The Chesham Stakes is a listed contest run over 7f. It takes place at 14:30 on Saturday 21st June, which is the fifth day of Royal Ascot 2025. View the runners here, and also make sure to check out the odds and tips on offer for this race.

NO.DRAW
FORM

HORSE

ODDS

JOCKEY& TRAINER

AGE

WGT

RPR

5⁽⁵⁾

Treanmor

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

9-5

104

Frankel colt who cost 2,000,000euros as a yearling; impressively justified strong support in Newmarket contest (6f, good to firm; easily went clear for 4l win) and looks a smart prospect; leading contender.

2⁽³⁾

Humidity

J: James Doyle

T: Andrew Balding

9-5

Prevailed only narrowly at 6-1 in an 18-runner Newbury maiden (6f, good; changed ownership since) but is open to progress and suitably bred, being a brother to Holloway Boy who won this race in 2022; one for the shortlist.

8⁽¹⁾

Moments Of Joy

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O'Brien

9-0

100

Justify filly; 3-1, stuck on well to win a six-runner Leopardstown maiden (extended 7f, good) that threw up the Chesham winners, both for this leading stable, in 2017 and 2024; has excellent credentials and looks interesting.

4⁽⁷⁾

Thesecretadversary

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: J A Stack

9-5

St Mark's Basilica colt; 16-1 but ran a promising race from the front at Leopardstown (7f, good) where he was collared only towards the finish by an odds-on Ballydoyle runner, pair clear; could go well.

9⁽⁹⁾

Venetian Lace

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Charlie Johnston

9-0

Masar filly; 12-1, got on top in the final half-furlong at Chelmsford (6f, AW) and beat a subsequent scorer, pair clear; goes into much deeper waters but is armed with a 5lb sex allowance and brings potential.

1⁽²⁾

Brave Hunter

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Ismail Mohammed

9-5

By his owner's 1m4f Group 2 scorer Universal; 20-1 and unseated rider in the paddock but showed some promise with his third of six at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft); has plenty to find on the bare form.

6⁽⁶⁾

Waterford Castle

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

9-5

Sea The Stars colt who cost 190,000euros as yearling; 5-1, ran encouragingly in six-runner race at Sandown (7f, good) last week but needs to have improved plenty in a short space of time, with this being a much stiffer task.

3⁽⁴⁾

Tailgunner Joe

J: Sean Levey

T: Dylan Cunha

9-5

$40,000 yearling, 30,000gns (breeze-up) 2yo; Knicks Go half-brother to five US winners, notably Sacred Wish (1m turf Grade 1; RPR 119); one of two newcomers in the field; heed the market signals.

7⁽⁸⁾

Zooter

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Jack Jones

9-5

12,000gns foal, 8,000gns yearling; by Australia; dam 5f-1m scorer (including 2yo; RPR 85), sister to Royal Ascot (Norfolk) winner Prince Of Lir; one of two newcomers in the field; check the betting.

RACING POST TIP

Treanmor

Godolphin colt TREANMOR has stacks of potential and is taken to follow up his impressive Newmarket win. Moments Of Joy (second choice) and Humidity have strong credentials and they look the biggest dangers to the selection.

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Verdict

Past 10 Winners

Year	Horse [Draw]	Age	Weight	SP	Trainer	Jockey
2024	Bedtime Story [3]	2	9-0	11/8F	A P O’Brien	Ryan Moore
2023	Snellen [13]	2	9-0	12/1	Gavin Cromwell	Gary Carroll
2022	Holloway Boy [12]	2	9-5	40/1	K. R. Burke	Daniel Tudhope
2021	Point Lonsdale [7]	2	9-3	10//11F	A P O’Brien	Ryan Moore
2020	Battleground [6]	2	9-3	11/4F	A P O’Brien	Ryan Moore
2019	Pinatubo [7]	2	9-3	3/1	Charlie Appleby	James Doyle
2018	Arthur Kitt [3]	2	9-3	13/2	Tom Dascombe	Richard Kingscote
2017	September [6]	2	8-12	11/8F	A P O’Brien	Ryan Moore
2016	Churchill [8]	2	9-3	8/11F	A P O’Brien	Ryan Moore
2015	Sunny Way I [8]	2	9-3	14/1	E J O’Neill	Cristian Demuro
2014	Richard Pankhurst [7]	2	9-3	10/1	John Gosden	William Buick

Key race stats 2025

Key trends

Rated within 9lb of RPR top-rated, eight winners in last ten runnings
Raced just once, 8/10 (five had won)
By a sire with a stamina index of at least 8.7f, 8/10
Recorded Topspeed figure of at least 63, 6/10
Adjusted RPR of at least 91, 7/10

Other factors

Since Bach in 1999, only four winners have previously scored over 7f – September in 2017, Point Lonsdale in 2022, last year’s winner Bedtime Story (all trained by Aidan O’Brien) and the 2023 winner Snellen.

The record of fillies is 3-35 – with Bedtime Story winning last year.

What happened in the Chesham Stakes last year?

BEDTIME STORY was one of the most impressive winners of the meeting when landing the Chesham by nine and a half lengths. The daughter of Frankel was successful on her debut at Leopardstown less than three weeks before and scooted clear of her rivals on this quicker ground to score with lots in hand. She was cut to 3-1 favourite (from 14) for the 1,000 Guineas after the success but was beaten on her final two starts at two and did not run in the Newmarket Classic this year. The form of this race has not worked out well.

Chesham Stakes

14:30 Royal Ascot