2025 Joel Stakes Betting Tips

Opera Ballo has landed four victories this term and there could be more to come in the Joel Stakes at Newmarket. There have been some notable wins and the latest came at Newmarket in July. The 11/8 favourite obliged in the Sir Henry Cecil Stakes at Newmarket and that came after a May success at Sandown Park.

The season started with consecutive victories on the all-weather at Kempton Park. The only real aberration was a sixth-placed finish in the Craven Stakes. However, we can excuse that display based on the winning habit that has been established. Maybe the nearest competitor is Zeus Olympios and there’s been three straight wins.

The Karl Burke-trained charge was last seen running at Haydock in the bet365 Craven Stakes. That ended in a sixth-placed finish out of nine runners, with the horse obliging at Haydock in early September. That was a two-length success for the 11/4 favourite in the Superior Mile Stakes which was a Group 3 encounter.

That came after successes at Thirsk and Kempton, with Detain and Quddwah next in the betting market. The latter was able to score a couple of wins earlier this term, with the latest effort being a midfield finish at Longchamp. That came after a success in the Prix Messidor at Chantilly back in July and he looks like a decent each-way shout.

2024 Joel Stakes Tips

Lead Artist has been impressive this season and looks well handicapped for an encounter over one mile, with John & Thady Gosden saddling a runner who finished second at Doncaster last time out. This came after a success at Goodwood when winning the Thoroughbred Stakes, with the horse having been in the frame regularly.

Ice Max has scored three times this season and the latest victory came at Goodwood, with the horse sent off at 5/1 in the Celebration Mile Stakes before scoring in this Group 2 encounter. This came after finishing fifth out of seven horses in the Prix Messidor, with successes coming at Bath and Musselburgh back in April.

Poker Face is yet to win this season and the five-year-old will aim to break his duck, with the horse finishing fourth in the Solonaway Stakes at Leopardstown over one mile. This came after finishing second behind Ice Max at Goodwood, with the runner previously disappointing when being pulled up in an encounter at Royal Ascot.

Prague has the potential to go well and the four-year-old was able to land a win at Sandown back in July, while the latest outing saw the horse claim second place out of seven runners at Haydock Park. There was only half a length separating the horse from Holloway Boy in the Superior Mile Stakes and perhaps the runner could go one better.

2023 Joel Stakes Tips

Maljoom finally returns to action after a massive lay-off and all eyes will be on this horse to see if a victory can be landed in the Joel Stakes. There was a fourth-placed finish in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot 2022, with this coming after wins at Cologne, Kempton and Doncaster, although it’s hard to ascertain whether the horse will return to form here.

It could be worth swerving the market leader in favour of a value alternative. Chindit has been running far more recently, with the five-year-old sealing consecutive wins at Haydock and Sandown Park in the past two outings. Over one mile in the former, there was a smart performance which saw the runner secure a victory by over two lengths.

Then came a win at Sandown on soft ground over one mile, with the Richard Hannon-trained runner able to see off favourite Knight by a head. However, there are lots of other viable winners and that includes Mighty Ulysses who was able to succeed on a previous outing for John & Thady Gosden.

The four-year-old succeeded at Salisbury when beating four other runners and that came after finishing fifth out of eight runners in the Summer Mile Stakes. It was a solid enough performance in the Group 2 encounter, with Poker Face having landed back to back successes. A win at Pontefract came before a further success at Deauville.