Aston Park Stakes Results at Newbury — 16 May 2026

Saturday, 16 May 2026

There are eight races on Saturday's Newbury card and it all starts with the Aston Park Stakes. This is an intriguing Group 3 encounter where all six runners have a reasonable chance of securing a victory. Kalpana is trading as the short-priced favourite although some punters might look for an alternative considering the horse's modest strike rate.

That could bring Arabian Force into play and this is one of two horses trained by William Haggas. The other is Hamish who has one of the best win rates out of all the runners for this race. West Wind Blows has landed three consecutive runner-up spots and has the potential to go one better for Simon & Ed Crisford.

PosHorseJockeyTrainerSP
1stKalpanaKalpanaColin KeaneAndrew Balding6/5
2ndWest Wind BlowsWest Wind BlowsWilliam BuickSimon & Ed Crisford7/2
3rdArabian ForceArabian ForceTom MarquandWilliam Haggas4/1
4thLiberty LaneLiberty LaneClifford LeeK R Burke17/2
5thFrench MasterFrench MasterJames DoyleJohn & Thady Gosden9/2
1stKalpanaKalpana6/5
J: Colin KeaneT: Andrew Balding
2ndWest Wind BlowsWest Wind Blows7/2
J: William BuickT: Simon & Ed Crisford
3rdArabian ForceArabian Force4/1
J: Tom MarquandT: William Haggas
4thLiberty LaneLiberty Lane17/2
J: Clifford LeeT: K R Burke
5thFrench MasterFrench Master9/2
J: James DoyleT: John & Thady Gosden

2026 Aston Park Stakes Betting Tips

Kalpana finished the previous campaign with a win and perhaps the horse can now begin the new season with a victory at Newbury. Andrew Balding saddles a five-year-old who produced the goods at Ascot back in October. It was a two and a half length success in the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes for the charge and perhaps she'll oblige here over a mile and four furlongs.

There had previously been a smart effort at Longchamp where a seventh-placed finish out of seventeen horses was recorded. It was a solid performance in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and that came after finishing runner-up in the September Stakes where the filly was unable to oblige despite being sent off as the 1/2 favourite.

Arabian Force is a four-year-old with plenty to recommend a runner who was last seen finishing second at Longchamp. That effort came in April when the William Haggas-trained charge was just off the pace in the Prix Lord Seymour. That came after previously producing a decent effort to finish third in a listed race at Ascot in October.

West Wind Blows will be looking to turn three consecutive runner-up spots into a win and the seven-year-old looks a backable each-way price for this contest. Simon & Ed Crisford train a horse that finished second in the Prix d'Hedouville recently at Longchamp. Previously to this, the charge performed excellently at 33/1 to come close to winner Calandagan in the Dubai Sheema Classic.


2025 Aston Park Stakes Betting Tips

There are several horses trading at single figure odds in the Aston Park Stakes, with King’s Gambit trading as the margin favourite to win this Group 3 encounter at Newbury. Harry Charlton’s horse was last seen finishing fourth at Al Uqda, with this coming after a seventh-placed effort in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot.

Al Aasy is an older adversary who also needs to be respected, with William Haggas saddling an eight-year-old who was able to score at Sandown towards the end of April. That was in the Gordon Richards Stakes after some solid efforts last season. There was a third-placed finish at Newbury in October after a smart run at Ascot.

El Cordobes has been an impressive performer this term, finishing victorious at Newmarket in early May. This was a handicap success over one mile and four furlongs, with that coming after previously starring at Meydan. Consecutive runner-up efforts came in competitive encounters for the Charlie Appleby-trained charge.

Sunway was third in his seasonal debut and David Menuisier will now be looking for his horse to compete in this weekend encounter at Newbury. He returns to the same track after a few weeks later, with the horse having previously been unable to oblige as the 6/4 favourite before missing out by two lengths.


2024 Aston Park Stakes Tips

Desert Hero is one of several William Haggas-trained runners who will line up in the Aston Park Stakes, with the four-year-old likely to go off as favourite. The horse was last seen finishing second in the Gordon Richards Stakes, with the horse narrowly beaten by a head at Sandown Park, with victories coming at Ascot and Goodwood last time out.

The victory at Ascot came in the King George V Stakes when the horse was able to oblige at betting odds of 18/1. That came before a triumph in the John Pearce Racing Gordon Stakes, with Jack Darcy coming next in the betting and the runner was recently fifth in a race at Riyadh when performing well in the Neom Turf Cup.

Bluestocking runs for trainer Ralph Beckett and there was plenty to like about his recent showing at Ascot in October where the horse finished second out of fourteen runners. The horse was beaten by just a neck by Poptronic and that came after a runner-up performance at Chester when being sent off at odds-on for the Stand Cup Stakes.

Hamish is the horse who also boasts solid credentials, with the eight-year-old having collected a spate of wins over the past few outings. The latest success came at Newbury when obliging with a victory in the Surprise Stakes. This came after a triumph in the St Simon Stakes over one mile and four furlongs.