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2023 Coral Eclipse Stakes Betting Tips, Best Bookmakers & Free Bets

The Eclipse Stakes, also known as the Coral-Eclipse, always boasts one of the more impressive fields of the year. 

Held at Sandown Park in July, the Coral-Eclipse features a long list of champion winners and it's held in high regard.

Some of the best middle-distance thoroughbreds have won the Eclipse Stakes and this year's race promises to be an instant classic.

Coral Eclipse Stakes Key Facts


DateSaturday July 8, 2023
TrackSandown Park
Distance1m 2f
ClassGroup 1
Race TypeSet weights
Prize money£500,000
Age3YO+

Coral Eclipse Stakes Card


Race No.
Race Name
1Dragon Stakes (Listed)
2Coral Charge (Group 3)
3Henry VII Stakes (Group 3)
4Coral Challenge
5Coral-Eclipse Stakes
6Fillies' Handicap
7Tokyo Trophy Handicap

2023 Coral Eclipse Stakes Betting Tips

Our guide to the Coral-Eclipse Stakes will be published in the days leading up to the race.

2023 Coral Eclipse Stakes Odds

No odds are currently available for the Coral-Eclipse.

2022 Coral Eclipse Stakes Result

Position
Name
SP
1stVadeni11/4
2ndMishriff7/1
3rdNative Trail3/1

Coral Eclipse Stakes History

The Eclipse Stakes was named in honour of 18th Century racehorse Eclipse. Established in 1886, the Eclipse Stakes was the richest race in Britain with a prize pool of £10,000 and now boasts an impressive stake of £500,000.

The Coral-Eclipse provides three-year-olds with a first opportunity to take on older horses in Group One company, making it one of the most highly-anticipated races of the season.

It's best known to attract the Classic horses which have competed in the likes of the Derby and the Royal Ascot Festival, with many contenders coming through the Prince Of Wales's Stakes and the Queen Anne Stakes.

It has been sponsored by Coral Bookmakers since 1976 and it can be referred to as the Coral-Eclipse.

Lester Piggott has the record for most wins as a jockey with seven. His first win came in 1951 with Mystery IX and his final win came in 1977 with Artaius.

Sir Michael Stoute has six training wins in the Eclipse Stakes with his most recent win coming in 2017 with Ulysses and he continues to line up quality types in the Sandown Park feature.

Stoute has also trained the likes of Notnowcato Opera House and Medician, which are just a few of his champion winners of the Eclipse Stakes.
 
The stallion-making race has spawned the likes of So You Think, Sea The Stars and Oratorio, which all went on to successful careers at stud.

Three-year-olds have won three of the last five renewals, with former Epsom Derby winner, Golden Horn coming away victorious in 2015.

In 2019, John Gosden chose the Eclipse for Enable's triumphant return to action, and the dual-Arc winner held off fellow mare Magical to win in impressive fashion.

Enable fell to a surprise defeat on her first start of the 2020 season, losing out to the impresisve Ghaiyyath, who won for Charlie Appleby and Godolphin. The following year saw Aidan O'Brien celebrate another win, as St Mark's Basilica secured his third Group One victory of the season.

Coral Eclipse Stakes Betting Guide


The Eclipse Stakes is popular with punters because there's rarely an upset winner, with the last double-figure odds winner coming in 2014 with Mukhadram (14/1). The only double-figure winner prior to that came in 2005 when the Aidan O'Brien-trained Oratorio paid 12/1.

Ouija Board was the beaten 2/1 favourite in 2006, but winner David Junior had support at 9/4 to continue the good run of well-supported runners in the Eclipse Stakes. Notnowcato won at odds of 7/1 in 2007 when upsetting Authorized (4/7), but punters were around the mark again.

Favourites to win since 2007 have included Sea The Stars (4/7), Twice Over (13/8), So You Think (4/6), Al Kazeem (15/8) and Golden Horn (4/9). The Eclipse Stakes is a race for the favourites and the upset winners in the past have all attract attention at each way odds.

Coral Eclipse Stakes Trends


  • Nine of the last 12 winners were aged four or five and 10 of the last 12 winners were in the top three in betting.
  • Only four of the last 12 winners won their lead-up race to the Eclipse Stakes and only four placed in their previous run, so form isn't necessary.
  • 10 of those 12 winners had at least seven flat runs and eight winners had a rating of 122 or higher.
  • Nine winners had at least one Group 1 victory prior to running and nine of the last 12 winners had at least two runs that season.

Coral Eclipse Stakes winners list


Year
Eclipse Stakes winner
2022Vadeni
2021St Mark's Basilica
2020Ghaiyyath
2019Enable
2018Roaring Lion
2017Ulysses
2016Hawkbill
2015Golden Horn
2014Mukhadram
2013Al Kazeem
2012Nathaniel
2011So You Think
2010Twice Over
2009Sea The Stars
2008Mount Nelson
2007Notnowcato
2006David Junior
2005Oratorio
2004Refuse to Bend
2003Falbrav
2002Hawk Wing
2001Medicean
2000Giant's Causeway
1999Compton Admiral
1998Daylami
1997Pilsudski
1996Halling
1995Halling
1994Ezzoud
1993Opera House
1992Kooyonga
1991Environment Friend
1990Elmaamul
1989Nashwan
1988Mtoto