Jorvik Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Dante Festival)

2024 Jorvik Stakes Preview

Known as the Jorvik Stakes since 2007 after the race was upgraded to a class two handicap it is run each year during the Dante Festival at York in May.

The race is run over a distance of one mile and four furlongs and is open to runners who are aged four or older with the race tending to attract a decent-sized field.

Jorvik Stakes Information:

• Jorvik Stakes Past Winners
• Jorvik Stakes Trainer Statistics
• Jorvik Stakes Jockey Statistics

We also have a dedicated York tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race, see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information during the Dante Festival, head down to the Other Principal races during the York Dante Festival section for links to these. In addition to those, we also cover numerous races at York during the flat season, you can find links to those here.

How competitive is the Jorvik 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 113%. The race in 2019 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 129%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Jorvik Stakes, the over-round has been 121%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £121 which is bet.

Jorvik Stakes Trends:

• 2024 Jorvik Stakes Trends
• Jorvik 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 Jorvik Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 20 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +0.75. Ahead of the 2024 Jorvik Stakes why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?

Over the last 20 renewals, it was Muhareb, trained by Clive Brittain and ridden by Philip Robinson who set the fastest winning time in the Jorvik Stakes, the runner won the race in a time of 2:28.20 when winning the race in 2003. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Willie Musson and jockey Richard Mullen with Cruise Director who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 2:39.53 in the 2005 renewal.

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

1. Muhareb (2:28.20) in 2003
2. Hanoverian Baron (2:28.98) in 2010
3. Barsanti (2:29.98) in 2016

Jorvik Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Jorvik 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 trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Jorvik Stakes as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

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

• GB: 20 winners with an additional 44 placings from 276 runners
• QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
• IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Jorvik Stakes Trainer Statistics

There are two leading trainers in the Jorvik Stakes over the last 20 renewals with both Sir Michael Stoute and William Haggas who have both won the race two times. Sir Michael Stoute winners have been with Sir John Hawkwood (2013) and Arab Spring (2014). William Haggas winners have been with Ilaraab (2021) and Gaassee (2022). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Jorvik Stakes, Tim Easterby has sent a total of 15 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst Michael Easterby has sent out 12 without a winner.

Here are some of the top Jorvik 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):

Jorvik Stakes Jockey Statistics

There are multiple leading jockeys in the Jorvik Stakes over the last 20 renewals with Ryan Moore, Tom Queally and Tom Marquand having all won the race two times. Ryan Moore winners have been with Sir John Hawkwood (2013) and Arab Spring (2014). Tom Queally's winners have been with Balkan Knight (2004) and High Treason (2007). Tom Marquand winners have been with Ilaraab (2021) and Gaassee (2022).

Here are some of the top Jorvik 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):

Jorvik Stakes Trend Analysis

The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 career wins in Handicap races, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-58.

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

• 2023: Winner in 10 (16,17) [15 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 7 (1,8) [11 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 7 (14,4) [15 Runners]
• 2019: Winner in 5 (2,7,1) [18 Runners]
• 2018: Winner in 7 (1) [7 Runners]

The courses that have produced the most winners of the Jorvik Stakes are Doncaster and Chester, there has been a total number of 3 winners from each of those courses.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 264 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 14 runners.

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

• Halling (0 Wins from 9 runners)
• Montjeu (0 Wins from 9 runners)
• Generous (0 Wins from 7 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Scampi in 2023, winning for Andrew Balding at odds of 16/1 under the guidance of Hayley Turner. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 8 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2024 Jorvik Stakes head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.

Other Principal races during the York Dante Festival

Remember to head over to the York predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters are supporting in the Jorvik Stakes. Below are the other principal races that we cover during the Dante Festival with links to each race blog as well as information for last year's winners.

Wednesday at the Dante Festival

The highlight on Wednesday, the opening day of the Dante Festival is the Group 2 Duke of York Stakes, a race contested over six furlongs with a prize fund of £150k.

Thursday at the Dante Festival

Thursday's highlight is the Dante Stakes, a race that carries a prize fund of £180k is restricted to three-year-olds and run over an extended ten furlongs.

Friday at the Dante Festival

On Friday, the final day of the festival, the feature race, the Yorkshire Cup which is part of the British Champion Series is the highlight, with a prize fund of £180k the runners compete over a distance of one mile, five furlongs and 188 yards.

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 July

• John Smiths Cup
• Sky Bet Dash

Races in August (Ebor Festival)

• Acomb Stakes
• Great Voltigeur Stakes
• Juddmonte International Stakes
• Symphony Group Handicap
• York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap
• Clipper Logistics Heritage Handicap
• Galtres Stakes
• Lowther Stakes
• Premier Yearling Stakes
• Yorkshire Oaks
• Gimcrack Stakes
• Lonsdale Cup
• Nunthorpe Stakes
• York Ebor Festival Sky Bet Handicap
• City of York Stakes
• Ebor Handicap
• Melrose Heritage Handicap
• Roses Stakes
• Strensall Stakes

Races in October

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