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Dante Festival

The Dante Festival takes place over three days in May at the York racecourse. Here are the races during the festival that we have trend blogs for.

York Draw Bias

✅ With an LSP of +145.45, the most successful stall at York is stall 2 when backing runners over a trip of 1m2½f over the last five years.

❌ When breaking York down into trips, you can look at which stall and trip combination has produced the worst LSP. That would be stall 11 over a trip of 6f, which has, over the last five years, produced an LSP of -89.50.

Here we have the draw bias for York taken into consideration in races with ten or more runners. We will break down the figures by race trips. Draws can be much more important in shorter trips, where runners do not have time to find their position during the race, meaning the draw is probably more important than in races over longer distances.

• Sprints (5f to 7½f)
• Mile (1m to 1m1½f)
• Middle Distance (1m2f to 1m5½f)
• Long Distance (1m6f or further)

The following table shows a breakdown of a group of trips and shows how each position of the draw does, for example, in a twelve-runner race would be Low (Stalls 1-4), Mid (Stalls 5-8) and High (Stalls 9-12). The positions will always be the lowest stall number to the highest.

York Jockey and Trainer Statistics

Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at York?

W J Haggas is the leading trainer here at York with forty-one winners, but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their runners, whilst following A M Balding would have returned the most winners (thirty-nine) from a profitable trainer. When looking at trainers and looking for some eachway value at York, then the trainer who shows the best eachway profit is A M Balding, that LSP is +36.63, which has been accumulated by a total of eighty-one placings, which includes thirty-nine winners. A total of twenty-four winners from five hundred twenty-six runners at York has T D Easterby at the wrong end of the trainers' list with their 5% strike rate and worst LSP of -288.87.

Following Oisin Murphy would have returned a profit here at York with an LSP of +2.21, and their twenty-six winners have them at the head of the profitable jockeys' list. Tom Marquand leads the jockeys' list overall with thirty-five winners, but shows an overall loss. If you are looking for a jockey to follow in the eachway market, then it is R Dawson who leads the way at York. They have had a total of nine placings, which includes six winners for an eachway LSP of +38.40. At the other end of the spectrum is Cameron Hardie, who has a terrible record at York; of all the jockeys, their LSP of -133.50 is the worst, they have a 2% strike rate with four winners from one hundred sixty-two rides.

York Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at York based on the number of winners:

• 23 Wins: W J Haggas & Tom Marquand
• 16 Wins: K R Burke & Clifford Lee
• 16 Wins: A M Balding & Oisin Murphy
• 12 Wins: A P O'Brien & Ryan Moore
• 10 Wins: T D Easterby & David Allan

York Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

York Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

York Ebor Festival Schedule

Below are the other principal races that we cover during the Ebor Festival, with links to each race blog and information for last year's winners.

Wednesday at the Ebor Festival

The highlight of the opening day of the Ebor Festival is the Juddmonte International, a Group 1 race with a purse of £1.25 million, which is part of the British Champion Series.

Thursday at the Ebor Festival

The fillies and mares take centre stage on Thursday at the festival in the Yorkshire Oaks, another Group 1 which is part of the British Champion Series.

Friday at the Ebor Festival

The British Champion Series race for Friday at the Ebor Festival is the 500k Nunthrope over the sprint distance of five furlongs. The Lonsdale Cup is also part of the British Champion Series on Friday.

Saturday at the Ebor Festival

The highlight on the final day of the Ebor Festival is the Ebor Handicap itself, a stamina-testing class two handicap which carries a purse of 500k.

Top Trainers & Jockeys at the York Ebor Festival

York Ebor Festival Top Trainers

It is tight at the top of the trainer's table for the past ten Ebor Festivals; John Gosden is just leading the way with twenty-three winners, four ahead of Andrew Balding. Only six of the top ten trainers show a profit when backing all of their runners.

York Ebor Festival Top Jockeys

William Buick topped the jockeys' list over the past ten festivals with twenty-two winners, but there is little between the three, with Ryan Moore one back on twenty-one and then Oisin Murphy with nineteen.

With a huge combined experience of horse racing between them, this content has been created and is maintained by Darren Brett, James Banting and Andy Powell.

*All of the data for York Racecourse, which includes the trainer and jockey statistics, has been created using statistics available from HorseRaceBase. The data (unless otherwise stated) includes all races throughout the last five years (2021 to 2025).

Darren Brett

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Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.

James Banting

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James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Association provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.

Andy Powell

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Andy, a seasoned horse racing analyst with over 15 years of experience, delves into the intricacies of all things horse racing, meticulously analyzing complex statistical data to uncover hidden trends. He spearheads the creation and management of OLBG's horse racing trend blogs, providing valuable insights for bettors worldwide.