Race series · Goodwood · Group 3
Molecomb Stakes
5f · July
Race essentials
CourseGoodwood, 5f
WhenJuly
StatusGroup 3
Field9.8 runners avg
Winner profilelast 10
Won from top 3 in market7/10
Distance winner7/10
Had 2+ runs in season8/10
Won in current season9/10
Had 5+ career runs1/10
Previous Group/Grade win1/10
Drew in low stalls (bottom third)2/10
Favourite Win Rate40.0%
Avg Winning SP6.6/1
Avg Field Size9.8
Renewals117
Roll of honourSP at the off
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Jockey | SP | Runners | Going |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lady Iman | G M Lyons | Ryan Moore | 11/8F | 8 | Good |
| 2024 | Big Mojo | Michael Appleby | Silvestre De Sousa | 25/1 | 15 | Good To Firm |
| 2023 | Big Evs | Michael Appleby | Jason Hart | 9/4J | 8 | Soft |
| 2022 | Trillium | Richard Hannon | Pat Dobbs | 7/1 | 8 | Good To Firm |
| 2021 | Armor | Richard Hannon | Ryan Moore | 6/1 | 11 | Soft |
| 2020 | Steel Bull | M D O'Callaghan | Colin Keane | 2/1F | 10 | Good |
| 2019 | Liberty Beach | John Quinn | Jason Hart | 11/8F | 13 | Good |
| 2018 | Rumble Inthejungle | Richard Spencer | Tom Queally | 5/1 | 11 | Good |
| 2017 | Havana Grey | K R Burke | P J McDonald | 7/2 | 10 | Soft |
| 2016 | Yalta | Mark Johnston | James Doyle | 8/1 | 9 | Good |
| 2015 | Kachy | Tom Dascombe | Richard Kingscote | 4/1 | 10 | Good |
| 2014 | Cotai Glory | Charles Hills | George Baker | 3/1 | 8 | Good To Firm |
Historical Roll of Honour
pre-database records — not included in trends
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Hotbee | John Bridger | Tyrone Williams |
| 1984 | Absent Chimes | David Thom | Philip Robinson |
| 1983 | Precocious | Henry Cecil | Lester Piggott |
| 1982 | Kafu | Guy Harwood | Greville Starkey |
| 1981 | Prowess Prince | Eric Eldin | Lester Piggott |
| 1980 | Marwell | Michael Stoute | Lester Piggott |
| 1979 | Keep Off | John Dunlop | Willie Carson |
| 1978 | Greenland Park | William Hastings-Bass | H White |
| 1977 | Hatta | John Dunlop | Ron Hutchinson |
| 1976 | Be Easy | John Dunlop | Ron Hutchinson |
| 1975 | Hayloft | Fulke Johnson Houghton | Lester Piggott |
| 1974 | Lady Rowley | Neville Callaghan | Lester Piggott |
| 1973 | Bitty Girl | Michael Jarvis | Bruce Raymond |
| 1972 | Miss Slip | Bill Marshall | Jimmy Lindley |
| 1971 | Pert Lassie | Henry Cecil | Greville Starkey |
| 1970 | Cawston's Pride | Freddie Maxwell | Brian Taylor |
| 1969 | Mange Tout | Ken Cundell | Brian Foy |
| 1968 | Flying Legs | Michael Jarvis | Lester Piggott |
| 1967 | Lowna | Noel Murless | George Moore |
| 1966 | Smooth | Fulke Johnson Houghton | Lester Piggott |
| 1965 | Reet Lass | Snowy Gray | Brian Connorton |
| 1964 | Regal Pink | Paddy Prendergast | Garnet Bougoure |
| 1963 | Crimea II | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Harry Carr |
| 1962 | Royal Indiscretion | Paddy Prendergast | Garnet Bougoure |
| 1961 | La Tendresse | Paddy Prendergast | Ron Hutchinson |
| 1960 | Cynara | Harry Wragg | Joe Mercer |
| 1959 | Queensbury | John Waugh | Eph Smith |
| 1958 | Krakenwake | Norman Bertie | Scobie Breasley |
| 1957 | Abelia | Noel Murless | Lester Piggott |
| 1956 | Pharsalia | Humphrey Cottrill | Willie Snaith |
| 1955 | Palariva | Alec Head | Roger Poincelet |
| 1954 | Brave Venture | Jack Jarvis | Bill Rickaby |
| 1953 | Urshalim | Marcus Marsh | Charlie Smirke |
| 1952 | Tessa Gillian | Jack Jarvis | Bill Rickaby |
| 1951 | Tayeh | Marcus Marsh | Sir Gordon Richards |
| 1950 | Crawley Beauty | Noel Murless | Sir Gordon Richards |
| 1949 | Diableretta | Frank Butters | Sir Gordon Richards |
| 1948 | Integrity | Jack Leach | Charlie Smirke |
| 1947 | Phaetonia | Fred Darling | Sir Gordon Richards |
| 1946 | Rule Britannia | Walter Earl | Harry Wragg |
| 1941 | Feberion | Joseph Lawson | Richard Perryman |
| 1939 | Allure | Victor Smyth | Michael Beary |
| 1938 | Money Down | Fred Darling | Sir Gordon Richards |
| 1937 | Ann Of Austria | Frank Butters | Charlie Smirke |
| 1936 | Bright Beam | Fred Darling | Sir Gordon Richards |
| 1935 | Crosspatch | Basil Jarvis | Tommy Lowrey |
| 1934 | La Gaiete | Frank Butters | Richard Perryman |
| 1933 | Light Brocade | Frank Butters | Bernard Carslake |
| 1932 | Betty | Joseph Lawson | Bobby Dick |
| 1931 | Safe Return | Fred Darling | Freddie Fox |
| 1930 | Jacopo | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Joe Childs |
| 1929 | Diolite | Fred Templeman | Cecil Ray |
| 1928 | Belle Mere | Felix Leach | Jack Leach |
| 1927 | Black Watch | Peter Gilpin | Sir Gordon Richards |
| 1926 | Shian Mor | Basil Jarvis | Henri Jellis |
| 1925 | Review Order | Atty Persse | Harry Beasley Jr. |
| 1924 | Priory Park | Clancy | Frank Bullock |
| 1923 | Mumtaz Mahal | Richard Dawson | George Hulme |
| 1922 | Town Guard | Peter Gilpin | George Archibald Sr. |
| 1921 | Lembach | Reg Day | Frank Bullock |
| 1920 | Trash | Alec Taylor Jr. | Joe Childs |
| 1919 | Tetratema | Atty Persse | Bernard Carslake |
| 1914 | Redfern | Alec Taylor Jr. | Steve Donoghue |
| 1913 | Black Jester | Charles Morton | Frank Wootton |
| 1912 | Rock Flint | George Blackwell | Danny Maher |
| 1911 | White Star | Charles Morton | Frank Wootton |
| 1910 | Beaurepaire | D Waugh | Herbert Jones |
| 1909 | Tressady | Sam Darling | Billy Higgs |
| 1908 | Perdiccas | Sam Darling | Billy Higgs |
| 1907 | Sea King | Tom Waugh | Billy Higgs |
| 1906 | My Pet II | D Waugh | Danny Maher |
| 1905 | Colonia | William Robinson | Herbert Jones |
| 1904 | Vedas | William Robinson | George McCall |
| 1903 | Islesman | — | — |
| 1902 | Quintessence | J Chandler | Herbert Randall |
| 1901 | filly by Melton | Gilbert | Skeets Martin |
| 1900 | Princess Melton | Jarvis | Lester Reiff |