2024 Craven Stakes Trends

The bet365 Craven Stakes is the feature contest on the three-day Newmarket April Meeting and is a Group Three race run over 1 mile.

Being for 3 year-old colts and geldings the race is often seen as an early season trial for the 2,000 Guineas, run the following month – although, the last horse to win both races was Haafhd in 2004. The 2018 winner - Masar - went onto win the Epsom Derby.

Here at GeeGeez, we looks back at recent winners and gives you the key stats ahead of the 2024 renewal – this year staged on Thursday 18th April.

Recent Craven Stakes Winners

2023 - INDESTRUCTIBLE (8/1)
2022 - NATIVE TRAIL (1/4 fav)
2021 - MASTER OF THE SEAS (11/4 fav)
2020 – No Race (Covid)
2019 – SKARDU (3/1)
2018 – MASAR (7/2)
2017 – EMINENT (8/1)
2016 – STORMY ANTARCTIC (9/2)
2015 – KOOL COMPANY (14/1)
2014 – TOORMORE (Evs fav)
2013 – TORONADO (8/11 fav)
2012 –TRUMPET MAJOR (9/2)
2011 – NATIVE KHAN (8/11 fav)
2010 – ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL (10/11 fav)
2009 – DELEGATOR (4/6 fav)
2008 - TWICE OVER (9/4)
2007 – ADAGIO (5/4 fav)
2006 – KILLYBEGS (9/2)
2005 – DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT (12/1)
2004 – HAAFHD (10/3)
2003 – HURRICANE ALAN (9/1)

Craven Stakes Betting Trends

18/20 – Having their first run of the season
16/20 – Rated 110 or higher
15/20 – Yet to win over a mile
15/20 – Came from the top three in the betting
15/20 – Returned 9/2 or shorter in the betting
14/20 – Winning distance – 1 ½ lengths or more
14/20 – Had won over 7f before
14/20 – Had won no more than twice before
12/20 – Had won a Listed or Group race before
12/20 – Placed favourites
12/20 – Ran at Newmarket last time out
11/20 – Had raced at Newmarket (Rowley) before (5 won)
8/20 – Winning favourites
8/20 – Finished unplaced last time out
6/20 – Won last time out
5/20 – Trained by Richard Hannon (4 of the last 12)
3/20 – Ridden by William Buick (3 of the last 5)
2/20 – Ridden by Ryan Moore
1/20 – Irish-trained winners
1/20 – Went onto win the 2,000 Guineas
Trainer Charlie Appleby has won 3 of the last 5 runnings
11 of the last 13 winners came from stalls 5 or less
4 of the last 13 winners came from stalls 1
Trainer Aidan O’Brien has never won this race
Trainer John Gosden has only won the race once (1993)
The average winning SP in the last 10 renewals is 9/2

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