track record holder since 2021.

Rivellino also won the race twice while Stewards Cup winner Lancelot Du Lac was another notable winner in 2017.

The Kachy Stakes takes place on Saturday 4th February 2023 at 4:00 pm. This 16:00 race is one of the main races occurring in February.

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Race Overview – The Kachy Stakes

Horses must be four years old or older to compete in the Listed Kachy Stakes flat horse race.

It is planned to take place every February at Lingfield Park over a distance of 6 furlongs and 1 yard (1,208 metres).

Kachy Stakes 2023 Tips

The Towton Novices’ Chase tips are below:

• 2 points to win for ANNAF at odds of 2/1
• 1 point each way for SUMMERGHAND at odds of 3/1

Many Towton Novices’ Chase horses will race in more races throughout the years. Stay updated on the horses and place ante-post bets if you want to wager on them.

If you are looking for more racing tips for events taking place at Lingfield Park then check out our Lingfield tips page.

Kachy Stakes 2023 Odds

The Towton Novices’ Chase odds are listed below:

Kachy Stakes Previous Winners

Famous Kachy Stakes Winners

The race was originally run as the Cleves Stakes in 2007 with victory going to King Orchisios, trained by Kevin Ryan and ridden by Neil Callan. Clive Brittain won the race the following year with Excusez Moi, ridden by Liam Jones.

David Barron won it in 2010 and 2011 with Jaconet and Waveband and Karl Burke trained the first dual winner with Rivellino (2015 and 2016).

Lancelot Du Lac won it as a seven-year-old in 2017, trained by Dean Ivory and ridden by Robert Winston. He enjoyed the biggest win of his career later that year when winning the prestigious Stewards Cup at Glorious Goodwood. He started at odds of 25-1 at the Sussex track where he was ridden by Frankie Dettori.

Kachy won the race in 2018 and 2019 for Tom Dascombe and Richard Kingscote. He won nine of his 28 career starts, including breaking the Lingfield track record. Kachy won the All-Weather Sprint Championships in 2019 and ran the race of his life when beaten only a neck into third behind Battaash in the Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock.

He was also third in the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2019. The race was renamed in his honour after he tragically suffered a fatal injury at Lingfield in 2020.

Key Kachy Stakes Trials

Although there are no specific trials for the Kachy Stakes, most previous winners had been racing on the all-weather on their previous start. Form at Newcastle and Wolverhampton as well as Lingfield often features here.

Past winners have sometimes gone on to make their mark back on turf, most obviously Stewards Cup winner Lancelot Du Lac.

Kachy himself had so much raw speed that he was very competitive at Group level.

Kachy Stakes Betting Trends

There have been three winning outright favourites and one co-favourite in the last ten renewals.

Tarooq (2014) won as the 5-1 co-favourite while Kachy (6-4 and 10-11) and Good Effort (13-8) all won as market leader from 2018 to 2020.

The only shock result during that period was the 20-1 victory of Exalted Angel in 2021.

An official rating of 104 or higher is normally required to win the Kachy Stakes. Kachy (117) was the highest-rated recent winner.

Tarooq (2014) was the oldest winner at the age of eight and there have been three winning four-year-olds, the most recent being Spycatcher in 2022.

Kachy Stakes – Top Trainers and Jockeys

Karl Burke is the leading trainer in the history of the Kachy Stakes with four winners; Rivellino (2015, 2016), Exalted Angel (2021) and Spycatcher (2022).

David Barron has trained the winner on three occasions; Jaconet (2010), Waveband (2011) and Tarooq (2014).

Richard Kingscote rode Kachy to both of his victories while Clifford Lee was on the board both Exalted Angel and Spycatcher.

Betting on the Kachy Stakes

The Kachy Stakes honours one of the most popular sprinters on the all-weather circuit in recent years.

The race is usually won by an established sprinter with form on the artificial surface and shock results are rare.

Kachy Stakes Previous Result

Cracking ride! Spycatcher dives late to book his ticket to @awchamps Finals Day and win the Betway Kachy Stakes for @CliffordleexLee, @karl_burke and @HighclereRacing at @LingfieldPark pic.twitter.com/0pCu57nNHs

— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) February 5, 2022

Facts about the Kachy Stakes

• The Kachy Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to horses aged 4 and older.
• It is run over a distance of 6 furlongs and 1 yard at Lingfield Park, and it takes place annually February.
• The race was first run in 2007.

Summary of the Kachy Stakes

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We have looked at betting, tips, the race history, previous winners and more, so you all the information you need if placing a bet or simply enjoying the race.

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Resources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kachy_Stakes