Coventry Stakes Odds

What is the Coventry Stakes? 

The Coventry Stakes is a Group 2 race run over six furlongs and is open to two-year-old horses, and is run on the opening day of Royal Ascot.

First held in 1890, the Coventry Stakes now attracts a plethora of exciting juveniles that possess a lot of speed, but can be horses that in the long run will go on to deliver at longer distances. Having been promoted to Group 2 status in 2004, the Coventry Stakes can often through up some notable winners, who go on to dominate in Group 1 races, so is a fascinating race awash with improvers, who are still relatively lightly-raced.

What happened in the 2021 Coventry Stakes? 

Andrew Balding's Berkshire Shadow produced a blistering late burst of speed to claim victory in the Coventry Stakes. Sent off a 16/1 chance, Berkshire Shadow propelled to the front up the stands rail to beat 66/1 chance Eldrickjones, with Vintage Clarets (third) and Masseto (fourth) completing the placings.