2025 Rous Stakes Betting Tips

Shagraan is a four-year-old with bags of talent and it explains why the horse is trading as the favourite to win the Rous Stakes. This is a five furlong encounter and the Michael Appleby-trained charge finished second out of eleven horses at Newbury last time out. That was in the World Trophy Stakes when narrowly being touched off by First Instinct.

That came after obliging as the 15/2 winner in the Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes, with this being a listed race where a victory of over two lengths was achieved. Beautiful Diamond could also be a viable contender and the four-year-old has recently been seen in the winners’ enclosure. There was plenty to like about an Ayr success in September.

Over five and a half furlongs on testing conditions, the filly was able to oblige by two and a half lengths. The horse actually ran in this race last year and finished runner-up. It’s therefore perfectly feasible that we’ll see the charge hit the frame once again here, although some might instead prefer the chances of Cover Up.

The Simon & Ed Crisford-trained runner was able to finish fourth out of eleven runners at Newbury towards the end of September, with the horse only a short distance behind Shagraan on that occasion. Back in July, the same runner was able to oblige in the Whispering Angel Handicap at Ascot and there could be more to come.

2024 Rous Stakes Tips

There are plenty of potential winners when it comes to the Rous Stakes, with Relief Rally having run a good race at Newbury last time out. The three-year-old finished second out of eight horses when running over five furlongs, with the charge performing well on heavy ground. There was previously a runner-up spot in Carnarvon Stakes.

Beautiful Diamond has been successful in one of his five races this season, with the three-year-old trained by Karl Burke and that victory came at Ayr in the middle of June. Then came a runner-up spot at the Curragh before a solid eighth place in the Flying Five Stakes when the horse outperformed his odds of 25/1.

Desperate Hero notched a couple of wins this season, with those successes coming at Goodwood and Hamilton, while the most recent outing was sixth position in the Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh. Considering that his starting price was 66/1, there was plenty to like considering the horse was only three and a half lengths off the pace.

Rogue Lightning is another four-year-old with decent claims and Tom Clover will expect a bright display, with the latest effort being a third-placed finish out of fifteen horses at Longchamp in the middle of September. That was in the Qatar Prix du Petit Couvert and a similar performance could be on the cards at Ascot.

2023 Rous Stakes Tips

Emaraaty Ana has been running in esteemed company this season, with the horse having finished third in the Garrowby Stakes at York on 10 September. The 2/1 favourite performed well over six furlongs at the Knavesmire, with the horse finishing second to favourite Lezoo in a previous outing in the Hopeful Stakes at Newmarket.

Korker is a younger runner who produced some smart form when winning a Condition Stakes race at Beverley Racecourse. It was a smart enough performance over five furlongs, with this being an improvement on the previous outing at York where the horse was well down the order over five and a half furlongs in a group handicap.

Rage Of Bamby runs for trainer Eve Johnson Houghton, with the horse having performed well in consecutive races at the Knavesmire. At York on 23 August, the runner was able to really punch above their weight at 40/1, with the charge missing out by a short distance. There was then a fifth-placed finish in the Garrowby Stakes.

Rumstar has failed to win in five outings although Kinta was successful last time out. In a Premier Fillies’ Handicap, the horse was able to beat favourite Frankness by half a length over a distance of six furlongs. Perdika is an interesting type who managed to finish second behind Highfield Princess in a recent Longchamp encounter.