The Northumberland Plate takes centre stage at Newcastle racecourse, while the ITV cameras also head to Newmarket, to take in three races.
Did you know - 17 of the last 21 Northumberland Plate winners were aged 6 or younger?
Plus, it’s also Irish Derby Day over at the Curragh - Here at SUREWIN we've got all the TV races covered from a trends angle.
19/20 – Never raced at the track before
17/20 – Returned 10/1 or shorter in the betting
16/20 – Had won over either 5 or 6f before
16/20 – Won by either a Feb or March foal
13/20 – Came from stall 5 or lower
11/20 – Had either 2 or 3 previous runs
11/20 – Didn’t win their previous race
7/20 – Winning favourites
5/20 – Ran at Royal Ascot last time (2 Albany, 3 Queen Mary)
4/20 – Trained by the Hannon yard
2/20 – Trained by Richard Fahey
5 of the last 9 winners came from stall 5
8 of the last 12 winners returned 6/1 or shorter in the betting
11/12 - Aged 4, 5 or 6 years-old
11/12 - Returned 9/1 or shorter in the betting
10/12 - Won 3 or more times
9/12 - Finished in the top 4 last time out
9/12 - Had won over at least 1m4f before
9/12 - Placed favourites
9/12 - Rated 100+
8/12 - Drawn between stalls 3-7 (inc)
5/12 - Had run at the track before
5/12 - Winning favourites
3/12 - Ran at York last time out
3/12 - Trained by David Simcock
3/12 - Ridden by William Buick
19/21 – Won over 7f before
19/21 – Had won a Listed (or better) class race before
18/21 – Had at least 1 run already that season
13/21 – Aged 5 or younger
12/21 – Finished unplaced last time out
10/21 – Priced 6/1 or bigger in the betting
10/21 – Came from stall 3 or lower
10/21 – Unplaced favourites
6/21 – Winning favourites
4/21 – Returned a double-figure price in the betting
3/21 – Trained by Richard Hannon (3 of last 12 runnings)
2/21 - Trained by Henry Candy (2 of last 4 runnings)
9 of the last 13 winners came from stalls 5 or lower
Just 6 previous runnings
6/6 - Aged between 3-6 years-old
6/6 - Had won over 6f before
6/6 - Won between 2-5 times
6/6 - Carried 9-2 or more in weight
5/6 - Returned between 15/2 or shorter
5/6 - Drawn in stalls 10 or higher
4/6 - Placed favourites
4/6 - Rated between 96 and 99 (inc)
4/6 - Unplaced last time out
4/6 - Had run at the track before
2/6 - Came from stalls 10
1/6 - Winning favourites
20/21 – Had won over 6f before
19/21 – Had raced within the last 8 weeks
16/21 – Returned 8/1 or shorter in the betting
15/21 – Unplaced last time out
15/21 – Has raced within the last 4 weeks
13/21 – Yet to win a Group race
13/21 – Placed favourites
12/21 – Had won at least 4 times before
12/21 – Came from the top 3 in the betting
10/21 – Aged 5 or older
8/21 - Ran at Ascot last time out
7/21 – Winning favourites (1 joint)
5/21 – Had run at Newcastle before
4/21 – Won last time out
2/21 – Ridden by Paul Hanagan
2/21 – Trained by Richard Fahey
Judicial (9/1) won the race in 2020
12 of the last 20 winners came between stalls 1-5
Just 2 winners from stall 1 in the last 19 runnings (and only 4 horses placed)
7 previous runnings
7/7 – Carried 9-3 or more in weight
7/7 – Ran in the last 2 months
7/7 - Won with between 9-3 and 9-10 in weight
6/7 - Won over at least 1m6f in the past
5/7 - Returned 4/1 or shorter in the betting
3/7 – Winners came from stalls 11-19 (inc)
3/7 - Won over 2m (flat) in the past
3/7 - Winning favourites
3/7 – Won last time out
2/7 – Had run at Newcastle (flat) before
20/21 - Had won over at least 1m4f before on the flat
20/21 – Finished fifth or better last time out
17/21 – Came from stall 14 or lower
17/21 – Aged 6 or younger
17/21 – Finished in the top three in their previous race
16/21 – Had won over at least 1m6f before on the flat
12/21 – Carried 8-12 or less
11/21 – Returned a double-figure price in the betting
9/21 – Had at least 2 turf flat runs already that season
8/21 – Won by a National Hunt yard
7/21 – Won their previous race
6/21 – Winning favourites
4/21 – Had won on the flat at Newcastle before
3/21 – Ran at Haydock last time out (inc 3 of the last 15 winners)
2/21 – Trained by Donald McCain
2/21– Trained by Roger Charlton (2 of last 8)
1/21 – Won by a previous winner of the race
The average winning SP in the last 21 years is 13/1
Note: From 2016 the Northumberland Plate was staged on the All Weather track at Newcastle
Just 1 horse older than 8 has won the race since 1985 (2021, Nicholas T (9))
Five of the last 17 winners ran at either Ascot or Haydock last time out
11 winning favourites (1 joint) since 1985, including 5 of the last 11
Paul Cole trained the winner in 1997, 1998 & 2001