All eyes will be on the sprinters as Haydock Park stages the Temple Stakes in May. A Group Two contest run over 5f, it’s a race that often attracts the some of the best speedsters around.

Here at GEEGEEZ we take a look back at recent winners and highlights the key trends to take into the 2026 renewal – run on Saturday 23rd May 2026.

Did you know that 10 of the last 16 winners came from stalls 6 or lower, while 20 of the last 23 successful horses were aged 5 or younger.

Recent Temple Stakes Winners

2025 - MGHEERA (10/1)
2024 – KERDOS (12/1)
2023 - DRAMATISED (4/1 fav)
2022 - KING'S LYNN (5/1)
2021 - LIBERTY BEACH (13/8 fav)
2020 – No Race
2019 – BATTAASH (5/6 fav)
2018 – BATTAASH (10/11 fav)
2017 - PRICELESS (11/2)
2016 – PROFITABLE (8/1)
2015 – PEARL SECRET (10/1)
2014 – HOT STREAK (9/4 fav)
2013 – KINGSGATE NATIVE (14/1)
2012 – BATED BREATH (2/1 fav)
2011 – SOLE POWER (8/1)
2010 – KINGSGATE NATIVE (3/1 jfav)
2009 – LOOK BUSY (15/2)
2008 – FLEETING SPIRIT (7/2)
2007 – SIERRA VISTA (5/1)
2006 – REVERENCE (9/4 fav)
2005 – CELTIC MILL (16/1)

Temple Stakes Betting Trends

22/23 – Trained in the UK
21/23 – Had won over 5f before
20/23 – Won by a horse aged 5 or younger
15/23 – Placed third or better last time out
15/23 – Raced within the last 2 months
14/23 – Favourites that were placed
14/23 – Had won a Group race before
10/23 – Raced at Newmarket last time out
9/23 – Winning favourites
6/23 – Won their latest race
2/23 – Owned by Qatar Racing (2 of last 11 runnings)
3/23 – Trained by Clive Cox (3 of last 10 runnings)
2/23 – Trained by Charles Hills (2 of the last 7 runnings)
2/23 – Trained by Henry Candy
2/23 – Ridden by Ryan Moore
2/23 – Ridden by Adam Kirby (2 of last 9 runnings)
The average winning SP in the last 20 years is 6/1
4 of the last 8 winners came from stalls 2 or 6 (2 each)
10 of the last 16 winners came from stalls 6 or lower
Just 3 of the last 21 winners aged 3

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