Horse Racing

Temple Stakes Runners and Trends As Trainer Clive Cox Eyes Fourth Win Haydock Since 2016

Andy Newton Sports Editor

Published19 May 2025

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The Group Two Temple Stakes at Haydock Park is one of the big horse racing highlights this weekend – a race trainer Clive Cox has farmed in recent years, by winning the prize three times since 2016. With that in mind, we look at the Temple Stakes runners for 2025, plus highlight the key trends and stats to apply to the final entries.

Clive Cox Has Won The Temple Stakes Three Times Since 2016, Including Last Year (2024)

No trainer has won the Temple Stakes more times in recent times than Clive Cox.

The Newmarket horse racing handler has been responsible for three of the Haydock Park winners since 2016 – and was at it again 12 months ago when Kerdos landed the prize.

His other Temple Stakes wins came in 2016 with Profitable and 2017 with Priceless.

Therefore, all eyes will be on his sole runner in the race this Saturday – JASOUR.

Jasour will be back after 251 days off – having last been seen running well down the field (15th) in the G1 Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh.

But he has a fair record fresh – winning first time out last May, when taking the Group Three Commonwealth Trial Stakes at Ascot (watch below). While he also won the Group Two July Stakes in 2023 at Newmarket so has proven winning form at this level.

Temple Stakes Runners 2025: Night Raider Heads The Entries

Trainer Karl Burke won the Temple Stakes in 2023, and he looks to have a big chance of adding to that in 2025 with Night Raider.

This son of Dark Angel has won 50% of his eight career starts and is expected to have improved for his return run at York, when a fair fourth to the classy Inisherin in the Group Two Duke Of York Clipper Stakes (watch below).

Starlust
American Affair
Jasour
Law Of Average
Night Raider
Rumstar
Twilight Calls
Washington Heights
Electric Storm
Frost At Dawn
Mgheera
She’s Quality
Vadream
Grande Marques

Note: The final Temple Stakes runners will be out on Thursday 22nd May

WATCH: Night Raider Running Third At York Last Time Out

Temple Stakes Trends 2025: Key Stats To Help Find The Haydock Winner

See below the main trends to apply to the final Temple Stakes runners – meaning you can put history on your side by looking for the horses that fit the best profiles based on past winners.

21/22 – Trained in the UK
20/22 – Had won over 5f before
19/22 – Won by a horse aged 5 or younger
14/22 – Placed third or better last time out
14/22 – Raced within the last 2 months
13/22 – Favourites that were placed
13/22 – Had won a Group race before
10/22 – Raced at Newmarket last time out
9/22 – Winning favourites
5/22 – Won their latest race
2/22 – Owned by Qatar Racing (2 of last 10 runnings)
3/22 – Trained by Clive Cox (3 of last 9 runnings)
2/22 – Trained by Charles Hills (2 of the last 6 runnings)
2/22 – Trained by Henry Candy
2/22 – Ridden by Ryan Moore
2/22 – Ridden by Adam Kirby (2 of last 8 runnings)
The average winning SP in the last 22 years is 6/1
4 of the last 7 winners came from stalls 2 or 6 (2 each)
10 of the last 15 winners came from stalls 6 or lower
Just 3 of the last 20 winners aged 3

The Temple Stakes Has Been A Good Race For Favourites

In the last 22 runnings, the favourites have fared well in the Temple Stakes too, with 41% (nine) winning.

These include four of the last six market leaders winning (67%) – but last year’s t-jollies Asfoora and Beautiful Diamond were both unplaced.

A lot can still change between now and the race on Saturday, but the best horse racing betting sites are making Night Raider and Rumstar favourite contenders.

Look For Temple Stakes Horses Drawn 6 Or Lower

Another key Temple Stakes trend to note is the draw.

We’ll know the stalls of the runners on Thursday – but when they do come out look out for horses drawn 6 or lower.

This is because 10 of the last 15 winners hailed from gates 6 or lower – while it could pay to note four of the last seven winners (57%) came from stalls 2 or 6.

Temple Stakes Race Details 2025

📅Date: Saturday 24th May 2025
⌚Time: 3:00pm
🏇Racecourse: Haydock Park
💷Winner: £70,888
📺 TV: ITV/RTV (see the full ITV Racing coverage this week)

Recent Temple Stakes Winners

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)