Coronation Stakes Betting Tips, Winners & History

Next Race: TBD

The next renewal of this race has not been scheduled yet. We will update this once the schedule has been released for next season. The race info, trends and tips shown below will be updated for the next renewal once the final declarations have been made.

Coronation Stakes Betting Tips

Note: The following tips are from 2020. Tips for the next renewal will be added once the final declarations have been made.

There has been a rather formidable French invasion in this race during the past few years. French trainers have claimed victory across three of the last five renewals, Jean Claude Rouget in 2015 and 2016, and Francis-Henri Graffard in 2019.

There will be nobody flying the blue, white and red this time around although we do have an American guest in Graham Motion. As for more long-standing data, 17 of the last 18 Coronation Stakes winners finished first or second prior to Royal Ascot. The very same number also had at least one run earlier the same season. Despite these strong trends, Quadrilateral, who finished third last time out and Alpine Star, who is yet to feature this season, top this renewal’s market.

All of the principle figures in terms of jockey, trainer and owner stats all plied their trades a long time ago, mostly at the end of the 19th century in fact. That said this race has been kind enough to Ryan Moore recently, Aidan O’Brien’s man taking this in 2017 (Winter) and 2014 (Rizeena). He will ride winless filly So Wonderful here.

Quadrilateral (5/2)

Despite her failure to win as an 11/4 favourite in the 1,000 Guineas last month, punters have lost little faith in Quadrilateral. Roger Charlton’s filly was disappointing when it mattered most and finished more than four lengths off the pace that day, easily beaten Aidan O’Brian’s Love.

While we expected much better from her, in fairness it was far from a poor showing. Even so, we may need to see a little more from her if she is going to return to winning ways. Charlton has dropped the tongue-tie that debuted at Newmarket and this could spark some minor improvements. She may also benefit from a slightly more patient approach, something that served her and jockey Jason Watson so well last season. At longer odds, we would be very tempted to have a flutter but as things stand better options are available and 5/2 looks much too short to us.

Run Wild (4/1)

One horse ticking both the key trends for this race is John Gosden’s Run Wild. Having ended last season with a couple of good efforts, the filly returned as an 11/2 shot for the Pretty Polly Fillies’ Stakes at Newmarket. The three-year-old put in by far her best performance to date, making light work of her opponents in the Listed quality contest.

The off-season break has been very kind for the German filly who looked an impressive unit on the recent comeback. Although that test was over 1m 2f, Ascot’s long-climb to the finish and the likely soft conditions will place a similar emphasis on stamina as was faced then. There looks to be even more to come from her so she is one you need to keep your eye on.

Cloak Of Spirits (6/1)

If not Run Wild, perhaps we can interest you in Cloak of Spirits, priced at a quite generous 6/1. We say generous because Richard Hannon’s filly pipped Quadrilateral to second place during the 1,000 Guineas. It was a completely fair fight too but the daughter of Invincible Spirit always looked like holding off the challenge.

Having also beaten the talented Queen Daenerys at Ascot last season, this former course winner carries plenty of appeal. Andrea Atzeni will need to get things right on the saddle but if he can, and we know he is more than capable, Cloak Of Spirits has the turn of speed required to get herself first over the line.