Acomb Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Ebor Festival)

2025 Acomb Stakes Preview

Run on the opening of the York Ebor Festival in August, the Acomb Stakes is a Group 3 flat race that is restricted to two-year-old runners only.

The race is run over seven furlongs meaning the runners have to contend with a left-hand turn, fillies get a 3lb allowance whilst previous G1 or G2 winners have to carry a 5lb penalty and previous G3 winners carry a 3lb penalty.

Acomb Stakes Information:

• Acomb Stakes Past Winners
• Acomb Stakes Trainer Statistics
• Acomb Stakes Jockey Statistics

Our dedicated York tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Acomb Stakes but will also have predictions for each meeting at York throughout the season so be sure to head over there. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at York Racecourse section for links to these.

How competitive is the Acomb Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2023 when the race had an over-round of 109%. The race in 2011 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 121%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Acomb Stakes, the over-round has been 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £114 which is bet.

Acomb Stakes Trends:

• 2025 Acomb Stakes Trends
• Acomb Stakes Trend Analysis

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Acomb Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -10.50. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Acomb Stakes see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.

The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2006 renewal when Big Timer I from Ian Semple under the guidance of Tom Eaves, won in a time of 1:27.28, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, The Lion In Winter, trained by A P O'Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore set the quickest time of 1:21.58 in the 2024 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Acomb Stakes over the last 20 renewals:

1. The Lion In Winter (1:21.58) in 2024
2. Dutch Connection (1:22.32) in 2014
3. Elusive Pimpernel (1:22.45) in 2009

Acomb Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Acomb Stakes' past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Acomb Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Acomb Stakes have been based:

• GB: 19 winners with an additional 28 placings from 146 runners
• IRE: 1 winner with an additional 3 placings from 17 runners
• NOR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Acomb Stakes Trainer Statistics

There are multiple leading trainers in the Acomb Stakes over the last 20 renewals with Kevin Ryan, Charles Hills, William Haggas and Brian Meehan having all won the race two times. Kevin Ryan winners have been with Palace Episode (2005) and Syphax (2016). Charles Hills winners have been with Dutch Connection (2014) and Phoenix Of Spain (2018). William Haggas winners have been with Entifaadha (2011) and Recorder (2015). Brian Meehan's winners have been with Fast Company (2007) and New Greenfield (2010).

Here are some of the top Acomb Stakes trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Acomb Stakes Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Acomb Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Fast Company (2007), Chaldean (2022) and The Lion In Winter (2024). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Acomb Stakes are James Doyle (2 wins) and Jamie Spencer (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Acomb Stakes jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Acomb Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +46.25 is when runners had 1 career win over the trip. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners finished in 2nd on debut, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-28.

Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:

• 2024: Winner in 3 (2,6) [11 Runners]
• 2023: Winner in 6 (2) [6 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 9 (7,1) [9 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 3 (1) [5 Runners]
• 2020: Winner in 5 (1,6) [8 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Acomb Stakes is Newmarket (July), there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (July) last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is York, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at York last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 162 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 2 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Acomb Stakes, that stallion is Dubawi who has failed to produce a winner from 7 runners.

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Royal Patronage in 2021, winning for Mark Johnston at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Jason Hart. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Acomb Stakes why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?

Other Principal races during the York Ebor Festival

Remember to head over to the York predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters support in the Acomb Stakes. 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 on the opening day of the Ebor Festival is the Juddmonte International, a Group 1 race with a purse of £1.25m 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.

Other Principal Races at York Racecourse

Here are some other notable races at the York racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.

Races in May (Dante Festival)

• Churchill Tyres Handicap
• Duke of York Stakes
• Jorvik Stakes
• Musidora Stakes
• Dante Stakes
• Hambleton Stakes
• Lindum York Handicap
• Middleton Stakes
• Knights Solicitors Handicap
• Yorkshire Cup

Races in July

• John Smiths Cup
• Sky Bet Dash

Races in October

• Autumn Mile Handicap
• Coral Handicap Stakes
• Coral Sprint Trophy
• Finale Handicap