2024 Rous Stakes Tips

There are plenty of potential winners when it comes to the Rous Stakes, with Relief Rally having run a good race at Newbury last time out. The three-year-old finished second out of eight horses when running over five furlongs, with the charge performing well on heavy ground. There was previously a runner-up spot in Carnarvon Stakes.

Beautiful Diamond has been successful in one of his five races this season, with the three-year-old trained by Karl Burke and that victory came at Ayr in the middle of June. Then came a runner-up spot at the Curragh before a solid eighth place in the Flying Five Stakes when the horse outperformed his odds of 25/1.

Desperate Hero notched a couple of wins this season, with those successes coming at Goodwood and Hamilton, while the most recent outing was sixth position in the Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh. Considering that his starting price was 66/1, there was plenty to like considering the horse was only three and a half lengths off the pace.

Rogue Lightning is another four-year-old with decent claims and Tom Clover will expect a bright display, with the latest effort being a third-placed finish out of fifteen horses at Longchamp in the middle of September. That was in the Qatar Prix du Petit Couvert and a similar performance could be on the cards at Ascot.

2023 Rous Stakes Tips

Emaraaty Ana has been running in esteemed company this season, with the horse having finished third in the Garrowby Stakes at York on 10 September. The 2/1 favourite performed well over six furlongs at the Knavesmire, with the horse finishing second to favourite Lezoo in a previous outing in the Hopeful Stakes at Newmarket.

Korker is a younger runner who produced some smart form when winning a Condition Stakes race at Beverley Racecourse. It was a smart enough performance over five furlongs, with this being an improvement on the previous outing at York where the horse was well down the order over five and a half furlongs in a group handicap.

Rage Of Bamby runs for trainer Eve Johnson Houghton, with the horse having performed well in consecutive races at the Knavesmire. At York on 23 August, the runner was able to really punch above their weight at 40/1, with the charge missing out by a short distance. There was then a fifth-placed finish in the Garrowby Stakes.

Rumstar has failed to win in five outings although Kinta was successful last time out. In a Premier Fillies’ Handicap, the horse was able to beat favourite Frankness by half a length over a distance of six furlongs. Perdika is an interesting type who managed to finish second behind Highfield Princess in a recent Longchamp encounter.