Sky Bet Stayers Handicap Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Ebor Festival)

If you are a fan of horse racing trends then this preview of the York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap will be perfect for you! Not only do we look at the trends but we look at past winners as well as trainer and jockey records for the York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap, a race run over 2m½f at York during the Ebor Festival.
Sky Bet Stayers Handicap Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Ebor Festival)
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2025 Sky Bet Stayers Handicap Preview

One of only two races at the York Ebor Festival that is run over further than two miles is the Stayers Heritage Handicap with the Lonsdale Cup being the other race.

This Class 2 race is run over two miles and fifty-six yards which is open to runners who are aged three or older and being a heritage handicap means the race carried a purse of at least £50k.

York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap Information:

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 York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 16 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2016 when the race had an over-round of 120%. The race in 2020 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 131%, whilst on average over the last 16 renewals of the York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap, the over-round has been 126%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £126 which is bet.

York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap Trends:

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 16 if you had followed the winner of the York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap next time out then you would have backed a total of 0 winners. Backing all 15 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -15.00. Ahead of the 2025 York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?

When looking over the past 16 renewals, a time of 3:30.03 was set by Oceane in 2016, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Alan King and ridden by Fergus Sweeney. The slowest winning time was set in 2017 when Magic Circle won in a time of 3:46.29, booked to ride was Harry Bentley by the trainer Ralph Beckett.

These are the top three quickest-run York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap over the last 16 renewals:

  1. Oceane (3:30.03) in 2016
  2. Here And Now (3:30.27) in 2018
  3. Forza Orta (3:30.34) in 2023

York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap Past Winners

Here are the York Ebor Festival Stayers 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 York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2024
3:31.24
Extensio (IRE)
7yo 8-9 (15 of 16) 14/1
J M Sheridan
P F O'Donnell (IRE)
2023
3:30.34
Forza Orta (IRE)
5yo 9-3 (4 of 14) 8/1
Rowan Scott
Kevin Ryan (GB)
2022
3:35.93
Alfred Boucher (GB)
6yo 8-13 (11 of 12) 5/1
William Buick
Ian Williams (GB)
2021
3:32.78
Arcadian Sunrise (IRE)
7yo 8-13 (13 of 14) 11/4F
Jamie Spencer
John Queally (IRE)
2020
3:33.23
Summer Moon (GB)
4yo 9-8 (2 of 17) 18/1
Joe Fanning
Mark Johnston (GB)
2019
3:33.22
Eddystone Rock (IRE)
7yo 9-3 (8 of 17) 8/1
James Doyle
John Best (GB)
2018
3:30.27
Here And Now (GB)
4yo 8-13 (2 of 16) 12/1
Harry Bentley
Ralph Beckett (GB)
2017
3:46.29
Magic Circle (IRE)
5yo 9-2 (13 of 14) 7/2F
Harry Bentley
Ralph Beckett (GB)
2016
3:30.03
Oceane (FR)
4yo 8-11 (17 of 15) 7/1
Fergus Sweeney
Alan King (GB)
2015
3:34.57
Heartbreak City (FR)
5yo 8-4 (3 of 15) 7/1
Franny Norton
A J Martin (IRE)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap have been based:

  • GB: 12 winners with an additional 38 placings from 228 runners
  • IRE: 4 winners with an additional 2 placings from 15 runners
  • AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap over the last 16 renewals is Ralph Beckett who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Magic Circle (2017) and Here And Now (2018). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 16 renewals in the York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap, David O'Meara has sent a total of 11 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst Richard Fahey has sent out 10 without a winner.

Here are some of the top York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap trainer statistics over the last 16 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
Ralph Beckett9-2-2+8.50+2.69
Ian Williams10-1-2-4.00-4.74
Brian Ellison8-1-2+18.00+9.76
Alan King6-1-2+2.00+1.63
John Quinn4-1-3+5.00+5.44
Kevin Ryan3-1-1+6.00+3.00
A J Martin3-1-2+5.00+3.44
John Best2-1-1+7.00+4.00
D K Weld2-1-1+3.50+1.81
P F O'Donnell1-1-1+14.00+8.75

York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap Jockey Statistics

There are multiple leading jockeys in the York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap over the last 16 renewals with Joe Fanning, Jamie Spencer and Harry Bentley having all won the race two times. Joe Fanning winners have been with Broxbourne (2013) and Summer Moon (2020). Jamie Spencer's winners have been with Hawk Mountain (2010) and Arcadian Sunrise (2021). Harry Bentley winners have been with Magic Circle (2017) and Here And Now (2018). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap, Daniel Tudhope has ridden 11 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap jockey statistics over the last 16 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
Joe Fanning10-2-3+16.00+10.00
Jamie Spencer10-2-4+2.75+1.59
Harry Bentley5-2-2+12.50+6.69
James Doyle8-1-3+1.00+0.88
William Buick8-1-2-2.00-2.43
Franny Norton6-1-1+2.00-0.62
Paul Mulrennan3-1-2+23.00+15.13
Rowan Scott2-1-2+7.00+8.63
J M Sheridan1-1-1+14.00+8.75
Daniel Tudhope11-0-0-11.00-11.00

York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 8+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +53.50 is when runners had 2 career places in the class. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 0 career places in the class, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-67.

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

  • 2024: Winner in 15 (5,12,13) [16 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 4 (6,1) [14 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 11 (7,2) [12 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 13 (12,14) [14 Runners]
  • 2020: Winner in 2 (6,17,9) [17 Runners]

The courses that have produced the most winners of the York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap are Goodwood and Ascot, there has been a total number of 4 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 219 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 25 runners.

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap despite multiple attempts:

  • Teofilo (0 Wins from 10 runners)
  • Montjeu (0 Wins from 9 runners)
  • High Chaparral (0 Wins from 8 runners)
  • Cape Cross (0 Wins from 5 runners)
  • Dalakhani (0 Wins from 5 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 16 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Edge Of Sanity in 2014, winning for Brian Ellison at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Paul Mulrennan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 16 renewals there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing 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 York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap. 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 York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap 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.

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