2025 Ormonde Stakes Betting Odds at Chester racecourse

Thursday, 08 May 2025

There could be as many as ten runners lining up in the Ormonde Stakes, with the majority of the field having a lively chance of securing a success. Illinois is the big favourite to win the encounter, with the horse competing with Absurde and Hamish to land the major spoils. Aidan O’Brien has a couple of other smart performers including Jan Brueghel and Al Qareem.

There’s also Continuous running for O’Brien and the bookies are likely to have price boosts available for this Group 3 encounter. That takes place over one mile, five and a half furlongs, so stamina is optimal and we might even see a smart showing from Trustyourinstinct. Roaring Legend, Mount Atlas and Mondo Man are others entered.

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2025 Ormonde Stakes Betting Tips

Illinois is regarded as the team to beat in the Ormonde Stakes, with Aidan O’Brien saddling a horse who regularly finished in the top two places last season. The four-year-old was able to score at Longchamp last time out, with the runner able to score in the Qatar Prix Chaudenay when obliging as the 2/5 favourite.This came after a success at Doncaster when narrowly missing out in the St Leger, with the horse competing hard over one mile, six and a half furlongs in this classic. That came after finishing second out of five runners in the Great Voltigeur Stakes. However, Absurde is an interesting character who runs for Willie Mullins.

The latest effort was a success at Plumpton, with the horse able to land a victory against ten other runners over two miles. That came after a bold showing at the Cheltenham Festival when finishing third in the County Handicap Hurdle. The horse also produced a strong effort in the Melbourne Cup when finishing in fifth place.

Jan Brueghel could be the value in this race considering that the horse was able to score in the St Leger last time out, with Aidan O’Brien’s runner looking like a solid each-way contender at the prices. The charge was last seen finishing second out of five horses at the Curragh when sent off as the odds-on favourite.

2024 Ormonde Stakes Tips

Arrest was last seen finishing seventh out of ten runners at Newbury, with the horse having been sent off at 11/4 in the Surprise Stakes at the end of April, with the runner having experienced a stuttering start in that encounter. Previously to this came a runner-up performance in the St Leger Stakes over one mile, six and a half furlongs.

Previously to this, we saw the same horse finish first in the Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury, with Point Lonsdale another runner who has to be considered. The charge was last seen finishing sixth out of twelve horses at Meydan, with this coming after a disappointing outing at Doha.

There had previously been bright showings at Bahrain and Ascot, with the former race being the Bahrain International Trophy where Spirit Dancer and Israr finished ahead of the horse. In the Qipco Champion Stakes, the horse was sent off at odds of 18/1 before finishing a credible fourth place and there could be more to come.

Deauville Legend comes next in the betting and the horse returns for a seasonal debut, with the five-year-old trained by James Ferguson. There was a fourth-placed finish out of six horses in a race at Windsor back in August, with this coming after a disappointing ninth place from ten runners.

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