2024 Hungerford Stakes Betting Odds at Newbury racecourse

Saturday, 17 August 2024

There could be as many as thirteen runners lining up in the 2024 Hungerford Stakes this season, with Lake Forest having delivered a couple of solid recent performances. However, the four-year-old English Oak has been in the winners enclosure this term and Ed Walker will fancy his chances of the charge going close this time around.

Kikkuli has bagged a win and two second places in the four showings this season, with Harry Charlton training a three-year-old who is trading as the third favourite to win, while Poet Master has been able to secure two victories from the three outings made. Noble Dynasty could well be in the final shake-up.

2024 Hungerford Stakes Tips

Lake Forest has looked rock solid this season, with the three-year-old having finished second out of nine runners at Newbury last time out. In the Group 3 Hackwood Stakes, the horse was narrowly beaten by favourite Elite Status and this came after finishing second to Inisherin in the Commonwealth Cup.

English Oak runs for trainer Ed Walker, with the four-year-old finishing fourth last time out after claiming successive wins. There was a strong performance in the Buckingham Palace Handicap at Royal Ascot when the horse was able to oblige as the favourite, with the runner having claimed the spoils at Haydock in his previous encounter.

Kikkuli was able to secure a win in his seasonal debut last season, with the Harry Charlton-trained charge able to claim a victory in the Alex Scott Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs. That was a 5/2 success and it was followed by successive runner-up performances, with the horse more recently sixth in a Group One encounter at Deauville.

Poet Master was able to score two victories this season, with Karl Burke training a four-year-old who was able to score at The Curragh towards the end of July. In the Minstrel Stakes over seven furlongs, it was an impressive showing and there was previously a success over Newmarket when travelling well over seven furlongs.