Race series · Newmarket · Group 3
Earl of Sefton Stakes
1m1f · April
Race essentials
CourseNewmarket, 1m1f
WhenApril
StatusGroup 3
Field8.4 runners avg
Winner profilelast 10
Age 47/10
Entry OR: 110-1198/10
Won from top 3 in market7/10
Had 5+ career runs10/10
Had 2+ career wins9/10
Distance winner2/10
Drew in low stalls (bottom third)1/10
Won last time out1/10
Favourite Win Rate31.6%
Avg Winning SP5.7/1
Avg Field Size8.4
Renewals55
Roll of honourSP at the off
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Jockey | SP | Runners | Going |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Damysus | John & Thady Gosden | James Doyle | 7/4F | 6 | Good |
| 2025 | Persica | Richard Hannon | Ryan Moore | 3/1 | 5 | Good To Soft |
| 2024 | Ottoman Fleet | Charlie Appleby | William Buick | 7/4F | 9 | Good |
| 2023 | Ottoman Fleet | Charlie Appleby | William Buick | 6/4F | 7 | Good To Soft |
| 2022 | Master Of The Seas | Charlie Appleby | William Buick | 5/4F | 7 | Good |
| 2021 | My Oberon | William Haggas | James Doyle | 7/1 | 4 | Good |
| 2019 | Zabeel Prince | Roger Varian | Andrea Atzeni | 9/2C | 10 | Good To Firm |
| 2018 | Forest Ranger | Richard Fahey | Tony Hamilton | 8/1 | 8 | Good |
| 2017 | Calderon* | Richard Hannon | Pat Dobbs | 10/1 | 7 | Good To Firm |
| 2016 | Mahsoob | John Gosden | Paul Hanagan | 100/30 | 9 | Good To Soft |
| 2015 | French Navy | Charlie Appleby | William Buick | 3/1F | 8 | Good To Firm |
| 2014 | Mull Of Killough | Jane Chapple-Hyam | Adam Kirby | 4/1 | 9 | Good |
Historical Roll of Honour
pre-database records — not included in trends
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | K-Battery | Bill Elsey | Pat Eddery |
| 1986 | Supreme Leader | Clive Brittain | Philip Robinson |
| 1985 | King of Clubs | Ian Balding | Pat Eddery |
| 1984 | Legend of France | Henry Cecil | Joe Mercer |
| 1983 | Ivano | Henry Cecil | Lester Piggott |
| 1982 | Kalaglow | Guy Harwood | Greville Starkey |
| 1981 | Hard Fought | Michael Stoute | Walter Swinburn |
| 1980 | Ela-Mana-Mou | Dick Hern | Willie Carson |
| 1979 | Hawaiian Sound | Barry Hills | Steve Cauthen |
| 1978 | Gunner B | Henry Cecil | Joe Mercer |
| 1977 | Heaven Knows | Ron Smyth | Brian Taylor |
| 1976 | Chil the Kite | Bruce Hobbs | Geoff Lewis |
| 1975 | Jimsun | Herbert Jones | Joe Mercer |
| 1974 | Owen Dudley | Noel Murless | Geoff Lewis |
| 1973 | Scottish Rifle | John Dunlop | Ron Hutchinson |
| 1972 | Lord David | Staff Ingham | Lester Piggott |
| 1971 | Pembroke Castle | Noel Murless | Geoff Lewis |