Coventry Stakes
 QuinnBet
Group 2, Ascot 15:05
£175,000 guaranteed,
2yo only,
6f, Class 1    
Tuesday 17th June 2025

Boylesports

Tadej stamped his Royal Ascot credentials with a decisive success in the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing EBF Restricted Novice Stakes at York, delivering the kind of performance that saw trainer Archie Watson notch up an earlier winner here with Bradsell en route to his 2022 Coventry victory.

The Ardad colt, making only his third start, had shown promise in his two previous outings, and under Hollie Doyle he went off the even-money favourite to break his maiden over six furlongs. Guided by the lessons of his prior runs, Tadej knuckled down when it mattered, edging out Ed Walker’s Do Or Not Do by a neck—enough to see him quoted at 25-1 for the Coventry with Paddy Power.

“He’s still mentally quite immature, but today it all fell into place and he really battled,” said Doyle afterward. “There’s a lot under the bonnet, but he’s still unfurnished—he’ll learn plenty from this. A stiff six at Ascot will suit him perfectly, and he’s already shown he can handle a big occasion. He’s one of our nicest colts, a real early type, and we rate him very highly.”

One of the brightest sparks among this season’s juveniles will be absent from the Royal Ascot spotlight, as Albert Einstein—so impressive in his opening salvos—has been ruled out of the Coventry Stakes.

Aidan O’Brien, never one to overstate, delivered the news via Coolmore’s X account with typical understatement: the Marble Hill Stakes winner has suffered a sprained joint and will be given an easy three weeks.

It’s a frustrating setback for the connections of the Wootton Bassett colt, who had looked every inch a Royal Ascot player. A debut win at Naas hinted at promise, but it was his smooth success at the Curragh—when taking the Group 3 Marble Hill in some style—that placed him firmly on the radar.

Although the juvenile picture at Ballydoyle is rarely short on depth, Einstein’s enforced absence leaves a notable gap in the Coventry conversation—a reminder, perhaps, that even the most finely tuned machines can falter just as the big stage approaches.

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Coventry Stakes (Group 2)
£175,000 guaranteed, 2yo only, 6f, Class 1
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COVENTRY STAKES
Previous results

YEAR WINNER TRAINER JOCKEY OWNER AGE/WEIGHT SP

2024 RASHABAR Brian Meehan Billy Loughnane Manton Thoroughbreds IX 2 9-03 80/1
2023 RIVER TIBER A P O'Brien Ryan Moore Tabor, Smith, Magnier, Westerberg, Brant 2 9-03 11/8F
2022 BRADSELL Archie Watson Hollie Doyle Victorious Racing 2 9-03 8/1
2021 BERKSHIRE SHADOW Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy Berkshire Parts & Panels Ltd No1 Fanclub 2-9-01 11/1
2020 NANDO PARRADO Clive Cox Adam Kirby Marie McCartan 2-9-01 150/1
2019 LORD GLITTERS Aidan O’Brien IRE Ryan Moore Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith 2-9-01 15/8F
2018 CALYX John Gosden Frankie Dettori Khalid Abdullah 2-9-01 2/1F
2017 RAJASINGHE Richard Spencer Stevie Donohoe Rebel Racing 2-9-01 11/1
2016 CARAVAGGIO Aidan O’Brien Ryan Moore Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith 2-9-01 13/8F
2015 BURATINO Mark Johnston William Buick Godolphin 2-9-01 6/1
2014 THE WOW SIGNAL John Quinn Frankie Dettori Al Shaqab Racing 2-9-01 5/1JF
2013 WAR COMMAND Aidan O’Brien IRE J A Heffernan J Allen/Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor/D Smith 2-9-01 20/1
2012 DAWN APPROACH Jim Bolger IRE Kevin Manning Jackie Bolger/J P Spain 2-9-01 7/2
2011 POWER Aidan O’Brien IRE Ryan Moore Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier 2-9-01 4/1F
2010 STRONG SUIT Richard Hannon Richard Hughes Julie Wood 2-9-01 15/8F
2009 CANFORD CLIFFS Richard Hannon Richard Hughes The Heffer Syndicate 2-9-01 7/4F
2008 ART CONNOISSEUR Michael Bell Jamie Spencer Richard Green 2-9-01 8/1
2007 HENRYTHENAVIGATOR Aidan O’Brien IRE Michael Kinane Sue Magnier 2-9-01 11/4F
2006 HELLVELYN Bryan Smart Ted Durcan Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed 2-9-01 4/1JF
2005 RED CLUBS Barry Hills Michael Hills Ronnie Arculli 2-8-12 11/2
2004 ICEMAN John Gosden Kieren Fallon Cheveley Park Stud 2-8-12 5/1JF
2003 THREE VALLEYS Roger Charlton Richard Hughes Khalid Abdullah 2-8-12 7/1
2002 STATUE OF LIBERTY Aidan O’Brien IRE Michael Kinane Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier 2-8-12 5/2F
2001 LANDSEER Aidan O’Brien IRE Jamie Spencer Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier 2-8-12 20/1
2000 CD EUROPE Mick Channon Steve Drowne Circular Distributors Ltd 2-8-12 8/1
1999 FASLIYEV Aidan O’Brien IRE Michael Kinane Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier 2-8-12 15/8F
1998 RED SEA Paul Cole Richard Quinn Fahd Salman 2-8-12 6/1
1997 HARBOUR MASTER Aidan O’Brien IRE Christy Roche Sue Magnier 2-8-12 16/1
1996VERGLAS Kevin Prendergast IRE Willie Supple Chryss O'Reilly 2 8-12 9/1
1995 ROYAL APPLAUSE Barry Hills Walter Swinburn Maktoum Al Maktoum 2 8-12 13/2
1994 SRI PEKAN Paul Cole Richard Quinn Sultan Ahmad Shah 2 8-13 6/1
1993 STONEHATCH Peter Chapple-Hyam John Reid Robert Sangster 2 8-13 EvensF
1992 PETARDIA Geoff Wragg Walter Swinburn Mollers Racing 2 8-13 5/1CF
1991 DILUM Paul Cole Alan Munro Fahd Salman 2 8-13 11/10 F
1990 MAC'S IMP Bill O'Gorman Alan Munro Tamdown Ltd 2 8-13 2/1F
1989 ROCK CITY Richard Hannon Willie Carson A F Budge (Equine) Ltd 2 8-13 9/1
1988 HIGH ESTATE Henry Cecil Steve Cauthen Jim Joel 2 8-13 10/11 F
1987 ALWAYS FAIR Michael Stoute Walter Swinburn Maktoum Al Maktoum 2 8-13 9/2
1986 CUTTING BLADE Lester Piggott Cash Asmussen Mahmoud Fustok 2 8-11 11/1
1985 SURE BLADE Barry Hills Brent Thomson Sheikh Mohammed 2 8-11 3/1F
1984 PRIMO DOMINIE Brian Swift John Reid Peter Wetzel 2 8-11 4/7F
1983 CHIEF SINGER Ron Sheather Ray Cochrane Jeff Smith 2 8-11 20/1
1982 HORAGE Matt McCormack Pat Eddery Ahmed Rachid 2 8-11 85/40
1981 RED SUNSET Guy Harwood Greville Starkey Paddy Burns 2 8-11 14/1
1980 RECITATION Guy Harwood Greville Starkey Anthony Bodie 2 8-11 11/1
1979 VARINGO Ryan Price Brian Taylor PTP Plant Hire Ltd 2 8-11 11/8F
1978 LAKE CITY Ryan Price Brian Taylor Harry Demetriou 2 8-11 7/1
1977 SOLINUS Vincent O'Brien IRE Lester Piggott Daniel Schwartz 2 8-11 7/4F
1976 CAWSTON'S CLOWN Neil Adam Taffy Thomas John Murrell 2 8-11 11/2

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