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

Our Galtres Stakes guide reviews key historical data, successful trainer and jockey trends, and winning profiles that have emerged from previous renewals of this middle-distance contest for fillies and mares.
Galtres Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Ebor Festival)
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Expert Guide

You know how punters get lost in too much data or bet blindly? I break down the stats and trends so you can feel confident you’re betting with more than just gut instinct.

2026 Galtres Stakes Preview

Open to fillies and mares who are aged three years old or older, the Listed Galtres Stakes is run on the second day of the August York Ebor Festival.

The race is run over a trip of one mile, three furlongs and one hundred and eighty-eight yards. Since 2014, the race has carried a dedication to Sir Henry Cecil in the race name.

Galtres Stakes Information:

To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the York tips on the day of the race. Do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist, or are they predicting other runners? 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 Galtres Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2018 when the race had an over-round of 109%. The race in 2015 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 124%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Galtres Stakes, the over-round has been 116%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £116 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2026 Galtres 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 Galtres Stakes Trend Analysis.

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

  1. Forbearance (2:27.66) in 2021
  2. Sea Theme (2:28.09) in 2023
  3. Scenic (2:28.27) in 2024

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 Galtres Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +1.00. Ahead of the 2026 Galtres Stakes, why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?

When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:27.66 was set by Forbearance in 2021, which is the quickest time over that period. The runner was trained by Mrs John Harrington and ridden by Hollie Doyle. The slowest winning time was set in 2017 when Fleur Forsyte won in a time of 2:37.12, booked to ride was Daniel Muscutt by trainer James Fanshawe.

What the expert says...
Although not as popular of late, the Park Hill Stakes has been one race the winner has been routed to. Between 2004 & 2024, eight winners took that route, but not a single one managed to win the Park Hill Stakes.

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Galtres Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Galtres 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 Galtres Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2025
2:28.63
Charlottes Web (IRE)
4yo 9-9 (3 of 9) 11/4F
Daniel Tudhope
Simon & Ed Crisford (GB)
2024
2:28.27
Scenic (FR)
4yo 9-9 (6 of 9) 8/1
Oisin Murphy
Ed Walker (GB)
2023
2:28.09
Sea Theme (IRE)
3yo 9-0 (2 of 11) 5/2F
Tom Marquand
William Haggas (GB)
2022
2:30.75
Haskoy (GB)
3yo 9-0 (10 of 11) 13/2
Ryan Moore
Ralph Beckett (GB)
2021
2:27.66
Forbearance (IRE)
4yo 9-7 (1 of 11) 12/1
Hollie Doyle
Mrs John Harrington (IRE)
2020
2:34.27
Gold Wand (IRE)
3yo 8-12 (1 of 10) 6/1
Andrea Atzeni
Roger Varian (GB)
2019
2:30.30
Search For A Song (IRE)
3yo 8-12 (9 of 10) 3/1F
Oisin Murphy
D K Weld (IRE)
2018
2:31.22
Lah Ti Dar (GB)
3yo 9-2 (7 of 7) 4/6F
Frankie Dettori
John Gosden (GB)
2017
2:37.12
Fleur Forsyte (GB)
3yo 8-12 (6 of 10) 12/1
Daniel Muscutt
James Fanshawe (GB)
2016
2:33.84
Abingdon (USA)
3yo 9-1 (6 of 8) 13/8F
Andrea Atzeni
Sir Michael Stoute (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

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

  • GB: 15 winners with an additional 35 placings from 171 runners
  • IRE: 5 winners with an additional 3 placings from 25 runners

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Galtres Stakes Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Galtres Stakes over the last 20 renewals is William Haggas, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Our Obsession (2013), Queen Of Ice (2014) and Sea Theme (2023). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Galtres Stakes are John Gosden (2 wins) and D K Weld (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Galtres 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):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
William Haggas18-3-6+10.50+3.58
John Gosden12-2-4-1.33-2.03
D K Weld6-2-3+1.25+0.91
Sir Michael Stoute17-1-5-14.37-11.35
Ralph Beckett8-1-1-0.50-3.10
Roger Varian7-1-1+0.00-2.40
Richard Fahey5-1-2+0.00+1.40
Mrs John Harrington4-1-1+9.00+4.20
Ed Walker4-1-2+5.00+6.30
Michael Bell4-1-1+5.00+1.80

Galtres Stakes Jockey Statistics

There are two leading jockeys in the Galtres Stakes over the last 20 renewals, with both Frankie Dettori and Andrea Atzeni, who have both won the race three times. Frankie Dettori winners have been with Our Obsession (2013), Martlet (2015) and Lah Ti Dar (2018). Andrea Atzeni winners have been with Queen Of Ice (2014), Abingdon (2016) and Gold Wand (2020). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Galtres Stakes is Oisin Murphy (2 wins). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Galtres Stakes; William Buick has ridden 11 runners in the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Galtres 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):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Frankie Dettori10-3-6+4.67+2.87
Andrea Atzeni7-3-3+23.63+12.58
Oisin Murphy7-2-2+6.00+1.60
Ryan Moore14-1-5-6.50-5.08
Jamie Spencer10-1-3-1.00-2.85
Tom Marquand7-1-2-3.50-3.00
Daniel Tudhope3-1-2+0.75+0.48
Daniel Muscutt2-1-1+11.00+6.20
Hollie Doyle1-1-1+12.00+7.20
William Buick11-0-2-11.00-8.85

Galtres Stakes Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +26.00, is when runners had 1 place in the past 90 days.

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a highest class run of Class 1 (G2), when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-34.

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

  • 2025: Winner in 3 (8,2) [9 Runners]
  • 2024: Winner in 6 (3,7) [9 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 2 (7,11) [11 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 10 (3,6) [11 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 1 (3,12) [11 Runners]

The courses that have produced the most winners of the Galtres Stakes are Newmarket (July) and York; there have been a total of 3 winners from each of those courses.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Galtres Stakes:

  • Danehill Dancer (2 Wins)
  • Galileo (2 Wins)
  • Golden Horn (2 Wins)
  • Selkirk (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Galtres Stakes despite multiple attempts:

  • Frankel (0 Wins from 11 runners)
  • Cape Cross (0 Wins from 6 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Brushing in 2010, winning for Mark H Tompkins at odds of 20/1 under the guidance of Kieren Fallon. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 7 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2026 Galtres Stakes, why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?

Route to the Galtres Stakes

Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Galtres Stakes. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2025 - Charlottes Web
York - 3rd of 12 (6/1)
British EBF Lyric Fillies Stakes
2024 - Scenic
Deauville - 3rd of 8 (99/10)
Prix du Carrousel
2023 - Sea Theme
Doncaster - 1st of 7 (11/4)
Doncaster Supports The Development Series Fillies Novice Stakes
2022 - Haskoy
Wolverhampton (AW) - 1st of 11 (6/1)
Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Novice Stakes
2021 - Forbearance
Leopardstown - 3rd of 6 (7/1)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Stanerra Stakes
2020 - Gold Wand
York - 2nd of 7 (7/1)
British Stallion Studs EBF Lyric Fillies Stakes
2019 - Search For A Song
Curragh - 4th of 8 (14/1)
Irish Oaks
2018 - Lah Ti Dar
Newmarket (Rowley) - 1st of 6 (1/1)
Pretty Polly Stakes
2017 - Fleur Forsyte
Newmarket (July) - 3rd of 14 (41/1)
British Stallion Studs EBF Chalice Stakes
2016 - Abingdon
Newmarket (July) - 2nd of 7 (2/1)
British Stallion Studs EBF Chalice Stakes

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 Galtres 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.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
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.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
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.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
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.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
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 Galtres Stakes Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. 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.

Darren Brett

Darren Brett

Expert Guide

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.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Expert Guide

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for flat racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful flat racing blogs for OLBG.

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