Premier Yearling Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Ebor Festival)

Updated: 1107 Horse Racing

Contested over a distance of 6f is the Premier Yearling Stakes which is scheduled to take place at York during the Ebor Festival. Below we have detailed past winners along with both trainer and jockey records in the race and see which trends have been set based on past winners of the Premier Yearling Stakes.

Premier Yearling Stakes Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Ebor Festival)
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Andy Powell Content Editor

Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.

2025 Premier Yearling Stakes Preview

The Premier Yearling Stakes is run on the second day of the York Ebor Festival which takes place in August of each year. The race is a Class 2 which is open to two-year-old runners only and is run over six furlongs.

Premier Yearling 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.

How competitive is the Premier Yearling Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 19 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2014 when the race had an over-round of 115%. The race in 2023 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 134%, whilst on average over the last 19 renewals of the Premier Yearling Stakes, the over-round has been 126%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £126 which is bet.

Premier Yearling Stakes Trends:

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 19 if you had followed the winner of the Premier Yearling Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -4.75. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Premier Yearling Stakes.

When looking over the past 19 renewals, a time of 1:09.32 was set by Mums Tipple in 2019, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Richard Hannon and ridden by Ryan Moore. The slowest winning time was set in 2006 when Helene Brilliant won in a time of 1:14.67, booked to ride was Frankie Dettori by the trainer Brian Meehan.

These are the top three quickest-run Premier Yearling Stakes over the last 19 renewals:

  1. Mums Tipple (1:09.32) in 2019
  2. Wootton Bassett (1:10.19) in 2010
  3. Elnawin (1:10.35) in 2008

Premier Yearling Stakes Past Winners

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

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2024
1:11.38
Diligently (GB)
2yo 9-2 (2 of 20) 22/1
Rossa Ryan
Clive Cox (GB)
2023
1:10.38
Dragon Leader (IRE)
2yo 9-2 (6 of 22) 7/2F
Ryan Moore
Clive Cox (GB)
2022
1:11.65
Shouldvebeenaring (GB)
2yo 9-2 (7 of 19) 5/2F
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon (GB)
2021
1:10.74
Ever Given (IRE)
2yo 9-0 (6 of 20) 3/1F
Daniel Tudhope
Tom Dascombe (GB)
2020
1:11.45
Happy Romance (IRE)
2yo 9-0 (2 of 19) 4/1
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon (GB)
2019
1:09.32
Mums Tipple (IRE)
2yo 9-5 (14 of 21) 7/2F
Ryan Moore
Richard Hannon (GB)
2018
1:11.25
Red Balloons (GB)
2yo 8-6 (12 of 20) 33/1
Barry McHugh
Richard Fahey (GB)
2017
1:12.23
Tangled (IRE)
2yo 8-11 (3 of 19) 15/2
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon (GB)
2016
1:10.43
Stormy Clouds (IRE)
2yo 8-9 (4 of 18) 13/2
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon (GB)
2015
1:12.43
Tasleet (GB)
2yo 9-2 (14 of 18) 2/1F
Paul Hanagan
William Haggas (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

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

  • GB: 19 winners with an additional 37 placings from 359 runners
  • IRE: 0 winners with an additional 2 placings from 8 runners
  • HK: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Premier Yearling Stakes Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Premier Yearling Stakes over the last 19 renewals is Richard Hannon who has won the race five times with those five winners coming from Stormy Clouds (2016), Tangled (2017), Mums Tipple (2019), Happy Romance (2020) and Shouldvebeenaring (2022). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Premier Yearling Stakes are William Haggas (3 wins), Kevin Ryan (2 wins), Richard Fahey (2 wins) and Clive Cox (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Premier Yearling Stakes, K R Burke has sent a total of 12 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Premier Yearling Stakes trainer statistics over the last 19 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
Richard Hannon25-5-6+4.00-7.50
William Haggas8-3-5+18.00+7.50
Kevin Ryan43-2-5-22.50-30.25
Richard Fahey36-2-6+0.25-14.87
Clive Cox10-2-5+17.50+6.25
Tim Easterby20-1-5-1.00-8.00
Tom Dascombe17-1-2-13.00-14.00
Brian Meehan12-1-3-7.00-8.00
K R Burke12-0-1-12.00-11.50
Hugo Palmer7-0-1-7.00-6.50

Premier Yearling Stakes Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Premier Yearling Stakes over the last 19 renewals is Sean Levey who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Stormy Clouds (2016), Tangled (2017), Happy Romance (2020) and Shouldvebeenaring (2022). The only other jockey to have recorded multiple wins in the Premier Yearling Stakes is Ryan Moore (2 wins). Multiple jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 19 renewals in the Premier Yearling Stakes, Jamie Spencer (0-11), Tom Eaves (0-11) and Richard Kingscote (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple rides to the race.

Here are some of the top Premier Yearling Stakes jockey statistics over the last 19 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
Sean Levey5-4-4+19.50+9.25
Ryan Moore13-2-3-4.00-7.00
David Allan12-1-3+7.00-1.00
Silvestre De Sousa8-1-2+5.00-0.50
Barry McHugh7-1-1+27.00+10.50
Pat Dobbs6-1-1+20.00+7.50
Frankie Dettori6-1-2-1.00-2.50
Rossa Ryan5-1-1+18.00+7.00
Daniel Tudhope4-1-1+0.00-1.50
Liam Jones2-1-1+8.00+3.50

Premier Yearling Stakes Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +12.75 is when runners ran on Good To Firm ground last time out. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 3 season starts, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-89.

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

  • 2024: Winner in 2 (4,21) [20 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 6 (2,16) [22 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 7 (14,13) [19 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 6 (12,16) [20 Runners]
  • 2020: Winner in 2 (3,6) [19 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Premier Yearling Stakes is Newbury, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Newbury last time out. The next best courses which have produced the second most winners are Goodwood and Newmarket (July), 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 15 winners from a total of 309 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 4 winners from a total of 60 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Premier Yearling Stakes, that stallion Acclamation has produced 2 winners (2014,2007).

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

  • Camacho (0 Wins from 10 runners)
  • Dark Angel (0 Wins from 8 runners)
  • Cotai Glory (0 Wins from 7 runners)
  • Pastoral Pursuits (0 Wins from 7 runners)
  • Fast Company (0 Wins from 6 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 19 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Red Balloons in 2018, winning for Richard Fahey at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Barry McHugh. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 19 renewals there have been 8 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Premier Yearling Stakes head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters 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 Premier Yearling 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.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
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.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
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.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
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.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
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 Premier Yearling 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.

James Banting

James Banting

Tipster competition assistant

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Content editor

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.

Other Principal Races at York Racecourse

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