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2026 City of York Stakes Preview
Upgraded to a Group 1 in 2025, the City of York Stakes is open to runners aged three or older and is run over seven furlongs. The race takes place on the last day of the York Ebor Festival, which takes place in August.
City of York Stakes Information:
- City of York Stakes Past Winners
- City of York Stakes Trainer Statistics
- City of York Stakes Jockey Statistics
If you are interested in other predictions at York, then head over to the York tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. 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.
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How competitive is the City of York Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2013 when the race had an over-round of 108%. The race in 2017 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 126%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the City of York Stakes, the over-round has been 117%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £117 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 City of York Stakes Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the City of York Stakes Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run City of York Stakes races over the last 20 renewals:
- Shine So Bright (1:21.00) in 2019
- Yaa Wayl (1:21.93) in 2010
- Nemoralia (1:22.16) in 2016
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the City of York Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 20 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -4.07. Whilst we wait for the 2026 City of York Stakes, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:21.00 was set by Shine So Bright in 2019, which is the quickest time over that period. The runner was trained by Andrew Balding and ridden by James Doyle. The slowest winning time was set in 2013 when Sirius Prospect won in a time of 1:26.84, booked to ride was Robert Winston by trainer Dean Ivory.
City of York Stakes Past Winners
Here are the City of York 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 City of York Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 1:22.93 | Never So Brave (IRE) 4yo 9-8 (7 of 10) 7/2 | Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2024 1:24.09 | Breege (GB) 4yo 9-5 (3 of 6) 33/1 | Colin Keane John & Sean Quinn (GB) |
| 2023 1:22.57 | Kinross (GB) 6yo 9-8 (6 of 11) 9/4F | Frankie Dettori Ralph Beckett (GB) |
| 2022 1:22.97 | Kinross (GB) 5yo 9-8 (5 of 9) 5/1 | Frankie Dettori Ralph Beckett (GB) |
| 2021 1:22.60 | Space Blues (IRE) 5yo 9-6 (1 of 9) 11/8F | William Buick Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2020 1:25.47 | Safe Voyage (IRE) 7yo 9-6 (4 of 8) 4/1 | Jason Hart John Quinn (GB) |
| 2019 1:21.00 | Shine So Bright (GB) 3yo 9-1 (2 of 9) 6/1 | James Doyle Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2018 1:23.10 | Expert Eye (GB) 3yo 9-1 (2 of 9) 1/1F | Frankie Dettori Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2017 1:24.08 | Talaayeb (GB) 3yo 8-6 (8 of 18) 9/1 | Chris Hayes Owen Burrows (GB) |
| 2016 1:22.16 | Nemoralia (USA) 3yo 8-7 (7 of 10) 15/8F | Jamie Spencer Jeremy Noseda (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the City of York Stakes have been based:
- GB: 19 winners with an additional 34 placings from 193 runners
- IRE: 2 winners with an additional 2 placings from 13 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
- SAF: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
2025 City of York Stakes Replay
City of York Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the City of York Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Andrew Balding, who has won the race four times, with those four winners coming from Dream Eater (2009), Absolutely So (2014), Shine So Bright (2019) and Never So Brave (2025). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the City of York Stakes are Sir Michael Stoute (3 wins) and Ralph Beckett (2 wins). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the City of York Stakes. Richard Fahey has sent a total of 13 runners to the race without recording any wins, whilst David O'Meara has sent out 11 without a winner.
Here are some of the top City of York 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):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Balding | 12-4-6 | +14.50 | +9.80 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 5-3-3 | +4.75 | +2.05 |
| Ralph Beckett | 4-2-2 | +5.25 | +2.35 |
| Charlie Appleby | 7-1-2 | -4.62 | -3.82 |
| T Hogan | 4-1-2 | +2.00 | +3.00 |
| John Quinn | 4-1-2 | +1.00 | +0.75 |
| David Brown | 3-1-3 | +3.00 | +3.85 |
| Dean Ivory | 2-1-1 | +1.50 | +0.56 |
| John & Sean Quinn | 1-1-1 | +33.00 | +20.63 |
| Edward Lynam | 1-1-1 | +14.00 | +8.40 |
City of York Stakes Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the City of York Stakes over the last 20 renewals, with both Frankie Dettori and William Buick, who have both won the race three times. Frankie Dettori winners have been with Expert Eye (2018) and Kinross (2022 & 2023). William Buick winners have been with Dream Eater (2009), Gordon Lord Byron (2012) and Space Blues (2021). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the City of York Stakes is Oisin Murphy (2 wins).
Here are some of the top City of York 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):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Dettori | 8-3-4 | +3.25 | +1.15 |
| William Buick | 7-3-3 | +9.38 | +4.03 |
| Oisin Murphy | 6-2-3 | +5.50 | +5.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 9-1-4 | -6.12 | -3.72 |
| Ryan Moore | 8-1-1 | -4.00 | -5.20 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 7-1-3 | -1.00 | -0.30 |
| James Doyle | 6-1-3 | +1.00 | +3.20 |
| Colin Keane | 3-1-1 | +31.00 | +18.63 |
| Jason Hart | 3-1-1 | +2.00 | +0.40 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1-1-1 | +14.00 | +8.40 |
2026 City of York Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 5, 3, 5, 5, (1, 7), 7, 2, (1, 6, 8), (1, 2), 1, PU, 1, 2, 2, 1, 6, 1, 4, 4
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones, as you would expect them to do well.
- 21 / 21 (61%) - Within the first 6 of the market
- 21 / 21 (76%) - Achieved an RPR of 107+ (Season)
- 21 / 21 (78%) - No bigger than 10/1 (Last Win)
- 21 / 21 (84%) - In a field of 6 - 21 (LTO)
- 21 / 21 (85%) - Achieved a TS of 79+ (Trip)
- 21 / 21 (86%) - Fewer than 5 placings (Further)
- 21 / 21 (87%) - No bigger than 66/1 (Career)
- 21 / 21 (87%) - Achieved a TS of 74+ (Season)
- 21 / 21 (88%) - Won by at least a neck (Last Win)
- 21 / 21 (88%) - Achieved a TS of 54+ (LTO)
- 21 / 21 (88%) - No bigger than 20/1 (Career Win)
- 21 / 21 (88%) - No bigger than 25/1 (LTO)
- 21 / 21 (89%) - Break of 8 - 335 days (Last Place)
- 21 / 21 (89%) - Carried 122 - 135lbs (LTO)
- 21 / 21 (89%) - Beaten no more -11l (LTO)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the York racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the City of York Stakes. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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City of York Stakes Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +30.50, is when runners had 0 career starts at the track.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 5 career wins, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-29.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 7 (8,4) [10 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 3 (2) [6 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 6 (2,1) [11 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 5 (2,4) [9 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 1 (3,4) [9 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the City of York Stakes is Goodwood; there have been a total of 11 winners of this race who ran at Goodwood last time out.
The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 17 winners from a total of 185 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 4 winners from a total of 24 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the City of York Stakes:
- Acclamation (2 Wins)
- Kingman (2 Wins)
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the City of York Stakes; that stallion is Dark Angel, who has failed to produce a winner from 8 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Breege in 2024, winning for John & Sean Quinn at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Colin Keane. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 8 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters.
Route to the City of York Stakes
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the City of York Stakes. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Never So Brave Ascot - 1st of 6 (11/8) | Summer Mile Stakes |
| 2024 - Breege Goodwood - 7th of 9 (12/1) | Oak Tree Stakes |
| 2023 - Kinross Goodwood - 1st of 6 (10/11) | Lennox Stakes |
| 2022 - Kinross Goodwood - 2nd of 11 (4/1) | Lennox Stakes |
| 2021 - Space Blues Goodwood - 4th of 8 (11/4) | Lennox Stakes |
| 2020 - Safe Voyage Goodwood - 4th of 11 (9/2) | Lennox Stakes |
| 2019 - Shine So Bright Newmarket (Rowley) - 6th of 19 (16/1) | 2000 Guineas |
| 2018 - Expert Eye Goodwood - 2nd of 8 (4/1) | Sussex Stakes |
| 2017 - Talaayeb Newbury - 7th of 8 (4/7) | Lord Weinstock Memorial EBF Stallions Stakes |
| 2016 - Nemoralia Chantilly - 4th of 9 (11/10) | Prix Jean Prat |
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 City of York 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 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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 York Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap | Trefor (IRE) 4yo - 7/1 | Charles Hills Kieran Shoemark |
| 14:25 York Acomb Stakes | Gewan (GB) 2yo - 11/2 | Andrew Balding P J McDonald |
| 15:00 York Great Voltigeur Stakes | Pride Of Arras (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan |
| 15:35 York Juddmonte International Stakes | Ombudsman (IRE) 4yo - 7/4 | John & Thady Gosden William Buick |
| 16:10 York Ebor Festival Stayers Heritage Handicap | Santorini Star (IRE) 4yo - 100/30 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 York Lowther Stakes | Royal Fixation (GB) 2yo - 5/2 | Ed Walker William Buick |
| 14:25 York Harrys Half Million By Goffs | Song Of The Clyde (GB) 2yo - 15/2 | Clive Cox Rossa Ryan |
| 15:00 York Clipper Handicap | Bullet Point (GB) 4yo - 15/8 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| 15:35 York Yorkshire Oaks | Minnie Hauk (IRE) 3yo - 8/15 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 16:10 York Galtres Stakes | Charlottes Web (IRE) 4yo - 11/4 | Simon & Ed Crisford Daniel Tudhope |
| 17:20 York Ebor Festival Fillies Heritage Handicap | Royal Velvet (GB) 4yo - 12/1 | William Knight William Buick |
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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 York Ebor Festival Sky Bet Heritage Handicap | Asgards Captain (IRE) 5yo - 16/1 | Dylan Cunha J F Egan |
| 14:25 York Lonsdale Cup | Trawlerman (IRE) 7yo - 5/6 | John & Thady Gosden William Buick |
| 15:00 York Gimcrack Stakes | Lifeplan (IRE) 2yo - 13/2 | Declan Carroll Zak Wheatley |
| 15:35 York Nunthorpe Stakes | Asfoora (AUS) 7yo - 11/1 | Henry Dwyer Oisin Murphy |
| 17:20 York Ebor Festival Mile Heritage Handicap | Fifth Column (IRE) 3yo - 11/4 | John & Thady Gosden William Buick |
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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 York Strensall Stakes | King Of Cities (IRE) 3yo - 11/1 | Richard Hannon Sean Levey |
| 14:25 York Melrose Heritage Handicap | Tarriance (GB) 3yo - 5/1 | Andrew Balding Colin Keane |
| 15:00 York City of York Stakes | Never So Brave (IRE) 4yo - 7/2 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 15:35 York Ebor Handicap | Ethical Diamond (IRE) 5yo - 5/1 | W P Mullins William Buick |
| 16:45 York Roses Stakes | Revival Power (IRE) 2yo - 13/2 | Tim Easterby David Allan |
| 17:20 York Ebor Festival Finale Heritage Handicap | Dain Ma Nut In (IRE) 4yo - 11/1 | Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore Daniel Tudhope |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this City of York Stakes Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.
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