{"id":11783,"date":"2024-10-10T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=11783"},"modified":"2024-10-11T08:00:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T08:00:05","slug":"dewhurst-stakes-2024-runners-trends-and-past-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/dewhurst-stakes-2024-runners-trends-and-past-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Dewhurst Stakes 2024 Runners, Trends and Past Winners Ahead Of Big Newmarket Group One"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dewhurst Stakes runners for 2024 will see just six horses head to post for Saturday’s big Group One at Newmarket on their Dubai Future Champions Day – with the unbeaten pair The Lion In Winter and Ancient Truth the big two in the market.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Will We See The Next 2000 Guineas Winner In Saturday’s Dewhurst Stakes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In recent times (last 22 years) we’ve seen four Dewhurst Stakes<\/strong> winners go onto land the following season’s 2000 Guineas, with the most recent being Chaldean who won both races in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n

Prior to Chaldean, we’ve seen Churchill (2016-17), Dawn Approach (2012-13) and the mighty Frankel (2010-11) take both races.<\/p>\n

12 months ago, the classy Aidan O’Brien-trained City Of Troy<\/a> won the Dewhurst Stakes and despite being sent off as the hot 2000 Guineas favourite this season, he flopped in the Newmarket race.<\/p>\n

He, of course, bounced back in style to win the Epsom Derby and Juddmonte International Stakes, with the Breeders’ Cup Classic in early November his next engagement.<\/p>\n

Therefore, Dewhurst Stakes, which is for 2 year-old colts only, is a race that horse racing<\/a> fans get a glimpse of some of the potential stars of the future – including The Lion In Winter (now a non-runner)<\/em> and Ancient Truth, who are currently heading the 2000 Guineas market for 2025 with the best horse racing betting sites in the UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who Are The Dewhurst Stakes Runners In 2024?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There will be six Dewhurst Stakes runners in 2024 – spread over just three trainers, but it looks like being a straight shootout between heavyweight trainers Aidan O’Brien and Charlie Appleby.<\/p>\n

These two have ALL-bar-one of the six entries, with only the Hugo Palmer-trained Seagulls Eleven a non-O’Brien\/Appleby Dewhurst runner.<\/p>\n

Of these, all eyes will be on the unbeaten two – The Lion In Winter (O’Brien) and Ancient Truth, while Appleby could also run his recent impressive Middle Park winner Shadow Of Light.<\/p>\n

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  • <\/i> Ancient Truth (C Appleby)<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> Expanded (A O’Brien)<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> Rock Of Cashel (A O’Brien)<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> Seagulls Eleven (H Palmer)<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> Shadow Of Light (C Appleby)<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> The Lion In Winter (A O’Brien) – (now a non-runner)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    The Lion In Winter – (now a non-runner)<\/em>
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    This Aidan O’Brien runner will head to Newmarket for the Dewhurst 2-from-2 after easy wins in at the Curragh and last time out in the Group 3 Acomb Stakes at York.<\/p>\n

    The form of that last win has since been franked with the runner-up Wimbledon Hawkeye winning the G2 Royal Lodge here at Newmarket and so it’s not hard to see why this Sea The Stars colt is also the current 2000 Guineas favourite with the best betting sites in the UK<\/a> for the 2025 renewal.<\/p>\n

    Top jockey Ryan Moore is expected to take the ride too as the rider eyes his sixth Dewhurst Stakes win and will be hoping to follow-up last year’s success in the race with City Of Troy.<\/p>\n