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2025 Great Voltigeur Stakes Preview
Established in 1950, the Great Voltigeur Stakes takes place on the opening day of the York Ebor Festival in August, this Group 2 race is open to three-year-old colts and geldings only.
Run over just shy of one mile and four furlongs (1m3f 188yds) the race is named after the 1850 Derby and St Leger winner, Voltigeur and acts as a trial for the St Leger.
After winning the 2023 renewal, Continuous went on to become the fifteenth runner to complete the Great Voltigeur & St Leger double.
Great Voltigeur Stakes Information:
- Great Voltigeur Stakes Past Winners
- Great Voltigeur Stakes Trainer Statistics
- Great Voltigeur 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 Great Voltigeur 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 Great Voltigeur Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2022 when the race had an over-round of 108%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 120%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Great Voltigeur Stakes, the over-round has been 113%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £113 which is bet.
Great Voltigeur Stakes Trends:
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 Great Voltigeur Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 5 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -3.62. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Great Voltigeur Stakes remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Postponed, trained by Luca Cumani and ridden by Andrea Atzeni who set the fastest winning time in the Great Voltigeur Stakes, the runner won the race in a time of 2:27.29 when winning the race in 2014. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer John Gosden and jockey Jimmy Fortune with Centennial who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 2:41.70 in the 2008 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Great Voltigeur Stakes over the last 20 renewals:
- Postponed (2:27.29) in 2014
- Continuous (2:27.45) in 2023
- Los Angeles (2:27.80) in 2024
Great Voltigeur Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Great Voltigeur 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 Great Voltigeur Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:27.80 | Los Angeles (IRE) 3yo 9-7 (4 of 5) 5/4F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2023 2:27.45 | Continuous (JPN) 3yo 9-2 (2 of 5) 4/1 | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 2:32.63 | Deauville Legend (IRE) 3yo 9-2 (2 of 6) 5/2F | Daniel Muscutt James Ferguson (GB) |
| 2021 2:28.27 | Yibir (GB) 3yo 9-0 (4 of 8) 6/1 | James Doyle Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2020 2:30.57 | Pyledriver (GB) 3yo 9-3 (3 of 8) 10/1 | Martin Dwyer William Muir (GB) |
| 2019 2:27.91 | Logician (GB) 3yo 9-0 (2 of 5) 10/11F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2018 2:28.34 | Old Persian (GB) 3yo 9-3 (7 of 9) 7/1 | James Doyle Charlie Appleby (GB) |
| 2017 2:34.65 | Cracksman (GB) 3yo 9-0 (3 of 6) 4/6F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2016 2:29.41 | Idaho (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (2 of 6) 5/6F | Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2015 2:30.30 | Storm The Stars (USA) 3yo 9-0 (5 of 7) 3/1 | Pat Cosgrave William Haggas (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Great Voltigeur Stakes have been based:
- GB: 17 winners with an additional 13 placings from 104 runners
- IRE: 3 winners with an additional 15 placings from 38 runners
Great Voltigeur Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Great Voltigeur Stakes over the last 20 renewals is John Gosden who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Lucarno (2007), Centennial (2008), Thought Worthy (2012), Cracksman (2017) and Logician (2019). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Great Voltigeur Stakes are A P O'Brien (3 wins), Sir Michael Stoute (3 wins) and Charlie Appleby (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Great Voltigeur 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Gosden | 11-5-5 | +20.08 | +10.22 |
| A P O'Brien | 38-3-18 | -28.92 | -11.36 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 11-3-4 | +4.75 | +0.68 |
| Charlie Appleby | 9-2-5 | +6.00 | +3.63 |
| William Haggas | 4-1-1 | +0.00 | -1.12 |
| James Ferguson | 3-1-1 | +0.50 | -0.44 |
| Peter Chapple-Hyam | 2-1-1 | +27.00 | +16.50 |
| William Muir | 1-1-1 | +10.00 | +6.00 |
| Andrew Balding | 4-0-2 | -4.00 | -1.64 |
| Roger Charlton | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | -1.90 |
Great Voltigeur Stakes Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Great Voltigeur Stakes over the last 20 renewals with both Frankie Dettori and Ryan Moore who have both won the race three times. Frankie Dettori winners have been with Rewilding (2010), Cracksman (2017) and Logician (2019). Ryan Moore winners have been with Telescope (2013), Continuous (2023) and Los Angeles (2024). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Great Voltigeur Stakes is James Doyle (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Great Voltigeur 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 | 14-3-5 | -7.92 | -6.28 |
| Ryan Moore | 12-3-8 | -2.50 | +0.19 |
| James Doyle | 6-2-3 | +9.00 | +4.65 |
| William Buick | 10-1-4 | +0.00 | -0.54 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 8-1-4 | -6.17 | -0.27 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 5-1-1 | -1.50 | -2.50 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 2-1-1 | +1.50 | +0.56 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.88 |
| Jamie Spencer | 4-0-2 | -4.00 | -0.85 |
| Wayne Lordan | 4-0-2 | -4.00 | -0.96 |
2025 Great Voltigeur Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 8, 2, 4, 7, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 6, 1, 3, 1
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.
- 20 / 20 (72%) - Achieved a TS of 90+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (74%) - Furthest ran 1m2½f - 1m5f
- 20 / 20 (77%) - Carried 125 - 133lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Furthest Placed 1m2f - 1m5f
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Not on HY/STD-SLW/STD (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Achieved an RPR of 97+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Off a break of 11 - 73 days
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Not on HY/FM/STD (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Within the first 7 of the market
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Break of 11 - 119 days (Last Place)
- 19 / 20 (73%) - No bigger than 12/1
- 18 / 20 (69%) - Achieved an RPR of 109+ (Last 3)
- 18 / 20 (82%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 18 / 20 (89%) - Won by at least a neck (Last Win)
- 16 / 20 (51%) - No bigger than 3/1 (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the York racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Great Voltigeur Stakes. if you are unaware of what trends and statistics are, how they can be used etc then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read this Stats And Trends article which will make everything much clearer.
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Great Voltigeur Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +41.67 is when runners carried 126lbs when last winning. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 3 career places in Non-Handicap, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-38.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 4 (2) [5 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 2 (1) [5 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 2 (6) [6 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 4 (5,3) [8 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 3 (1,5) [8 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Great Voltigeur Stakes is Curragh, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Curragh last time out.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Great Voltigeur Stakes:
- Dubawi (3 Wins)
- Dynaformer (2 Wins)
- Frankel (2 Wins)
- Galileo (2 Wins)
- Sea The Stars (2 Wins)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Monitor Closely in 2009, winning for Peter Chapple-Hyam at odds of 28/1 under the guidance of Jimmy Fortune. 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.
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 Great Voltigeur 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.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 York Symphony Group Handicap | Jm Jungle (IRE) 4yo - 10/1 | John & Sean Quinn Jason Hart |
| 14:25 York Acomb Stakes | The Lion In Winter (IRE) 2yo - 2/1 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:00 York Great Voltigeur Stakes | Los Angeles (IRE) 3yo - 5/4 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:35 York Juddmonte International Stakes | City Of Troy (USA) 3yo - 5/4 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 16:10 York York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap | Extensio (IRE) 7yo - 14/1 | P F O'Donnell J M Sheridan |
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 | Celandine (GB) 2yo - 13/2 | Ed Walker Tom Marquand |
| 14:25 York Premier Yearling Stakes | Diligently (GB) 2yo - 22/1 | Clive Cox Rossa Ryan |
| 15:00 York Clipper Handicap | Thunder Run (IRE) 3yo - 6/1 | K R Burke David Egan |
| 15:35 York Yorkshire Oaks | Content (IRE) 3yo - 3/1 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 16:10 York Galtres Stakes | Scenic (FR) 4yo - 8/1 | Ed Walker Oisin Murphy |
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 York Ebor Festival Sky Bet Handicap | Shadow Dance (GB) 4yo - 6/1 | Roger Varian James Doyle |
| 14:25 York Lonsdale Cup | Vauban (FR) 6yo - 11/2 | W P Mullins William Buick |
| 15:00 York Gimcrack Stakes | Cool Hoof Luke (GB) 2yo - 8/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 15:35 York Nunthorpe Stakes | Bradsell (GB) 4yo - 3/1 | Archie Watson Hollie Doyle |
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 | See The Fire (GB) 3yo - 3/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 14:25 York Melrose Heritage Handicap | Tabletalk (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | Tom Clover Rossa Ryan |
| 15:00 York City of York Stakes | Breege (GB) 4yo - 33/1 | John & Sean Quinn Colin Keane |
| 15:35 York Ebor Handicap | Magical Zoe (IRE) 6yo - 11/2 | Henry De Bromhead W J Lee |
| 16:45 York Roses Stakes | Tropical Storm (GB) 2yo - 5/2 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Great Voltigeur 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.
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
Races in October
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