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 Autumn Mile Handicap Preview
Contested over a distance of one mile, this race is a class two handicap that is scheduled to take place in October of each year at the York Racecourse with the race being open to runners aged four or older.
Autumn Mile Handicap Information:
- Autumn Mile Handicap Past Winners
- Autumn Mile Handicap Trainer Statistics
- Autumn Mile Handicap Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated York tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? 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 Autumn Mile Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2003 when the race had an over-round of 112%. The race in 2022 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 137%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Autumn Mile Handicap, the over-round has been 125%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £125 which is bet.
Autumn Mile Handicap 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 Autumn Mile Handicap next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -12.75. Ahead of the 2025 Autumn Mile Handicap why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Graphic, trained by William Haggas and ridden by Ryan Moore who set the fastest winning time in the Autumn Mile Handicap, the runner won the race in a time of 1:36.40 when winning the race in 2013. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer K R Burke and jockey Dougie Costello with Youre Fired who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:46.06 in the 2015 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Autumn Mile Handicap over the last 20 renewals:
- Graphic (1:36.40) in 2013
- Just Hiss (1:37.03) in 2018
- Calcutta (1:37.15) in 2003
Autumn Mile Handicap Past Winners
Here are the Autumn Mile Handicap 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 Autumn Mile Handicap are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:39.57 | Empirestateofmind (IRE) 6yo 8-12 (15 of 16) 14/1 | Jason Hart John & Sean Quinn (GB) |
| 2023 1:42.31 | Hafeet Alain (IRE) 7yo 8-10 (1 of 12) 13/2 | Connor Planas (3lbs) Ed Walker (GB) |
| 2022 1:39.50 | Substantial (GB) 4yo 8-7 (19 of 20) 7/1 | Cieren Fallon William Haggas (GB) |
| 2021 1:39.51 | Shelir (IRE) 5yo 9-6 (4 of 20) 14/1 | Jason Watson David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2020 1:40.68 | Ouzo (GB) 4yo 9-1 (13 of 20) 11/1 | Kieran O'Neill Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2019 1:42.53 | Crownthorpe (GB) 4yo 8-9 (4 of 15) 12/1 | Sean Davis (3lbs) Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2018 1:37.03 | Just Hiss (GB) 5yo 8-7 (5 of 16) 9/1 | Rachel Richardson Tim Easterby (GB) |
| 2017 1:37.46 | Zabeel Prince (IRE) 4yo 9-7 (4 of 20) 15/8F | Silvestre De Sousa Roger Varian (GB) |
| 2016 1:37.50 | Highland Colori (IRE) 8yo 9-2 (14 of 19) 22/1 | Liam Keniry Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2015 1:46.06 | Youre Fired (IRE) 4yo 9-7 (1 of 13) 15/2F | Dougie Costello K R Burke (GB) |
Autumn Mile Handicap Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Autumn Mile Handicap over the last 20 renewals is William Haggas who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Graphic (2013), Homage (2014) and Substantial (2022). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Autumn Mile Handicap are Tim Easterby (2 wins) and Saeed bin Suroor (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Autumn Mile Handicap, Michael Dods has sent a total of 11 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Autumn Mile Handicap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Haggas | 7-3-4 | +13.33 | +8.59 |
| Tim Easterby | 26-2-8 | -4.00 | +3.44 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 7-2-3 | +0.00 | -0.38 |
| David O'Meara | 39-1-6 | -24.00 | -20.31 |
| Richard Fahey | 28-1-6 | -15.00 | -9.37 |
| Andrew Balding | 4-1-1 | +19.00 | +10.75 |
| David Simcock | 4-1-2 | +6.00 | +4.63 |
| David Evans | 3-1-1 | +12.00 | +6.75 |
| Ed Walker | 3-1-2 | +4.50 | +3.37 |
| Richard Hannon | 2-1-1 | +10.00 | +5.88 |
Autumn Mile Handicap Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Autumn Mile Handicap over the last 20 renewals with both Ryan Moore and Frankie Dettori who have both won the race two times. Ryan Moore winners have been with Graphic (2013) and Homage (2014). Frankie Dettori winners have been with Army Of Angels (2006) and Amarna (2007). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Autumn Mile Handicap, David Allan has ridden 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Autumn Mile Handicap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 4-2-2 | +8.33 | +4.46 |
| Frankie Dettori | 2-2-2 | +5.00 | +3.12 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 5-1-2 | -2.12 | -1.76 |
| Jason Hart | 4-1-2 | +11.00 | +6.88 |
| Jason Watson | 4-1-1 | +11.00 | +5.75 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 3-1-1 | +9.00 | +4.88 |
| Sean Davis | 2-1-1 | +11.00 | +6.50 |
| Cieren Fallon | 2-1-1 | +6.00 | +3.38 |
| Liam Keniry | 1-1-1 | +22.00 | +13.75 |
| Dougie Costello | 1-1-1 | +7.50 | +4.69 |
2025 Autumn Mile Handicap Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 6, (3, 14), 4, (1, 11), 1, 8, 4, 10, 1, 4, (1, 4), 8, 1, 4, 3, 2, 11, 2, 7, 12
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 (73%) - No bigger than 22/1
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Ran over 7f - 1m (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Furthest Won 7f - 1m1½f
- 20 / 20 (83%) - No bigger than 20/1 (Career Win)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Beaten no more -12½l (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Carried 117 - 135lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - In a field of 3 - 16 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - No bigger than 33/1 (Career Place)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Not in FRA/DEU/ITA/SCO (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved an RPR of 92+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved an RPR of 92+ (Season)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Beaten no more -13l (Debut)
- 19 / 20 (63%) - Within the first 10 of the market
- 19 / 20 (85%) - Placed within last 5 starts
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the York racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Autumn Mile Handicap. 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 like How to Find Winners - 101 Tips to Choose A Winning Horse Racing Bet.
Are you already a member? If not, then why not? With over £6,000 given away each month in the tipster competition, why not get involved? Remember, It is completely FREE! So, head over to the registration page to sign up today! If you are already a member, then share your thoughts on the Autumn Mile Handicap by adding a tip on the race here.
Autumn Mile Handicap Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +26.00 is when runners ran in a Class 3 when last winning. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 7 starts in the past 180 days, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-51.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 15 (10,8,4) [16 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 1 (10,13) [12 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 19 (5,9,12) [20 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 4 (3,5,9) [20 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 13 (9,16,1) [20 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Autumn Mile Handicap is Newmarket (Rowley), there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (Rowley) last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is York, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at York last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 310 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 16 runners.
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Autumn Mile Handicap despite multiple attempts:
- Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Cape Cross (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Oasis Dream (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Pivotal (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Footstepsinthesand (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Highland Colori in 2016, winning for Andrew Balding at odds of 22/1 under the guidance of Liam Keniry. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 Autumn Mile Handicap.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Autumn Mile Handicap 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
Tipster Competition Manager
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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 August (Ebor Festival)
- Acomb Stakes
- Great Voltigeur Stakes
- Juddmonte International Stakes
- Symphony Group Handicap
- York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap
- Clipper 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
